July 2011 Mailbag
Letters from Armchair General readers, Issue 45 (July 2011), ask about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and challenge a statement made in an earlier issue about Oliver Cromwell's attitude toward Catholics.
Read MoreReactions to Osama bin Laden’s Death
Reactions to news that Osama Bin Laden has been killed.
Read MoreFranco-Thai War, 1941
In 1941, Thailand’s Prime Minister Plaek Pibulsonggram - popularly called 'Phibun' - seized a chance to reclaim his country's former provinces and attacked French Indochina.
Read MoreTeddy Roosevelt’s ‘Carry a Big Stick’ Proverb
Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt may have first used the term he popularized, 'Walk softly and carry a big stick,' in this letter written while he was governor of New York.
Read MoreShadow of Shiloh – Book Review
"Shadow of Shiloh" is a well-documented and long-overdue biography of Gen. Lew Wallace, focusing on whether or not his tardy arrival on the field at Shiloh deserves to hang over his reputation like a shadow.
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HistoryNet
- Celebrating the Legacy of the Office of Strategic Services 82 Years On
- Seminoles Taught American Soldiers a Thing or Two About Guerrilla Warfare
- This Patient Rider Spent Months Retracing the Pony Express on Horseback
- 10 Pivotal Events in the Life of Buffalo Bill
- During the War Years, Posters From the American Homefront Told You What to Do — And What Not to Do