historian
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A U.S. naval officer, historian, and military theorist, Mahan argued that control of the seas was the key to empires from Rome to Britain.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Mr. Tabor is a novelist and a historian, and this book demonstrates his literary skills: “Lightning Beneath the Sea” is full of drama and excitement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Dowden was visibly shocked when medical historian Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster told her about Louisa's cancer.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“This amounts to a real right to bail in hundreds of thousands of cases, which previously in California might have led to detention,” said Kellen R. Funk, a legal historian at Columbia Law School.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
He even dreamed of being invited to travel to the white palace of Dwelholm by the visiting elfin historian.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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