Alvan Gillem’s Invasion of Germany
By Chris J. HartleyThe United States had not yet entered World War II when Time magazine noted that the Army had created two new armored divisions. Read more
American Medics and Military Doctors
By Richard A. GabrielThe American military has been engaged almost continually in combat operations for the last 22 years. During this period, the United States has conducted combat operations in Iraq (1990-1991), Somalia (1992-1993), Iraq (2003-2012), and Afghanistan (2001-2021). Read more
Aircraft Carrier Survival
By Joseph LusterWe’ve taken off from and landed atop our fair share of aircraft carriers in the past few decades spent with war-inspired video games, but how many of us have actually had to carefully manage said vessels? Read more
Phil Keith and Tom Clavin’s ‘To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth’
By Christopher MiskimonCap’n! She’s a-comin! She’s comin’ out!” The cry of the bosun rang out from his perch on the mizzen mast high above the deck of USS Kearsarge. Read more
Chris Emmett’s ‘Give Way to the Right: Serving with the A.E.F.’
By Christopher MiskimonWithin seconds of moving into the attack at the Battle of Saint Mihiel in September 1918 Chris Emmett watched a man die. Read more
Admiral James Stavridis’ ‘To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision’
By Christopher MiskimonStephen Decatur, captain of the USS Intrepid, sprang his trap under cover of darkness on the night of February 16, 1804. Read more
John L. Plaster’s ‘SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars’
By Christopher MiskimonThe Studies and Observations Group of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam ranks among the most secretive of the Vietnam War’s special operations organizations. Read more
Don Hollway’s ‘At The Gates of Rome: The Fall of the Eternal City, AD 410’
By Christopher MiskimonRoman General Flavius Stilicho defended the waning Roman Empire against numerous invasions. His dedication to the restoration of the empire was complete, but he faced enemies from within and without. Read more
Thomas Sheppard’s ‘Commanding Petty Despots’
By Christopher MiskimonCaptain James Lawrence climbed the rigging of the frigate USS Chesapeake in Boston Harbor on June 1, 1813, to get a better look at the unknown ship on the horizon. Read more
Chris McNab’s ‘Dreadnoughts and Super-Dreadnoughts’
By Christopher MiskimonHMS Dreadnought was such a revolutionary design its name became the byword for an entire class of warship. Read more
David Axe’s ‘Drone War Vietnam’
By Chrisopher MiskimonUnmanned aerial vehicles are generally thought of as a modern weapon of war, a product of the digital age. Read more
Simon Elliott’s ‘Roman Conquests: Britain’
By Christopher MiskimonThe Romans found Britain to be a terrifying land. They had little information about its people and they found it difficult to invade. Read more
Chris Glenn’s ‘The Battle of Sekigahara’
By Christopher MiskimonToyotomi Hideyoshi, a samurai and feudal lord, unified Japan and ushered in a period of peace for the war-torn nation. Read more
Last World War II Recipient of the Medal of Honor Dies.
The citation made it plain. U.S. Marine Corps Demolition Sergeant Hershel W. “Woody” Williams had exhibited extraordinary courage during the bloody, protracted fight for the porkchop-shaped scrap of land in the Volcano Islands known as Iwo Jima. Read more
Bitter Bloodletting At Iwo Jima
By Adam HeadleyThe Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber nicknamed Dinah Might struggled to stay in the air on the afternoon of March 4, 1945. Read more
Hitler’s Winter of ‘44
By Christopher MiskimonFew festivities occurred on Christmas Eve, 1944, in the Ardennes Forest. Thousands of soldiers struggled to attack or defend positions, or to simply survive. Read more
The Frigate USS Confederacy
By William B. AllmonThe British frigates HMS Orpheus and Roebuck, on April 20, 1781, escorted their prize—the Continental Navy frigate USS Confederacy—with the Union Jack flying above the Stars and Stripes, to New York harbor, thus ending Confederacy’s two-year service to the American rebels. Read more
Jacobite Victory at Prestonpans
By David A. NorrisBefore dawn on September 21, 1745, the dragoons and infantry of King George II stood in line of battle in a freshly harvested wheat field. Read more
“I’m Going Up That Mountain!”
By Patrick J. ChaissonRed-hot grenade fragments sliced through First Lieutenant Bill Munson’s left arm and shoulder, causing him to fall backwards onto the lip of a German machine gun nest. Read more
Napoleon’s Stunning Debut: The Italian Campaign
By Dana LombardyBarthélemy Schérer, commander of the French Army, gazed at the new military orders from Paris in disbelief. The grandoise strategy, detailing an advance on three fronts with the armies uniting in Tyrol for a concentrated thrust at Vienna, were far beyond the capabilities of the starving southern army he commanded along the French Riveria against the combined forces of Austria and Sardinia. Read more
