Don't miss Chris Cheng on Virtual Seminar No. 20 next Friday, August 7, at 12:00 PM MT discussing the novel. More information and registration HERE. The history of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team presents one of the most powerful paradoxes...
Read MoreWhen the word “manifesto” appears in a headline, it carries an aura of historical gravity. The word belongs to a recognizable genre of public argument. Marx and Engels’ Communist Manifesto is the canonical example, but the family is broader than revolutionary socialism. Marinetti’s Manifesto of...
Read MoreThis panel was part of the 2025 Fall Conference, Sparking the Revolution: Flintlocks, Gunpowder, and Policy in America’s War for Independence, held in November 2025 in partnership with the Springfield Armory National Historic Site. Featuring Jody Madeira, Indiana University Joyce Malcolm, George Mason University Alexander...
Read MoreOur latest exhibit, Targeting Women, examines the historical role of women in American firearms culture, with particular attention to how the firearms industry marketed guns to females during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Rather than treating women’s participation in firearms ownership and usage as a...
Read MoreIn the years after World War II, Los Angeles was a city caught between Hollywood glamour and a growing criminal underworld. East Coast mobsters saw opportunity in Southern California’s booming nightlife, leaning on clubs and businesses for as much as a quarter of their profits....
Read More[audio mp3="http://firearmsresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/E10_mixdown.mp3"][/audio] In the season finale of History Unloaded, Danny and I turn the lens forward and share an inside look at what’s coming next in our professional worlds. It’s a rare chance for us to talk not only about the history we study, but...
Read More[audio mp3="http://firearmsresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/HU_S8_ep9bszik.mp3"][/audio] The newest episode of History Unloaded takes a reflective look at Danny and my own paths into the world of arms history. Danny and I revisit the formative experiences that shaped our professional interests, including family trips to Civil War battlefields, early encounters...
Read More[audio mp3="http://firearmsresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/S8_E89bcsz.mp3"][/audio] In the latest episode of History Unloaded, we’re joined by a special guest, the Curator of Springfield Armory National Historic Site, for a discussion on one of America’s most important centers of arms innovation. Together, we explore the fascinating history of...
Read MoreFor more than a century, Sarah Winchester has been portrayed as the cursed heiress of the “Mystery House,” trapped by guilt and ghosts. But the real Sarah was a visionary—an educated, independent woman who used her wealth to innovate in design, technology, and employment during...
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