A Letter from a Bastogne Foxhole

Recently, a close family friend our son’s age gave me a copy of a letter written by his late grandfather, Sergeant David Warman, a member of Company E, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Read more

Important Women in World War 2: Virginia Hall

Slender, five feet, seven inches tall, and with a warm smile that belied toughness and leadership ability, Virginia “Dindy” Hall of Baltimore had a wooden leg and a price on her head. Read more

Washington’s Debut at The Battle of the Monongahela

In April 1754 the French sent an impressive host down the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers. Six hundred men with artillery and supplies set out in canoes and bateaux. Read more

Game Features: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

With another year we have another Call of Duty, this time in the form of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Read more

Michigan’s Ottawa Indians in the American Civil War

While many Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Indians threw in their lot with the Confederacy, fighting alongside southern troops at the Battle of Pea Ridge in March 1862, a more northern-based tribe—the Ottawa—chose to remain loyal to the Union, in the forlorn hope that its willingness to fight for the white men’s country would help preserve its increasingly imperiled way of life. Read more

Eppa Hunton at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff

The gray-clad Virginia infantry marched quickly through the woods. In the distance they could hear the familiar rattle of musketry signaling an encounter with the enemy. Read more

How The Battle of Iwo Jima Saved American Lives

On February 19, 1945, thousands of American Marines hit the beaches on the Volcano Islands in the Pacific, starting what we call today the Battle of Iwo Jima. Read more

After the Lincoln Assassination: The World-Wide Manhunt for John Surratt

On the evening of April 14, 1865, noted actor John Wilkes Booth entered Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C., Read more

Company of Heros 2 Update Game Review

Company of Heroes 2 players recently got a treat in the form of an update that adds in some oft-requested features. Read more

Campaign on Land & Sea and in the Air

After the U.S. victory at Midway in June 1942, the focus of the War in the Pacific moved south. Read more

World of Diving Game Review

World War II games span a plethora of genres and sub-genres, but a recent content update for World of Diving might be one of the most unique. Read more

Civil War Stories: Libby Prison’s ‘Lottery of Death’

One of the primary reasons given for the Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run was the lack of adequate cavalry. Read more

Military Book Reviews: December 2014

One morning in early January 1882, Japan took its first unknowing step toward eventual world war. On that day Mutsuhito, the emperor of Japan, handed a document known as the Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors to Army Minister, Oyama Iwao. Read more

Game Reviews: Total War: ATTILA

The Creative Assembly’s Total War series now has a legacy spanning nearly 15 years of computer strategy. What started in 2000 with Shogun: Total War gradually expanded to include a variety of eras—as well as a variety of spin-offs and player-created mods—each putting players in the role of history’s greatest commanders. Read more

Charles E. Kelly: The First European Theater Medal of Honor Recipient

He killed 40 Germans in less than an hour. The next day, he earned the Medal of Honor for killing more. Read more

POWs

Dear Editors,

I received the November issue of your magazine today and I enjoyed it very much. I found one item in this particular issue troubling though. Read more

Game Reviews: Wars and Battles

Video games have covered quite a bit of war history over the years, from the obvious battles to the more obscure contentions that have taken place around the globe. Read more

Protecting & Repatriating American Remains at the Battle of Saipan

Many vestiges of World War II in the Pacific linger, denying the ravages of time.

The battleship USS Missouri, where the war ended nearly 70 years ago, remains as a floating monument and museum at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Read more

Guerra de las Malvinas: The 1982 Falklands War

The British vessel with its bright red hull seemed out of place in the waters of Stromness Bay off the east coast of South Georgia Island on March 23, 1982. Read more

Revisiting Valiant Hearts: The Great War

The first time we previewed Valiant Hearts: The Great War, it was clear that Ubisoft and developer Ubisoft Montpellier had something special on their hands. Read more