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November 6, 2007
in Current Affairs, History, Humanities, Literature, Military History, Science, Social Science, Technology

November is…

November 6, 2007
in Current Affairs, History, Humanities, Literature, Military History, Science, Social Science, Technology

Aviation History Month! Check out some of the Yale University Press books that just fly off the shelves. A Passion for Wings: Aviation and the Western Imagination, 1908-1918, by Robert Wohl This elegantly written, copiously illustrated book presents the first cultural history of the pioneering phase of aviation. Robert Wohl’s

May 26, 2006
in American History, Current Affairs, European History, History, Military History, Political Science

Memorial Day

May 26, 2006
in American History, Current Affairs, European History, History, Military History, Political Science

On Monday, May 29, Americans will observe Memorial Day, commemorating the U.S. men and women whose lives were lost, and continue to be lost, in military service for their country. The day marks a fitting occasion to look back at the wars which have defined our nation’s history and the

December 7, 2005
in American History, History

The Unknown Battle of Midway

December 7, 2005
in American History, History

“The Unknown Battle of Midway is a memoir and more,” writes Robert Messenger in the Wall Street Journal. “Mr. Kernan brings this maritime battle superbly to life. He explains the whole history of the U.S. carriers and their arsenal and the commanders and pilots who were trying to learn on

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