On the Shoulders of Giants
Real Clear History Weekend
How MacArthur Shaped Postwar Japan - Stanley Weintraub, MHM1945Gen. MacArthur Abolishes Japan's State Religion
Methodical Remaking of Occupied Japan - Frank Smitha, Microhistory1945Gen. MacArthur Abolishes Japan's State Religion
Why Bill of Rights Is Important - Joseph Postell, Heritage Foundation1791United States Ratifies Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights: Heart and Soul of America - Chris Bliss, Arizona Republic1791United States Ratifies Bill of Rights
South's Army of Tennessee Meets Its Demise - History of War1864Civil War: Battle of Nashville
Understanding China-Taiwan Relationship - Roberge & Lee, CFR1978U.S. Recognizes Communist China
Keeping Peace in Taiwan Strait - Richard Bush III, Brookings Institute1978U.S. Recognizes Communist China
Soviet Spacecraft Lifts the Veil of Venus - Russian Space Web1970USSR's Venera-7 Lands on Venus
The Sad, Tragic Life of J. Paul Getty III - Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times1973Kidnappers Release Oil Scion J. Paul Getty III
Christopher Hitchens Proved Nothing's Sacred - Kyle Minor, Salon2011Christopher Hitchens Dies at 62
History Live
Was German-U.S. War Inevitable? - Gerhard Weinberg, World War II MagToo Little, Too Late: Hitler's Jet Fighter - Heaton & Lewis, Command Post
Why Germany Can't Shed Its Troubled Past - Dirk Kurbjuweit, Der Spiegel
Churchill Offers Toil and Tears to FDR - John Lukacs, American Heritage
Book Reviews
How Russia Turned Tide on Napoleon - Meredith Hindley, SalonThe Rivalry Between Madison and Monroe - Patrick Spero, Common Place
What Is the Truth About Pearl Harbor? - Laurence Vance, Lew Rockwell
Stories of Polish Suffering and Heroism - Daniel Ford, Wall Street Journal
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Real Clear History Friday
Morning UpdateApollo 17: The End of the Beginning - Ben Evans, America Space1972Gene Cernan Becomes Last Man on the Moon
Moon's Last Man Ponders Space Future - Eric Berger, Houston Chronicle1972Gene Cernan Becomes Last Man on the Moon
What Race to South Pole Teaches Us - B. & K. McKay, Art of Manliness1911Roald Amundsen First to South Pole
Amundsen Wins the Race to Immortality - South Pole1911Roald Amundsen First to South Pole
Conquest and Tragedy at South Pole - J. Brooks Spector, Daily Maverick1911Roald Amundsen First to South Pole
Lice, Not Russians, Beat Mighty Napoleon - Joe Knight, Slate1812Napoleon's Army Expelled from Russia
Napoleon's Humiliating, Comprehensive Defeat - Napoleonistyka1812Napoleon's Army Expelled from Russia
The True Lesson of Dayton Peace Accord - Michael Goldfarb, Global Post1995Bosnia War Ends with Dayton Peace Accord
Making Sense of Shoe Attack on Bush - Shattered Paradigm2008Iraqi Man Attacks Bush with Shoes
The Roots of Michigan-Ohio Rivalry - Randall Schaetzl, MSU1836Toledo War Officially Ends
Real Clear History Thursday
Morning UpdateDoes Rape of Nanking Equal Holocaust? - David Kennedy, The Atlantic1937Japanese Army Unleashes 'Rape of Nanking'
Rape of Nanking Still Stains Japan - Jeff Kingston, Japan Times1937Japanese Army Unleashes 'Rape of Nanking'
Japanese's Killing Game of Amusement - Nanjing Massacre1937Japanese Army Unleashes 'Rape of Nanking'
Confessions of Brutal Massacre in Nanking - Nanking Atrocities1937Japanese Army Unleashes 'Rape of Nanking'
A Nazi Who Saved Lives in Nanking - David Chen, New York Times1937Japanese Army Unleashes 'Rape of Nanking'
Pulling Saddam Hussein Out of His 'Rat Hole' - Ralph Benko, WND2003U.S. Troops Capture Saddam Hussein
Hiding from Saddam and His Brutal Regime - Daniel Miller, Daily Mail2003U.S. Troops Capture Saddam Hussein
Royal Navy's Far-Flung First World War II Score - History of War1939World War II: Battle of the River Plate
How the 'Texas Seven' Slipped Away - Gary King, Crime Library2000Seven Inmates Escape from Texas Prison
A Tragedy Never to Be Forgotten in Evansville - Licensed to Blog1977Evansville Basketball Team's Plane Crashes
Real Clear History Wednesday
Morning UpdateHow Al Gore Lost 2000 Election - Evgenia Peretz, Vanity Fair2000Supreme Court Renders Decision on Bush v. Gore
A Contentious Election's Troubling Legacy - Richard Hasen, Slate2000Supreme Court Renders Decision on Bush v. Gore
The Unbearable Rightness of Bush v. Gore - Nelson Lund, GMU2000Supreme Court Renders Decision on Bush v. Gore
Xi'an Incident: A Major Turning Point for China - Republican China1936Chiang Kai-shek Abducted During Xi'an Incident
Chiang's Kidnapper Ends His Silence - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times1936Chiang Kai-shek Abducted During Xi'an Incident
Japan's Provocation Before Pearl Harbor - Ted Robbins, NPR1937Japan Sinks USS Panay in Yangtze River
Winter Storm Failure Dooms 6th Army - Geert Rottiers, Stalingrad.net1942Operation Winter Storm Launched Near Stalingrad
Joe McCarthy's Assault on Newsman - W.J. Campbell, Media Myth Alert1950Sen. McCarthy Attacks Columnist Drew Pearson
Leona Hemsley: The Queen of Mean - Rachael Bell, Crime Library1989Leona Helmsley Sentenced for Tax Fraud
Oldsmobile: Dead at 1096 - Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Money2000GM Phases Out Oldsmobile Brand
Real Clear History Tuesday
Morning UpdateWhy Germany Jumped at War With U.S. - Gerhard Weinberg, HNN1941Germany Declares War on United States
Hitler States His Case to Fight America - Jewish Virtual Library1941Germany Declares War on United States
Atlantic War's Undeclared Origin - Dwight Zimmerman, DMN1941Germany Declares War on United States
The Spy Who Doomed Pearl Harbor - Edward Savela, MHQ1941Japan Launches Attack on Pearl Harbor
Abdication No Shame for Royal Family - Brian Walden, BBC News1936Edwards VIII Abdicates British Throne
Edward, Simpson and Nazi Sympathies - Evans & Hencke, Guardian1936Edwards VIII Abdicates British Throne
Was Wallis Simpson Really All Woman? - Anne Sebba, Daily Mail1936Edwards VIII Abdicates British Throne
Teddy Roosevelt Was Clueless About Economy - Jim Powell, Forbes1906Teddy Roosevelt Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Sherman's March Gives Rise to 'Total War' - Tony Long, Wired1964Sherman Reaches Savannah on March to the Sea
Man's Last Visit to the Moon - Encyclopedia Astronautica1972Moon Landing of Apollo 17 Mission
