Dangerous Liaisons: Working Women and Sexual Justice in the American Civil War by E. Susan Barber, Charles F. Ritter

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The Union Army’s Surgical Handbook and the Positive Story of Civil War Surgery by John M. Harris, Jr., MD

“…Recent research shows that the Union Army’s American Civil War (1861–1865) surgical case fatality rates improved as the war progressed, much like the US Army’s experience in later wars, and were generally superior to comparable European results. …”
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Domestic Wounds: Nursing in Louisa May Alcott’s War tales by Daniela Daniele

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An American Model for Europe? Tax Policy and Federalism in the United States by Gerald Friedman

“…One should be careful, however, not to exaggerate the success of the American model. Distributional disputes have contributed to some of the nation’s most bitter conflicts, including the Civil War of the 1860s; and the system of checks and balances not only contradicts democratic values but has often prevented effective government. …”
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“Lots of doctoring, with great success”: Healthcare within the Port Royal Experiment and the Work of Laura M. Towne by Antje Dallmann

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Exploring Lessons from Soviet Diplomacy and Western Allied Cooperation in World War II by V. O. Pechatnov

“…Based on an analysis of documentary sources from Russian, American, and British archives, this article delves into the intricacies of coalition diplomacy among the Allies during World War II. …”
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Accelerated expansion of NATO into the Balkans as a consequence of Euro-Atlantic Discord by S. Gajić, E. G. Ponomareva

“…From the beginning of the Yugoslav Civil War in 1991, followed by Western recognition of secessionist republics in 1992 and NATO attacks on Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1994-1995 and on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, the US, NATO and EU have been actively involved in the Balkan crisis. …”
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