PN1501 Throughout history, many members of royal families and countless ordinary people have preferred the romantic company of those of the same sex. Acceptance has varied widely across eras and cultures. Being gay was often far easier if you were born into wealth and privilege. What follows are the stories of eight royals from around the … Read more
When West Germany appointed a new Inspector of Panzer Troops in 1967, the officer who took the post bore one of the most famous names in German military history. His name was Heinz Günther Guderian. A generation earlier, his father had helped build Hitler's Panzer force, led it across Europe, and ended the war as … Read more
World War II produced commanders whose names are remembered for brilliance under pressure. It also produced generals whose decisions led to defeat, endangered their own troops, ignored new technology, or collapsed when tested. The following five Allied generals stand out for the wrong reasons. Arthur Percival commanded British and Imperial troops during the British Empire's … Read more
Before the horse, the Comanche were a technologically primitive, nomadic tribe struggling for survival on the harsh Great Plains. They were pedestrian hunter-gatherers whose world was defined by the distance they could walk, the loads they could carry, and the game they could hunt on foot. They had no pottery to speak of, minimal use … Read more
John Henry Holliday was born in Griffin, Georgia, on August 14, 1851, to Henry Burroughs Holliday and Alice Jane Holliday. The family's first child, Martha Eleanora, had died in 1850 at six months and nine days old. Church records show that John Henry, the infant son of Henry and Alice Holliday, received the ordinance of … Read more
Rare audio recordings offer a different perspective on some of the most notorious figures of Nazi Germany. Instead of the shouted rhetoric of mass rallies, these clips capture Adolf Hitler and members of his inner circle speaking in calm, ordinary, even conversational voices. The recordings follow a method used in an earlier project devoted to … Read more
Jag hade just avslutat några bankärenden och var på väg ut genom den stora glasdörren när jag fick syn på henne. Hon stod överst i trappan, en liten kvinna i ungefär sjuttiofemårsåldern, med grått hår hårt dragit bakåt och en tygkasse i vardera hand. Himlen var lätt molnig och lukten av avgaser och tidig vår … Read more
Meddelandet kom klockan 6:47 en onsdag morgon. Jag satt med armbågarna nerborrade i en kvartalsrevision, något trettiotvå år som forensisk revisor gör med en människa. Jag har alltid varit tidigt uppe, alltid haft siffror framför mig innan kaffet ens var färdigbryggt. Så ett meddelande från Hector var inte en del av min vanliga morgon. Vi … Read more
Jag borde ha förstått att något var fel. Hon hade aldrig kallat mig söt förut, inte en enda gång under tre års äktenskap. Inte ens när Daniel och jag gifte oss, inte när vi köpte huset, inte när vi fick veta att vi väntade vårt första barn som vi sedan förlorade under andra månaden. Aldrig. … Read more
In December 1944, General George S. Patton Jr. was everywhere along the front, riding in his Jeep through the frozen mud of Luxembourg and France as the Third Army ground forward. One cold morning near Nancy, a scene unfolded that had nothing to do with the Germans. A white first lieutenant stood face to face … Read more