by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jun 15, 2023 | History News
Friederike BaerBetween 1776 and 1783, Britain hired an estimated 30,000 German soldiers to fight in its war against the Americans. Collectively known as Hessians, they actually came from six German territories within the Holy Roman Empire. Over the course of the war,...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jun 8, 2023 | History News
Charles GlassA brilliant and poignant history of the friendship between two great war poets, Siegfried Sassoon, and Wilfred Owen, alongside a narrative investigation of the origins of PTSD and the literary response to World War I. From the moment war broke out across...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jun 1, 2023 | History News
Ryan WaltersHe’s the butt of political jokes, frequently subjected to ridicule, and almost never absent a “Worst Presidents” list where he most often ends up at the bottom. Historians have labeled him the “Worst President Ever,” “Dead Last,” “Unfit,” and...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | May 27, 2023 | News, Publick Occurences
Congratulations to the 2023 Bay State Legacy Award, Mass History Commendation, and STAR Award recipients! Publick Occurrences May 27, 2023 The Massachusetts History Alliance is proud to announce that the 2023 Bay State Legacy Award, presented to an...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | May 25, 2023 | History News
Frances M. Clarke & Rebecca Jo PlantAn innovative study of underage soldiers and their previously unrecognized impact on Civil War era America. The smooth faces of boy soldiers stand out in Civil War photography, their spindly physiques contrasting with the...
