The Frigate Sailing Ship: Pride of The British Royal Navy
By John D. GreshamLooking back on the age of fighting sail, a common image is that of battles between huge ships of the line, led by such famous admirals as Nelson and Collingwood. Read more
American Baptism of Fire at Kasserine Pass
By Roy Morris, Jr.The North African sky was clear and cold on the evening of February 13, 1943, as American General Dwight D. Read more
Soviet Military Intelligence: Richard Sorge
By Pat McTaggartThe Siberians are coming!” It was a cry that spread terror through the ranks of the German Wehrmacht in the winter of 1941. Read more
Elphinstone’s 1842 Kabul Retreat During the First Anglo-Afghan War
By Robert HeegeIn the second week of January 1842, a British lookout standing watch on the ramparts of the old walled city of Jalalabad was suddenly confronted with an alarming sight. Read more
Civil War Spies: James D. Bulloch
By Jim HavilandAlthough Confederate commander James D. Bulloch had a well-rounded naval background, he also proved skillful as a secret agent. Read more
How Hannibal Hammered the Roman Army
By Keith MiltonGisgo, a commander in the Carthaginian army, sat on his horse nervously as he waited with other members of the staff for their general, the now-famous Hannibal, to complete his final inspection. Read more
World War I Weapons: Germany’s Big Guns
By William ScheckWorld War I’s stalemate on the Western Front ushered up varied solutions. The Allies developed tanks for traversing no man’s land to get at the enemy. Read more
The French Maginot Line: Its Full History and Legacy after WWII
By Flint WhitlockLike a disjointed, moss-covered, concrete serpent, the French Maginot Line snakes some 800 miles, from the Mediterranean border with Italy northward, until it disappears near the North Sea. Read more
Air Force Profiles: Pilot Phil Cochran
By Gerald AstorSuperficially, Phil Cochran personified the WWII fighter pilot, a combat daredevil, nonchalant about the niceties of rank and zealous in pursuit of what he called “chicks.” Read more
The War of 1812: Slugfest at the Battle of Lundy’s Lane
by Mike PhiferIn the cover of darkness and fog, American troops quietly made their way down to the edge of the Niagara River. Read more
Military Intelligence in the Roman Republic
By Douglas SterlingMuch of Julius Caesar’s military successes in the late Roman Republic stemmed not only from his ability as a leader of men and from tactical prowess on the battlefield, but also from his understanding of the importance of military intelligence. Read more
Bloody Betio: The Assault on Tarawa
By Al HemingwayPfc. Clayton Jay of Lamesa, Texas, was watching the sunrise from the attack transport Zeilin in the early morning hours of November 19, 1943. Read more
The USS England’s Hedgehog Weapons System
By A.B. FeuerIn the Spring of 1944, Japanese Admiral Soemu Toyoda assembled a large fleet of warships at Tawi-Tawi in the southern Philippine Islands. Read more
Simon Schuster’s ‘The Showman’
By Christopher MiskimonThe distant thundering of Russian missiles and bombs awoke Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine, at 4:30 a.m. Read more
Terrence Loveridge’s ‘ The Road Past Monchy’
By Christopher MiskimonThe village of Monchy-le-Preux sits on a low hill east of Arras. During World War I, this otherwise minor local became a focal point for the hellish fighting of that conflict. Read more
Jeffrey J. Matthews’ ‘Generals and Admirals, Criminals and Crooks’
By Christopher MiskimonThere are many American flag officers who stand as exemplars of duty, integrity and honor. Unfortunately, there are others whose legacies are examples of immoral and unethical conduct, lessons in what not to do. Read more
Mikael Cook’s ‘Life and Death at Abbey Gate’
By Christopher MiskimonAs the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, the situation quickly became chaotic. A group of veterans, intelligence operatives and even legislative aides worked to evacuate Afghans who had worked with them for two decades and were now being left behind. Read more
Gregory Fremont-Barnes’s ‘Urban Battlefields’
By Christopher MiskimonThe Russian Army attacked the city of Grozny in Chechnya on December 31, 1994. It sent several columns into the city from the north, east and west simultaneously, intent on quickly overawing the local population and seizing control of the city. Read more
Michael Livingston’s ‘Crecy: Battle of Five Kings’
By Christopher MiskimonOn August 26, 1346, the British army had ceased its northward retreat as its leaders decided to make a stand against the pursuing French forces. Read more
Kenneth P. White’s ‘The Battle of Bong Son’
By Christopher MiskimonTwo months after the hard fighting in the Ia Drang Valley, newly promoted Colonel Harold G. Moore led a new operation against the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). Read more
