Arts & Humanities

New book answers remaining questions surrounding D-Day

Posted by on April 24, 2014

Despite prolific historical documentation of D-Day, there are still questions that remain unanswered 70 years later, says Dr. John C. McManus, a military historian at Missouri University of Science and Technology. His latest book takes a fresh look at Omaha Beach through the eyes of the 1st Infantry Division, known as the Big Red One, and brings new perspective to the battle that began America’s rise as a superpower.

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New book examines life of first female Egyptologist

Posted by on August 28, 2013

Margaret Alice Murray, one of the first women to practice archaeology and the first woman to publicly unwrap a mummy, is the subject of a new book by Missouri University of Science and Technology historian Dr. Kathleen Sheppard.

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