Real Clear History Friday

How Ho Knew U.S. Could Be Beaten - Joseph Galloway, History Net1965Vietnam War: Battle of Ia Drang

The True Dawn of Vietnam War - Moore & Galloway, History Reader1965Vietnam War: Battle of Ia Drang

Luftwaffe's Onslaught on Coventry - David McGrory, CWN1940World War II: Coventry Blitz

Hitler's Last Victims - Institute for Research of Expelled Germans1990Unified Germany Recognizes Oder-Neisse Line

Pete Conrad: Pioneer of Last Frontier - Kathy Sawyer, Washington Post1969Apollo 12 Lunar Mission Launched

Apollo 12 Goes Back to the Moon - Encyclopedia Astronautica1969Apollo 12 Lunar Mission Launched

'We Are Marshall' vs. the Real Story - Jon Johnston, Corn Nation1970Marshall University's Plane Crashes

Worst Sports Team Plane Crashes - Chris Iorfida, CBC1970Marshall University's Plane Crashes

Lessons from Colombian Volcano Tragedy - USGS1985Colombian Volcano Near Armero Erupts

The Meaning of 'Moby Dick' - Philip Hoare, New Yorker1851Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick' Published

History Live

Why Reagan Apologized to Thatcher - Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post
Gettysburg Hero Finally Gets Medal - Christopher Klein, History.com
Germany's Unbreakable Cipher - Justin Yeh, Wonders and Marvels
Where on Earth Did Berlin Wall End Up? - Natasha Gelling, Smithsonian

Book Reviews

U.S. Military Proud of Its Valor - David DesRosiers, Washington Times
Unlikely Heroes of Burma Campaign - Temma Ehrenfeld, Weekly Standard
America's Founding Fighters - Stephen Brumwell, Wall Street Journal
How Lincoln Played the Press - Garry Wills, New York Review of Books

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Real Clear History Thursday

Morning Update

Was Scott an Incompetent Explorer? - Alison George, New Scientist1912Explorer Robert Falcon Scott's Body Found

Doomed Explorer's Legacy for Science - Eric Niiler, Washington Post1912Explorer Robert Falcon Scott's Body Found

Scott's Final Letter Made Public - Robert Barro, Associated Press1912Explorer Robert Falcon Scott's Body Found

Tojo Scapegoat for Japan Aggression? - Peter Chen, WWII Database1948Tokyo War Crime Trials Adjourn

U.S. Gives War Criminal Hirohito a Free Pass - Pacific War1948Tokyo War Crime Trials Adjourn

Yasukuni Shrine's Endless Controversy - Akiko Takenaka, Japan Focus1948Tokyo War Crime Trials Adjourn

Nazis' Madagascar 'Homeland' for Jews - Adam Rovner, Moment1938Goring Proposes Madagascar Plan for Jews

Bay Area's Workhorse Bridge - Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle1936San Francisco Bay Bridge Opens

Scott Peterson's Unthinkable Crime - Kristal Hawkins, Crime Library2004Scott Peterson Convicted of Double Murder

A Brutal Fight Ends in Death - Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal1982Korean Boxer Duk Koo Kim Dies After Fight

Real Clear History Wednesday

Morning Update

Sherman Unleashes Total War on the South - Pat Horan, Historiat1865Sherman Begins March to the Sea

How Sherman Broke South's Back - Geoffrey Norman, Weekly Standard1865Sherman Begins March to the Sea

Wasted American Lives on Armistice Day - Joseph Persico, MHQ1918Germany Signs Armistice, Ends World War I

End of Hostilities and Rise of Hitler - Philip Gavin, The History Place1918Germany Signs Armistice, Ends World War I

World War I: A Forgotten War of Futility - Dan Todman, BBC News1918Germany Signs Armistice, Ends World War I

Uncovered British Secrets Lead to Pearl Harbor - Blue Funnel1940German Cruiser Atlantis Captures British Ship Automedon

Nat Turner: Slave Rebel and Lightning Rod - Christine Gibson, AHP1831Slave Rebellion Leader Nat Turner Hanged

The Battle That Saved Canada - Donald Graves, Ottawa Citizen1813War of 1812: The Battle of Chrysler's Farm

History of the Mayflower Compact - Mayflower History1620Mayflower Compact Signed at Provincetown Harbor

Who and What Killed Arafat? - John Ward Anderson, Washington Post2004Yasser Arafat Dies

Real Clear History Tuesday

Morning Update

What If Germany Won First World War? - John Reilly, First World War1918Germany Signs Armistice, Ends World War I

The Secret Weapon of WWI Posters - Ben Marks, Collectors Weekly1918Germany Signs Armistice, Ends World War I

Historic Rivalry Between Army, Marines - Scott Piraino, The Populist1775Founding of U.S. Marine Corps

237 Years of United States Marines - Global Security1775Founding of U.S. Marine Corps

A Scapegoat for Andersonville? - Anthony Bruno, Crime Library1865Andersonville Commandant Henry Wirz Executed

How Mighty Fitz Sank to Watery Grave - Timothy McCall, SSEFO1975SS Edmund Fitzgerald Sinks in Lake Superior

Mystery Still Shrouds Fitzgerald - Eric Lawrence, Detroit Free Press1975SS Edmund Fitzgerald Sinks in Lake Superior

Soviet Union in the Brezhnev Era - Glenn Curtis, Country Studies1982USSR Leader Leonid Brezhnev Dies

Bloodbath Boils Centuries of Swedish-Danish Feud - Tripod1520End of the Stockholm Bloodbath

The Legend of 'Win One for Gipper' - Jack Cavanaugh, NY Daily News1928Notre Dame Beats Army to 'Win One for Gipper'

Real Clear History Monday

Morning Update

Berlin Wall's Sudden and Stunning Fall - Charles Maier, The Telegraph1989East Germany Opens Border Crossings

Why Soviet Tanks Never Came to Berlin - J.D. Bindenagel, ADST1989East Germany Opens Border Crossings

Still Fighting Over Why the Wall Fell - Andrew Bast, Newsweek1989East Germany Opens Border Crossings

Recall the Night Germany Became Whole Again - Der Spiegel1989East Germany Opens Border Crossings

November 9: A Most Fateful Day for Germany - Deutsche Welle1989East Germany Opens Border Crossings

The Long Shadow of Kristallnacht - Mark Hetfield, Los Angeles Times1938Kristallnacht: Pogrom Against Jews in Germany

Germans in Revolt Push Out Kaiser - Michael Duffy, First World War1918German Kaiser Wilhelm II Abdicates

Mary Jane Kelly: Jack the Ripper's Last Murder - Casebook1888Jack the Ripper Kills His Last Victim

Saving Landmarks With Beantown in Flames - Damrell's Fire1872The Great Boston Fire of 1872

The Great Kasparov-Karpov Duel of 1985 - Mark Weeks, WCC1985Garry Kasparov Wins His World Chess Championship