Dustin Bass
Author
Dustin Bass is the creator and host of the American Tales podcast, and co-founder of The Sons of History. He writes two weekly series for The Epoch Times: Profiles in History and This Week in History. He is also an author.
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Placing a War’s Military Moments Into Their Proper Context
In ‘ From Trenton to Yorktown,’ author John R. Maass uses the Revolutionary War as the backdrop to demonstrate what makes a military moment a ‘turning point.’
Southern Insurrection and Lincoln’s Suspension of the ‘Great Writ’
In ‘This Week in History,’ when the Confederacy fired upon Fort Sumter, Lincoln responded with a call to arms and a constitutionally explosive order.
A Closer Look at the Gear, Weapons, and World of Gladiators
François Gilbert’s ‘Gladiators 1st–5th Centuries AD’ provides insightful and rather colorful insights into the world of the Roman gladiators.
New Biography Unearths a Grand View of a Baseball Great
Alan D. Gaff has discovered some of baseball’s most important lost works in ‘Baseball’s First Superstar.’
Bowman Hendry McCalla: A Commander of Action
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a naval commander whose military bravery and leadership guided him to an illustrious career.
Madison, Jefferson, and Establishing the World’s Largest Library
In ‘This Week in History,’ Congress finally authorized an appropriation bill to purchase a collection of books and establish the Library of Congress.
An Astounding Look at the Result of Operation Market Garden
Robert Verkaik’s historical analysis ‘The Traitor of Arnhem,’ which reads like a first-rate spy thriller, proves both evocative and convincing.
First to Berlin: Virginia Irwin in 1945
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a talented, fearless journalist, who entered Berlin before Americans were allowed in.
