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History

John Ford’s combat footage from the Battle of Midway – June 4, 1942

by Andrew Hazlett on June 7, 2010

The Arab as “white foreigner” – the contested heritage of Timbuktu

by Andrew Hazlett on April 12, 2010

How a carefully disguised corpse helped win World War II

by Andrew Hazlett on January 25, 2010

Civil War ghosts haunt Sally Mann’s photography

by Andrew Hazlett on January 20, 2010

Sad news: Bannerman’s Castle on an island in the Hudson River is crumbling

by Andrew Hazlett on December 30, 2009

The Vivid Imperial Scrolls of China

by Andrew Hazlett on December 14, 2009