In issue 155, Professor Philpott laid out the case for why the US Army did not ‘win’ WWI on the battlefield. Here he explores how the major US contribution to victory came in money, material and motivation

British government action to combat the Great Famine would have changed Ireland and America as we know them

Has the United States always been an imperial power? Edward Stourton offers his insight on the history of the Land of the Free

Leading historians share the texts that have inspired and informed their work

Civilian reactors have become strategic cover for Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine

In this issue’s Frontline, the US in Greenland, its contribution to WWI, nuclear threats in Ukraine, Operation Urgent Fury’s aftermath and Lviv’s troubled history