Military History

  • John W. Shy (1931–2022)

    Ira Gruber | Jan 31, 2023

    John W. Shy, professor emeritus of history at the University of Michigan and a leading authority on Anglo-American military history,...
  • America's Nuclear Sponge

    Taylor Rose | Dec 12, 2022

    Preventing construction of a nuclear complex on the Nevada–Utah border brought together an unexpected coalition.
  • The 20-Sided Die

    Ian Tonat | Nov 29, 2022

    From basements to Fifth Avenue boutiques, the 20-sided die represents the rise of all things geek in contemporary culture.
  • The Better Roe

    Kara Dixon Vuic | Aug 10, 2022

    When Susan Struck fought being discharged for pregnancy from the US Air Force, it brought the right to choose into a different light. 
  • Charles P. Roland (1918–2022)

    John David Smith and Thomas Howard Appleton Jr. | Jun 6, 2022

    Charles Pierce Roland, Alumni Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Kentucky, died on April 12, 2022, just days following his 104th birthday.
  • The Emperor’s Right Hand

    David Alan Parnell | May 17, 2022

    Once you go down a YouTube rabbit hole, you never know where you'll end up.
  • AHA Member Spotlight: Jamie L.H. Goodall

    Matthew Keough | May 5, 2022

    Jamie L.H. Goodall is a historian at the US Army Center of Military History. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, and...
  • Empires, Families, and Engaged History

    Mark Philip Bradley | Apr 28, 2022

    Questions of empire, race, family, and knowledge production weave throughout the articles in the latest AHR issue.
  • Frank D. McCann Jr. (1939–2021)

    Sonny B. Davis | Apr 28, 2022

    Frank D. McCann Jr., professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of New Hampshire, died in spring 2021. 
  • AHA Member Spotlight: Andrew Preston

    Matthew Keough | Mar 18, 2022

    Andrew Preston is a professor of American history at Cambridge University. He lives in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and has been a member since 2000.

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