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Diaries, Memorials, Personal Reminiscences	2	06 Apr 2020 6:31 p.m. PST
Ever Move and Misplace/Lose Your Minis?	25	06 Apr 2020 1:14 p.m. PST
The Most Doomed Expeditions in History	6	06 Apr 2020 11:32 a.m. PST
Unusual Experiments by the U.S. Military	1	04 Apr 2020 10:06 p.m. PST
Visual History of the World	1	31 Mar 2020 9:40 p.m. PST
Biggest Lies in History	7	30 Mar 2020 7:02 p.m. PST
How to Write a War Story	4	30 Mar 2020 3:35 p.m. PST
The Most Badass Women in Chinese History	3	25 Mar 2020 12:01 p.m. PST
Too many helmets and too much mail and armor?	21	24 Mar 2020 8:30 p.m. PST
Colonialism and Nationalism in Southeast Asia	1	20 Mar 2020 9:13 p.m. PST
Horse heroes	6	18 Mar 2020 9:45 p.m. PST
How can I know what to buy?	12	17 Mar 2020 2:40 a.m. PST
Clausewitz and His… Singularity?	1	10 Mar 2020 3:17 p.m. PST
Cavalry roles	1	07 Mar 2020 10:32 p.m. PST
Little-Known Asian Battles That Changed History	1	07 Mar 2020 12:47 p.m. PST
Who was Sun Tzu’s Napoleon?	3	01 Mar 2020 3:19 p.m. PST
More Saint Petersburg museums	7	01 Mar 2020 5:55 a.m. PST
In a post-truth world, how do we study history?	31	28 Feb 2020 8:08 p.m. PST
Trivia Quiz - If Only They Disobeyed Orders	9	25 Feb 2020 7:27 p.m. PST
History of Russian Footwear	3	25 Feb 2020 11:14 a.m. PST
How Ancient Poop Debunked Myth of Native American...	6	22 Feb 2020 12:00 p.m. PST
Worst Military Decision in History?	76	20 Feb 2020 6:21 p.m. PST
Brown Death: A History of Poop As a Weapon	14	16 Feb 2020 12:05 p.m. PST
12th Cavalry Regiment History	3	08 Feb 2020 12:17 p.m. PST
Can you ID This Helmet?	12	08 Feb 2020 9:16 a.m. PST
How British Soldiers' Rations Have Changed Over	3	07 Feb 2020 9:40 p.m. PST
The Most Memorable Pop Songs From War Movies	17	07 Feb 2020 6:38 p.m. PST
Significant Sieges: Eight of the Most Consequential Sieges	3	07 Feb 2020 11:59 a.m. PST
Best Preserved European Battlefield?	29	07 Feb 2020 8:32 a.m. PST
The War Over Plunder: Who Owns Art Stolen in War?	6	04 Feb 2020 4:15 a.m. PST
Best Preserved European Battlefield? Culloden!	12	01 Feb 2020 9:59 a.m. PST
“Fake History” is More Dangerous Than “Fake News”	26	30 Jan 2020 9:56 p.m. PST
Mind-Blowing Alternate Versions of History	8	29 Jan 2020 6:52 p.m. PST
Biggest Scoundrels in European History?	40	28 Jan 2020 3:00 p.m. PST
Fort Pickens walkaround	7	27 Jan 2020 4:20 p.m. PST
The effect of guns recoil for their own ship - question	11	26 Jan 2020 2:12 p.m. PST
Light Infantry in the Defense: Expliting the Reverse Slope	6	25 Jan 2020 11:52 a.m. PST
What If? Alternate Histories Imagining a Very ....	3	25 Jan 2020 11:44 a.m. PST
When Feeding the Troops, Flavor is Rarely on the Menu	4	25 Jan 2020 11:35 a.m. PST
Revisionist History	6	23 Jan 2020 12:10 p.m. PST
Treatment of War Wounds: A Historical Review	3	23 Jan 2020 11:53 a.m. PST
Treatment of War Wounds: A Historical Review	1	22 Jan 2020 8:49 p.m. PST
Mind-Blowing Alternate Versions of History	3	22 Jan 2020 8:47 p.m. PST
La Rothiere	2	19 Jan 2020 12:37 p.m. PST
Our own heavy metal band!	15	10 Jan 2020 12:26 a.m. PST
Unit History: King's Royal Rifle Corps	1	09 Jan 2020 10:01 p.m. PST
What Quote Represents Your Opinion on War	33	09 Jan 2020 8:16 a.m. PST
Have humans always gone to war?	11	06 Jan 2020 12:06 p.m. PST
Sitting on your shelf?	20	04 Jan 2020 7:44 a.m. PST
The Peasants are Revolting!	17	02 Jan 2020 8:26 p.m. PST
