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January 5, 2023 (January 3, 2023)

AHA 2023 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 American Historical Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]

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February 1, 2017 (January 11, 2017)

Release Party: The Loyal West, by Matthew E. Stanley

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A free region deeply influenced by southern mores, the Lower Middle West represented a true cultural and political median in Civil War–era America. Here grew a Unionism steeped in the […]

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June 28, 2016 (June 28, 2016)

Q&A with Mussolini’s Army in the French Riviera author Emanuele Sica

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Emanuele Sica is professor of history at the Royal Military College of Canada. He answered some questions about his book Mussolini’s Army in the French Riviera: Italy’s Occupation of France. Q: Was the […]

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April 5, 2016 (April 1, 2016)

5 reasons to visit us at OAH

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If you are headed to the Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island during April 7-9 there are a few things you’ll want to be on the […]

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December 31, 2015 (December 30, 2015)

Throwbacklist Thursday: New Year’s Eve on the battlefield

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New Year’s Eve is a time of celebration for most. It’s a time to look forward to better things and a time to reflect on the year that will soon […]

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November 16, 2015 (November 16, 2015)

Godwin’s forefathers

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The uber-digital generation may think that Internet traditions began with them, or at least no further back than their parents. For example, anyone spending time on political blogs or in […]

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September 13, 2015 (January 16, 2015)

1812 and all that

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When you get down to it, a lot of wars deserve the moniker “the forgotten war.” Of late, and in the U.S., it most often shows up in association with […]

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August 15, 2015 (August 20, 2015)

Chemical conflict

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The morning dispatches bring the unwelcome news that chemical weapons may have been deployed this week in the Mideast, a reminder that the weapons, though long held considered beyond the pale, remain […]

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April 2, 2015

$2.99 e-book sale on Military History titles

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For the month of April 2015, to coincide with the Society for Military History’s annual conference, we have lowered the e-book list price of three titles in the University of […]

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January 20, 2015 (January 16, 2015)

Q&A with Behind the Gas Mask author Thomas Faith

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Thomas I. Faith is a historian at the U.S. Department of State. He answered some questions about his book Behind the Gas Mask: The U.S. Chemical Warfare Service in War and […]

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November 11, 2014 (November 20, 2014)

“The word ‘discomfort’ is a weak description”

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American troops first faced poison gas on February 2, 1918. German artillery units used the cover of a heavy afternoon fog to lob shells filled with phosgene and diphosgene on […]

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November 10, 2014 (November 10, 2014)

Event: Remembering World War One

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11-11-11: World War I Remembered through Words and Melody Guest lecture featuring William Brooks 11:00 a.m. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music Admission: Free The eleventh hour of the […]

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