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

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

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

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

June 29, 1950. A player with a broad grin on his face is being carried shoulder-high by a group of excited local fans in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. His name is Larry ‘Joe’ Gaetjens and his team, the Unit