Nothing to fear but Russia itself	1	02 Jan 2020 12:04 p.m. PST
Britain has the worst military record in history	18	01 Jan 2020 8:33 a.m. PST
Famous Last Words – The Dying Utterances of Well-Known	10	01 Jan 2020 6:05 a.m. PST
Death or glory: Famous cavalry charges	11	01 Jan 2020 12:46 a.m. PST
America Has Been at War 93% of the Time –...	20	29 Dec 2019 9:05 p.m. PST
Famous Last Words – The Dying Utterances of ...	2	29 Dec 2019 8:59 p.m. PST
Which should I sell?	5	28 Dec 2019 9:34 a.m. PST
77% of Americans FAIL This American History Quiz.	9	25 Dec 2019 8:43 p.m. PST
San Marcos de Apalache walkaround	5	24 Dec 2019 7:05 a.m. PST
Are you late to the party?	29	23 Dec 2019 8:01 p.m. PST
Weird weather saved America three times	4	22 Dec 2019 3:22 p.m. PST
Age of Eagles Borodino	6	16 Dec 2019 5:44 p.m. PST
And Another 16 Book Reviews on HMGS.org	1	16 Dec 2019 2:58 p.m. PST
The Age Of Cavalry, C. 400 CE–1350	1	14 Dec 2019 10:23 p.m. PST
Trivia Quiz - Don't Stop Besieging	3	14 Dec 2019 10:16 p.m. PST
Trivia Quiz - "By God Sir, I've Lost My Leg!" ...	10	14 Dec 2019 11:59 a.m. PST
Trivia Quiz - Boots on the Ground	5	13 Dec 2019 12:18 p.m. PST
History of Haiti 1492 - 1805	1	10 Dec 2019 9:06 p.m. PST
Meals, Revolting to Eat – the Most Disgusting Military	3	10 Dec 2019 12:15 p.m. PST
10 Nations that will not Exist in 2115	10	09 Dec 2019 3:45 p.m. PST
A good night was had by all	7	09 Dec 2019 9:51 a.m. PST
Injustice at Thermopylae & Bastogne	13	08 Dec 2019 9:59 p.m. PST
TreeGirl needs some help	19	07 Dec 2019 2:15 p.m. PST
Pearl Harbour Survivor to be interred on the Arizona	2	06 Dec 2019 2:07 p.m. PST
Why a Nation Needs a National Story	4	30 Nov 2019 6:58 p.m. PST
Greatest War Heroes Who Got Screwed Out of History	3	28 Nov 2019 11:13 a.m. PST
HMGS.org -- 16 More Book Reviews	1	24 Nov 2019 3:04 p.m. PST
Women Warriors Have Always Fought	6	17 Nov 2019 7:50 p.m. PST
Scratchbuilding a 1/100 scale earthwork	6	12 Nov 2019 6:08 p.m. PST
Most Badass War Heroes Who Never Held a Weapon	4	10 Nov 2019 3:07 p.m. PST
Amazing Military Raids of All-Time	3	10 Nov 2019 3:01 p.m. PST
Five US generals killed in action	1	09 Nov 2019 9:33 p.m. PST
Battlefields Around the World Are Finding New ...	1	09 Nov 2019 9:19 p.m. PST
Trivia Quiz - Don't Stop Besieging	3	09 Nov 2019 12:06 p.m. PST
The Pursuit of Power	1	06 Nov 2019 1:04 p.m. PST
10 Books Reviewed at HMGS.org	1	29 Oct 2019 11:28 a.m. PST
Brute Force – History’s Largest Armies	10	29 Oct 2019 1:57 a.m. PST
Citations Are a Metaphor for Erasure in American History	9	28 Oct 2019 5:38 p.m. PST
In Praise of Older Women	3	27 Oct 2019 6:52 p.m. PST
Bloodletting – The Deadliest One-Day Battles in Military	5	23 Oct 2019 9:08 p.m. PST
HMGS Website: Book Reviews for Wargamers	6	23 Oct 2019 9:52 a.m. PST
The Greatest War and Battle Paintings of All Time	16	23 Oct 2019 6:25 a.m. PST
Anyone know Bruce Rollin?	1	21 Oct 2019 4:58 a.m. PST
Unusual Experiments by the U.S. Military	1	19 Oct 2019 9:35 p.m. PST
Military Operations That Could Have Changed The World	1	16 Oct 2019 10:51 p.m. PST
Trivia Quiz - If Only They Disobeyed Orders	7	15 Oct 2019 6:49 p.m. PST
Happy Birthday!!!!!!	8	15 Oct 2019 6:43 p.m. PST
This Is My Fight Song – Seven National Anthems ...	1	10 Oct 2019 10:22 p.m. PST
The War Nurses That Came Before Barton	1	09 Oct 2019 8:57 p.m. PST
Moving to East end Long Island (Mattituck)	5	06 Oct 2019 9:07 a.m. PST