James Hart •August 25, 2014 • Be the First to Comment
During the Battle of Vienna, Count Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg was outnumbered 5 to 1 against a sea of Turkish soldiers, led by the swarthy Kara Mustafa. More »
James Hart •August 14, 2014 • Be the First to Comment
Lt. Col. Harold E. Raugh, Jr. shares with us his military book reviews for the April 2005 issue of Military Heritage Magazine. More »
James Hart •August 8, 2014 • Be the First to Comment
Mary, Queen of Scots was let down by a faulty cipher and her misplaced trust in the reputed cleverness of her co-conspirators. More »
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“An obol for Belisarius!” became a catchphase for the shabby treatment governments meted out to their ex-soldiers. But what was the origin of the legend? More »
James Hart •April 27, 2014 • Be the First to Comment
During the Russo-Turkish war, the Russian invasion seemed to be a triumphant march clear to Constantinople. Until, that is, they reached the town of Plevna. More »
James Hart •April 27, 2014 • Be the First to Comment
In AD 678, outside the storied walls of Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire unleashed its new secret war weapon upon the invading Saracen fleet: Greek Fire. More »
James Hart •April 27, 2014 • Be the First to Comment
The Byzantine Empire, successor to ancient Rome, lasted over a thousand years. This was no thanks to Persia, Byzantium’s first major enemy and major rival. More »
