Week of May 28, 2018 Archives

RealClearHistory AM Update

Monday, May 28

Anatomy of End of Pearl Harbor Architect

Phil Zimmer Warfare History Network

What Life Was Like After Being at Lost at Sea, POW

Reasonable Theology

10 Things About Louis Zamperini

Medical Bag

Memorial Day? 'Self-Absorbed Americans Don't Give a Damn'

Luke Murphy CNN

Britain's "Cooperation" With India a Power Play

Joshua Curiel RealClearHistory

Why Germany Invaded Belgium -- Twice

Andrew Knighton War History Online

$1 Million, a Grudge, Led Woman to Murder Sister

Kyle Swenson Washington Post

Lockjaw, Human-Skin Gloves: Good Old Days? Not Really

Elizabeth Yetter Listverse

This Day in History: May 28

Tuesday, May 29

Humiliation at Core of Russian Aggression

James Kirchick National Review

Roasting, Castration, Tongue Removal Among Medieval Tortures

Middle Ages

10 American Firsts in World War I

Jon Lucas TopTenz

Hillary, Tenzing Had Secret Everest Summit Pact

Stephen McGinty The Scotsman

Who Killed Mickey Bryan?

Pamela Colloff New York Times Magazine

Bob Hope Was More Efficient Than Inspired

Adam Gopnik New Yorker

Predicting Death of Stick Shift? Not So Fast

Jonathan Welsh Wall Street Journal

This Day in History: May 29

Wednesday, May 30

1,000-Bomber Raid Meant to Invoke Terror

Andrew Knighton War History Online

Cologne Wasn't Initial Target for RAF Raid

Richard Maddox Volunteer London Blog

10 Most Famous Ships in History

History and Headlines

Divers' Fruitful Discovery of Japanese Sub

Nicole Hasham SMH

Apparently, Andrew Jackson Loved a Good Duel

Jenny Drapkin Mental Floss

Jackson Killed Dickinson ... After Being Shot

Shane Ryan Paste Magazine

Deciphering the Life of Alan Turing

Joel Greenberg History Extra

What Caused Johnstown Flood?

Walter S. Frank Civil Engineering

Kill, Then Kill Some More: Ottoman Power Grab

Gemma Mason History Today

This Day in History: May 30

Thursday, May 31

Breaking Down Fall of Crete

New Zealand History Online

Battle of Seven Pines a Draw

David Norris Warfare History Network

How Bob Woodward Cultivated 'Deep Throat'

Bob Woodward Washington Post

'Deep Throat's' Legacy Changed Journalism

Alicia C. Shepard NPR

Detailed Account of Adolf's Eichmann's Trial

Yad Vashem

Did Luftwaffe Try to Shoot Down Churchill?

Sean Munger

Marines Blunt Final German Assault

Michael Duffy First World War

'Pied Piper of Tucson' Had a Big Mouth

Mara Bovsun New York Daily News

The Vanishing of Air France Flight 447

Wil Hylton New York Times

'Big Ben' Almost Wasn't

Sally Coffey Britain Magazine

This Day in History: May 31

Friday, June 1

Shuttle Bombing Seemed Like Good Idea. It Wasn't

John T. Correll U.S. Air Force

Grant's Regret: Battle of Cold Harbor

Kennedy Hickman ThoughtCo.com

Civil War Lessons in Leadership Still Resonate

Mike Hennelly War On the Rocks

10 Best NBA Teams That Didn't Win a Title

Brandon Christensen RealClearHistory

This Royal Union Wasn't Love Affair We Thought it Was

Katharine Jose Politico

The Unknown Fate of Tiananmen's 'Tank Man'

Pico Iyer Time

Reign of Marcus Didius Mostly Meaningless

UNRV History

How America Snagged 1st U-Boat

John Vanzo World War II Magazine

War and Japan's Occupation of Aleutian Islands

Explore North

'You Can't Imagine the World Without It'

Taipei Times

This Day in History: June 1 | June 2 | June 3

Monday, June 4

Reliving the Start of Battle of Midway

Eyewitness to History

How Germans Doomed This WW I Russian Offensive

History Learning Site

Dunkirk Evacuation Nearly a Disaster

Hugh Sebag-Montefiore The Guardian

If Bobby Kennedy Had Become President ...

Evan Thomas Newsweek

Compelling Case for Seeking 2nd Shooter

R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. Washington Times

Was Six-Day War Really Necessary?

Sandy Tolan Salon

Tiananmen Square Massacre in Photos

Alan Taylor The Atlantic

Blast From Past on Orient Express

Nicky Gardner Hidden Europe

This Day in History: June 4