Articles Archive

Cunning Ambush at Sannah’s Post

By William Welsh

During the infamous Black Week of December 1899, the proud British Army suffered three consecutive bloody defeats in southern Africa. Read more

German All-Terrain Vehicle

By Blaine Taylor

The first published photo of one of the odd—but highly versatile —frontline vehicles of World War II appeared on the cover of the July 1942 edition of German Propaganda Minister Dr. Read more

This 1862 lithograph shows Liverpool shipbuilding. The longest unmasted hull may be what eventually became the CSS Alabama.

Civil War Spies: James D. Bulloch

By Jim Haviland

Although Confederate commander James D. Bulloch had a well-rounded naval background, he also proved skillful as a secret agent. Read more

The Blue Ridge Division in Europe

By Andy Adkins & Madeline Hanson

The 80th Infantry Division’s lineage goes back to the First World War. It was first organized at Camp Lee, Virginia, on August 5, 1917. Read more

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman’s Futile Assault

By John Walker

Shortly after dawn on June 27, 1864, Union artillery crews sprang into action on 200 guns facing miles of the Confederate defenses along the Kennesaw Line near Marietta, Georgia. Read more

The U.S. Third Army and XIX TAC: Partners for Victory

By Sam McGowan

In the summer of 1944, the Third United States Army under Lt. Gen. George S. Patton made a spectacular dash across France, a daring advance that ranks high on the list of great military endeavors. Read more

77 Days Under Fire at Khe Sanh

By John Walker

In early 1967, the thinly populated, rugged, and mountainous Khe Sanh plateau lay in the northwest corner of South Vietnam, bordered by Laos to the west and the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and North Vietnam to the north. Read more

Colt Commando Revolver .38 Special and the $25 War Department Deal

By Jon Diamond

Many handgun enthusiasts’ blog entries recount how they stumbled onto a local gun show table only to find a dull-finished revolver that clearly bore the impression “Colt Commando .38 Special” on the left side of the barrel. Read more

Rebel Misfire at Gettysburg

By Robert L. Durham

The men of Brig. Gen. Alfred Iverson’s North Carolina brigade, four regiments strong, marched forward as if on parade, their rifles at the right shoulder, as they went into battle on the first day at Gettysburg. Read more

During December 1941 exercises, men of the Argylls and Sutherland Highlanders take cover. The real war, in all its fury, would come soon enough.

The Fall of Malaya: Japanese Blitzkrieg on Singapore

By David H. Lippman

The moon like a tray was sinking in the western sea and the deep red sun showed its face to the east. Read more

Alexander enters Babylon in this romantic painting by Baroque artist Charles Le Brun. Alexander grew increasingly megalomanical and paranoid as he went eastward into the Persian empire.

Alexander the Great in Afghanistan

By Marc G. De Santis

In the autumn of 331 bc, Alexander the Great won a decisive victory over the Great King Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Gaugamela. Read more

The Composite Bow: The Medieval Precursor to the Rifle

By O’Brien Browne

Orderly rows of Sumerian soldiers stretched across the grassy plain, their conical bronze helmets hard and bright under the sizzling sun. Read more

This pristine Lockheed P-38, “White 33,” was buried in a pit in the New Guinea jungle for decades before being retrieved and restored to better-than-new condition at the WestPac Restoration facility.

The National Museum of World War II Aviation

By Flint Whitlock

Colorado Springs, Colorado—at the foot of majestic Pikes Peak—has long been a favorite vacation destination. And now there’s another reason to head for the Rockies: the National Museum of World War II Aviation. Read more

Poulin August 2026 Firearms & Militaria Auction

This event will be held live at Poulin’s gallery, located at 199 Skowhegan Rd., Fairfield, ME 04937. It will also be available for live bidding on PoulinLive, iCollector.com, Read more

The Battle of the Bulge & The Defense of St. Vith

By Charles Gutierrez

The U.S. 9th Armored Division arrived in the European Theater of Operations in late October 1944 as a reserve for Maj. Read more

Union Balloon Corps

By Don Hollway

A week after the first shots of the War Between the States at Fort Sumter in April 1861, the future of warfare came to Appalachia. Read more

When Kamehameha came into possession of a cannon and some small arms, he was ready to settle old scores with Maui and conquer the other rival islands. The result was the Battle of the Red-Mouthed Gun.

King Kamehameha’s Conquest of Hawaii

By Tom Wolforth

In July 1782, the island kingdom of Hawaii was fractured into three groups, beginning a power struggle that would last for the next 10 years. Read more

Konstantin Rokossovsky: Marshal of Two Historic Enemies

By Blaine Taylor

The year was 1944, and the embattled Soviet Union’s top-level field commanders were meeting in conclave to discuss Operation Bagration, an upcoming offensive against the retreating German Army. Read more

Britains’ range extended well beyond the British Empire, and their stock included dozens of troops from other nations, such as the Danish Gardehussars.

Toy Soldiers

By Joe Wallis

Many militaria collectors can trace the roots of their hobby to their childhood encounters with toy soldiers. For American kids in the 1930s and 1940s, this may have been with three-inch-tall American-made Manoils or Barclays from the local dime store. Read more

German POWs marching west fill the median of the Autobahn near Giessen as tankers from the U.S. 6th Armored Division roll east. Once across the river, Patton’s army spent the next two months barreling across Germany and would end the war in Austria and Czechoslovakia. OPPOSITE: Patton thanks his engineers for their speed in erecting a bridge across the Rhine River, the last natural barrier to invading the Third Reich.

‘By God, Patton Has Crossed the Rhine!’

By Kevin M. Hymel

Lieutenant General George S. Patton desperately wanted his Third Army to cross Germany’s Rhine River before the British troops under his rival Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery. Read more

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