Visit site where the French and Indian War might have been prevented

Young George Washington came to Waterford, Pa., in 1753 to urge the French to abandon their frontier fort. The French stayed, ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Column: The French Navy was forged by history at the Battle of the Chesapeake

In the fall of 2022, the then-head of the French Navy, Adm. Pierre Vandier, declared that the French Navy (Marine Nationale) would celebrate just two specific historic events each year. One took place ...

Ghosts of the Gulf: The Unsung Revolutionary War Campaign

Far from the main action, the Spanish fought to reclaim Southern territory from the British, tying up their forces and aiding ...
The New Yorker

The First World War, in Sharp Focus

The mud of the Somme Valley was still on Ewart Tempest’s boots when he marched into Vignacourt, a French village some fifteen miles behind the British front line. It was April 5, 1916. Tempest, a fair ...