The Rise and Fall of the Big Three
Paul Dukes assesses the roles of the major statesmen from Britain, the USA and the USSR during the Second World War and the onset of the Cold War.
USA
Why was the Confederacy Defeated?
How the North won the American Civil War.
The New York Times Goes to War
Jonathan Marwil describes the eye-opening experience of three young Americans who went to report from the battlefields of the Italian War of Independence.
Overlord, Over-ruled and Over There
David Nicholas suggests that America’s involvement in northern Europe was unwittingly shaped by a British War Office official, against the wishes of the President.
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Wedding
Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of the union of two branches of the Roosevelts, on March 17th, 1905
Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
Stephen Young puts the career of the 40th American President into historical perspective.
Theodore Roosevelt Re-Elected President of the United States
When Teddy Roosevelt was re-elected, on November 8th, 1904, his words to his wife Edith were: 'My dear, I am no longer a political accident'.
The Tangled Web: America, France and Indochina 1947-50
Sami Abouzahr untangles US policy towards France at the time of the Marshall Plan and the war in Indochina.
Troop Withdrawals from Korea
It was not until a year after the armistice that the remaining American divisions were withdrawn from Korea, on August 18th, 1954.
The Republican Party Founded
The Republican Party was founded on July 6th, 1854.