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The Good Old Days
A illustrated look at the United States of the 1940s and 1950s, a time of prosperity and technological progress.
The Life and Times of Colonel Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky
Follows the life of Richard M. Johnson from his early life through his political career, service in the War of 1812, and his service as Vice President of the United States.
My Lai 4
An account of the My Lai incident based on interviews with the men of Charlie Company and on a limited number of transcripts from the Army's investigation.
The Pandemic Century
Like sharks, epidemic diseases always lurk just beneath the surface. This fast-paced history of their effect on mankind prompts questions about the limits of scientific knowledge, the dangers of medical hubris, and how we should prepare as epidemics become ever more frequent. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by surprise, inciting panic and dominating news cycles. From the Spanish flu and the 1924 outbreak of pneumonic plague in Los Angeles to the 1930 'parrot fever' pandemic and the more recent SARS, Ebola, and Zika epidemics, the last 100 years have been marked by a succession of unanticipated pandemic alarms. Like man-eating sharks, predatory pathogens are always present in nature, waiting to strike; when one is seemingly vanquished, others appear in its place. These pandemics remind us of the limits of scientific knowledge, as well as the role that human behaviour and technologies play in the emergence and spread of microbial diseases.
A Guide to the Study and Use of Military History
ON 6 June 1944, as the allied forces began the invasion of Normandy. General George S. Patton. Jr., wrote to his son, then a cadet at the United States Military Academy, that "to be a successful soldier. you must know history," The number of similar pronouncements from noted military figures. including Napoleon. is almost endless and the basic refrain is the same-to understand the present and to prepare for the future the study of history is vital. This applies most particularly to those who lead men in battle. As Marshal Foch wrote, "no study is possible on the battlefield. one does simply what one can in order to apply what one knows," Despite vast changes in technology since World War II,...
