Week of August 22, 2016 Archives

RealClearHistory Morning Edition

Monday, August 22
Britain's History of Violence and Cruelty
Christopher Hitchens, Slate
England's Century of Bloodshed and Chaos
Mark Stoyle, BBC
Michael Collins: Ireland's Beloved Patriot
Dana Green, MHO
The IRA Ambush That Killed Collins
James O'Shea, Irish Central
How de Gaulle's Car Saved His Life
Patrick George, Jalopnik
How Japan Justified Korea Annexation
Mark Caprio, Japan Focus
A Return of Korea's Lost Treasures
Donald Macintyre, Time
The Worst Thing Clinton Has Ever Done
Peter Edelman, The Atlantic
Beating Britain on the High Seas
Alfred Loomis, American Heritage
Why Nolan Ryan Is Overrated
Rob Neyer, ESPN
Tuesday, August 23
The Night Stalin and Hitler Divided Europe
Robert Coalson, RFERL
When Evil Tyrants Make a Deal
Timothy Snyder, The Guardian
Nazi-Soviet Pact's Bitter Legacy Remains
Brian Whitmore, RFERL
Putin Right to Defend Nazi Pact?
Alexander Mercouris, Russia Insider
JFK vs. Nixon on Fighting China
Robert Norris, American Diplomacy
The Crisis That Shaped U.S.'s Taiwan Policy
Global Security
Cartier's Voyages in North America
Chronicles of America
Napoleon's Adventures in Egypt
John Rickard, History of War
Pre-Israel Massacre of Jews in Holy Land
Jewish Virtual Library
Children as Inadvertent Casualties of War
Andy Johnson, BBC
Wednesday, August 24
Why America Never Fought Canada Again
Peter Jones, Globe & Mail
Saving Declaration of Independence
Ryan L. Cole, RealClearHistory
Revealing Truth Behind Soviet Collapse
Christian Neef, Der Spiegel
25 Years Later, Many Russians Miss USSR
Seth Mydans, NY Times
Visigoths and Nearing End for Rome
Richard Cavendish, History Today
Vandals Rampage and Maraude Through Europe
Heritage History
Why Pluto Is No Longer a Planet
Fraser Cain, Universe Today
Hurricane Andrew: 'Like an A-Bomb in Florida'
Greg Allen, NPR
A History of Great Hurricane Distruction
Our Amazing Planet
Pete Rose Will Never Enter Hall of Fame
Jayson Stark, ESPN
Thursday, August 25
The German Officer Who Saved Paris
Kelly Bell, World War II Mag
Life in Paris After Liberation
Douglas MacArthur II, ADST
America's Role in Freeing Paris
Martin Blumenson, World War II
Symbolism of Paris' Liberation
Chris Trueman, History Learning Site
John Birch: First Martyr of Cold War
Steve Bonta, Reformed Theology
Father of China's Hawaiian Roots
William Zanella, SYS Hawaii
Jobs Isn't Edison or Disney ... He's Jesus
Lucas Shaw, The Wrap
Are Voyagers About Out of Reach?
Miriam Kramer, Popular Mechanics
Neil Armstrong: A Reluctant Hero of the Past
Gene Seymour, CNN
The Original Great Moon Hoax
Sarah Zielinski, Smithsonian
Friday, August 26
Julius Caesar's British Adventure
Brenda Ralph Lewis, British Heritage
Longbow Wins Supremacy at Crecy
Kennedy Hickman, About.com
Decline and Fall of the French Language
Gary Girod, New Geography
Did FDR Provoke War With Japan?
Robert Higgs, The Freeman
Black Hawk War: Wisconsin's Forgotten Conflict
U.S. History
Bitter Defeat for George Washington
John Mackenzie, British Battles
What Mountbatten Did for India
Ramachandra Guha, The Hindu
Warlord's Revenge in Somalia
Benjamin Runkle, History Reader
How a Plane Took Off from Wrong Runway
John Nance, ABC News
Top 10 Shortest Wars in History
Jamie Frater, Listverse
Saturday, August 27
Inside USSR's Surprising End
James Collins, Carnegie Endowment
Partitioning the Soviet Legacy
Sergey Markedonov, National Interest
10 Most Crucial Political Conventions
Kenneth Davis, Smithsonian
Chicago Riot Left Impression on Political Protests
Ina Jaffe, NPR
Union Army No Match for Lee at Manassas
Jeffry Wert, History Net
Strom Thurmond's Record-Setting Filibuster
Associated Press
Drafting MLK's 'Dream' Speech
Clarence Jones, Washington Post
Pepsi's Meteoric Rise from Bankruptcy
Soda Museum
Princess Diana's Final Heartbreak
Tina Brown, Vanity Fair
Pilot Error Turns Deadly at Air Show
Daniel Dumas, Wired
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