A Memento of Terror

Glen Binge brought his helmet home at the end of World War II. The helmet bears the names and addresses of more than 50 of his comrades. Read more

Unexploded bombs remind a city of its violent past.

Nearly 70 years after the conclusion of World War II, civilization has changed greatly. Communism in Eastern Europe has risen and fallen. Read more

Talking Code with the Navajo

There is an old saying that the pen is mightier is the sword, but try telling that to anyone under fire and they will likely disagree. Read more

“Antiaircraft Destroyers”

Dear Editor:

I would like to provide some needed clarification of some points in “Divine Wind Over Okinawa” by Kelly Bell (September 2011). Read more

U.S. entry into World War II was inevitable.

Seventy years after the attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II, the nation is once again at war. Read more

Lawrence of Arabia’s dramatic and innovative style of irregular warfare changed the Middle East forever.

North Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap once told a French diplomat that his “fighting gospel” was the Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Read more

PFC Roy Morris talked sparingly about his combat experience in World War II, but he never forgot the hedgerows below Cherbourg.

Like many true combat veterans, my father didn’t talk much about the war—in his case, World War II. We knew that he had served in France and Germany with the 79th Division, the famous “Cross of Lorraine” division. Read more

Naval War: Arctic Circle

Offering a bit of a change of pace, and location, from our typically WWII-only take on upcoming games is Paradox Interactive’s Naval War: Arctic Circle, developed by Turbo Tape Games. Read more

Designer Stuart Black brings his considerable expertise to Enemy Front.

So much of the World War II gaming world is dotted with iterative sequels that some measure of surprise at a new IP is to be expected. Read more

Tactics of the War in the Pacific

Many Americans view the conflict in the Pacific during World War II as primarily a series of land battles, mainly fought in a jungle environment between the American and Japanese armies. Read more

Underground Guerrillas

Dear Editor,

I have enclosed three photos that show without any doubt that the photo used in the “Tito’s War” article is a fake. Read more

The USS Buchanan achieved lasting fame with another navy and under another name.

The destroyer USS Buchanan (DD-131) was struck from the U.S. Navy roll on January 8, 1941, after being delivered to the British Royal Navy four months earlier to conclude the “Destroyers for Bases Deal,” a critical element of the Lend-Lease program. Read more

Game Features: Battlefield 3

Last time we talked about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, it was one side of the juggernaut war-gaming coin that attacked players near the end of 2011. Read more

The Power Of The Cloth Part 2

If the phrase “the clothes make the man” is true, then it is equally true that the uniform makes the soldier. Read more

Reflections on “Sneak Attacks and “Dates of Infamy”

At some point during this magazine’s three-month “shelf life,” the date December 7 will fall. As human society has a penchant for observing the fifth- and 10th-year anniversaries of certain events, this December 7 will be a significant one—the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on American military bases in the Pacific that catapulted the United States into World War II and forever changed the course of history. Read more

The Lusitania Disaster

At 2:10 PM on May 7, 1915, Captain Walther Schwieger, commanding the German submarine U-20, was patrolling off the coast of Ireland, looking for British merchant ships. Read more

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

The 2011 holiday season has been brutal, and as of this writing it’s really only just begun. Sure, it’s easy to sit in the future and reflect calmly on what was yet another ridiculously packed time of year as far as entertainment goes, but those of us living in the present (past?) Read more

The 1541 Algiers Expedition

In the late summer 1541, 40 warships appeared off the shores of Sardinia, part of a grand armada gathered by Charles the V of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor. Read more

Confederate Cavalry Leader Turner Ashby

Even in an army not lacking for larger-than-life figures, Confederate cavalry leader Turner Ashby stood out from the crowd. Although not particularly tall—about five feet, 10 inches—there was something about Ashby that commanded attention. Read more

Following the Cambodian seizure of the USS Mayaguez, faulty intelligence led to the debacle on Koh Tang Island.

On May 12, 1975, an American-registered cargo ship, the SS Mayaguez, was suddenly fired upon by Cambodian gunboats and later seized by Khmer Rouge soldiers who boarded her. Read more