WASHINGTON (AP) — During the first three centuries of American history — from the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the new world, through the years that revolutionaries struggled for independence ...

WASHINGTON — During the first three centuries of American history — from the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the new world, through the years that revolutionaries struggled for independence for the ...

Reporting from Washington — Suits of armor were once so finely wrought that an attacking lance would glance off their smooth metal harmlessly. But then, as the Middle Ages moved into the Renaissance, ...

Persistent rumors make great folklore. Edgar John L’Heureux Jr. has heard stories of an old Spanish breastplate found near the shoreline of Lake Jesup. Now, L’Heureux has quite an imagination. He is ...

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA—The Pensacola News Journal reports that conservation of a Spanish breastplate that dates back at least 450 years has revealed decorative details on its surface. Recovered from the ...

Making use of resources in Spanish and Italian hitherto largely overlooked by writers on the subject, defense analyst Candil, a former Spanish armor officer, has produced the first book-length ...