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Charles Beard: Punished for Seeking Peace

His reputation was savaged because he had the temerity to question the 'Good War' narrative.

by Andrew J. Bacevich via The American Conservative on March 21, 2019

Army nurses in Hawaii, 1945.

The First Time the U.S. Considered Drafting Women — 75 Years Ago

Military necessity drove political support for a women’s draft.

by Pamela D. Toler via Made By History on March 21, 2019

Why the U.S. Bombed Auschwitz, But Didn't Save the Jews

What did the Roosevelt administration know, and when?

by Rafael Medoff via HNN on March 17, 2019

The New Deal Wasn’t What You Think

If we are going to fund a Green New Deal, we need to acknowledge how the original actually worked.

by Louis Hyman via The Atlantic on March 6, 2019

A Japanese interment camp used during World War II in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The Forgotten Internment of Japanese Americans in Hawaii

A dark chapter in the history of religious persecution.

by Duncan Ryūken Williams via Literary Hub on February 25, 2019

Josephine Baker: Dancer. Icon. Spy.

The Vaudeville star was at the height of her fame in Europe when WWII struck, and used her status for the allies.

by Bianca Xunise via The Nib on February 23, 2019

Inside Every Foreigner

A review of Robert Dallek's book, "Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life."

by Jackson Lears via London Review of Books on February 21, 2019

1890 painting of Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Was Not the Worst Thing to Happen to the U.S. on December 7, 1941

On the erasure of American "territories" from US history.

by Daniel Immerwahr via Literary Hub on February 20, 2019

The Memorial Chapel of the Épinal American Cemetery in Lorraine, France.

How the U.S. Designed Overseas Cemeteries to Win the Cold War

Building large memorials to display power and dominance, the US government hoped to inspire Judeo-Christian and capitalist ideals with their cemeteries.

by Kate Clarke Lemay via What It Means to Be American on February 14, 2019

Aerial view of ships in Pearl Harbor.

Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

What the immediate aftermath of the bombing looked like from the cockpit of a Japanese plane.

via Voices & Visions on December 7, 2018

A Love Letter to an Extinct Creature: The Liberal Republican

“The Improbable Wendell Willkie” offers a look at how American politics might have been.

by Benjamin C. Waterhouse via Washington Post on November 21, 2018

MacArthur's Last Stand Against a Winless War

MacArthur leaned on JFK to stay out of Vietnam. Had Kennedy survived, might history have been different?

by Mark Perry via The American Conservative on October 3, 2018

Two posters of the "We Can Do It!" posters with Rosie the Riveter hang on a wall.

Rosie the Riveter Isn’t Who You Think She Is

While the female factory worker is a pop icon now, the “We Can Do It!” poster was unknown to the American public in the 1940s.

by Erick Trickey via Retropolis on September 3, 2018

Woodrow Wilson speaking to Congress.

Trump's National Security Justification for Tariffs Is Not as Strange as It Sounds

Our concept of national security is so broad it can encompass virtually anything.

by Andrew Preston via Made By History on August 17, 2018

The Logic of Militant Democracy

From domestic concentration camps to the war on terror.

by Udi Greenberg via n+1 on July 6, 2018

They Fought and Died for America. Then America Turned Its Back.

260,000 Filipinos served in World War II, when the country was a US territory. Most veterans have never seen benefits.

by Hertz Alegrio via Narratively on July 3, 2018

Armed services edition of "How Green Was My Valley"

How the Second World War Made America Literate

The story of the Armed Services Editions.

by Terry Teachout via Commentary on July 1, 2018

The Unromantic, Untold Story of the Great US Divorce Spree of 1946

The war brought many couples together. It also drove many apart.

by Corinne Purtill via Quartz on June 26, 2018

For Democracy, At Home and Abroad

On VE Day, we remember black Americans' Double V campaign: victory in Europe against fascism, victory at home against racism.

by Robert Greene II via Jacobin on May 8, 2018

Map of the Panama Canal Zone

The Unknown History of Japanese Internment in Panama

The historical narrative surrounding the wartime confinement of ethnic Japanese in the United States grows ever more complex.

by Greg Robinson, Maxime Minne via Discover Nikkei on April 26, 2018

“Weaponized Babies”; or, Damn, Why Didn’t I Think of Using That Term?

Babies have been playing in the political arena for a long time.

by Janet Golden via Nursing Clio on April 23, 2018

Secret Use of Census Info Helped Send Japanese Americans to Internment Camps in WWII

The abuse of data from the 1940 census has fueled fears about a citizenship question on the 2020 census form.

by Lori Aratani via Retropolis on April 6, 2018

The Surprising History of the Wolf-Whistle

Wolf-whistling has been at the heart of some of history’s most iconic films and cartoons. But is it time to write its obituary?

by Alex Marshall via BBC News on March 23, 2018

Gary Cohn

The Origins of the 'Globalist' Slur

The anti-Semitic seeds of its use were firmly planted 75 years ago.

by Ben Zimmer via The Atlantic on March 14, 2018

The Dangerous Economics of Racial Resentment During World War II

White farmers, threatened by Japanese-Americans' success, played a critical role in the creation of internment camps.

by Gwynn Guilford via Quartz on February 13, 2018

Rosie the Riveter "We Can Do It" poster.

Everyone Was Wrong About the Real 'Rosie the Riveter’ for Decades

Here's how the mystery of her true identity was solved.

by James J. Kimble via TIME on January 23, 2018

A 'Purely Military' Target? Truman’s Changing Language about Hiroshima

A set of speech drafts suggests that Truman may not have fully understood the implications of dropping an atomic bomb on the city.

by Alex Wellerstein via Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog on January 19, 2018

Drawing of soldiers in combat uniforms.

The Good War

How America’s infatuation with World War II has eroded our conscience.

by Mike Dawson via The Nib on January 10, 2018

No One Writes Great Christmas Songs Anymore

But maybe those midcentury classics weren't really Christmas songs at all.

by Addison Del Mastro via The American Conservative on December 21, 2017

In World War II America, Female Santas Took the Reins

Rosie the Riveter wasn’t the only woman who pitched in on the homefront.

by Greg Daugherty via Smithsonian on December 18, 2017

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