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Favorite The Battle of Horseshoe Bend – March 27, 1814

Posted on Friday, 27 March 2020 by Mark ThomasJuly 28, 2020

Much of what we learn about Andrew Jackson and the War of 1812 centers almost exclusively around the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. However, what is now the Lower South was the site of some of the most sanguinary fighting … Continue reading →

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OTD in 1860 – the Crittenden Compromise is introduced

Posted on Monday, 18 December 2017 by Mark ThomasDecember 18, 2017

It was on this date in 1860 that Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden introduced the famous compromise legislation he and others hoped would head off a civil war. Too much, too late The doomed Crittenden Compromise called for six new … Continue reading →

Posted in American Civil War, Slavery

Key research sources on the Japanese surrender

Posted on Saturday, 1 November 2014 by Mark ThomasNovember 1, 2014

Key research sources on the Japanese surrender In my accidental series regarding what I learned writing about the Japanese surrender, the topic led me to a wide variety of sources. Several of these I consider invaluable for anyone wanting a … Continue reading →

Posted in Military History, Teaching History | Tagged research skills, WWII

Why the Japanese government surrendered

Posted on Monday, 27 October 2014 by Mark ThomasSeptember 22, 2018

Why the Japanese government surrendered As with some aspects of science, many facets of history are not definitive. Over time, new evidence is discovered, reviewed and verified, altering past understandings in ways that seldom go so far as to disprove a … Continue reading →

Posted in Military History | Tagged cause and effect, diplomacy, teaching history, WWII

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