The Mechanization of War in the Desert
By Christopher MiskimonBenito Mussolini dreamed of a new Roman Empire centered around the modern nation of Italy. “The Mediterranean will be turned into an Italian lake,” he said. Read more
Arthur S. Lefkowitz’ ‘George Washington’s Revenge’
By Christopher MiskimonIn late 1776, the Continental Army was in a desperate position. In August, they retreated from Long Island to Manhattan; in November they withdrew into New Jersey and soon after into Pennsylvania. Read more
Fighting with Kurdish Anti-Isis Forces
By Christopher MiskimonDr. Till Paasche and Shaun Murray were from different countries, but they came together in Syria. Shaun was just a child when the 9/11 attacks occurred, and by the time he was old enough to serve, the war in Iraq was winding down. Read more
Michael G. Welham’s Combat Divers
By Christopher MiskimonA group of Israeli divers quietly came ashore at an Egyptian-held island at the south entrance of the Suez Canal in 1969. Read more
Kelly Eads and Daniel S. Morgan ‘Black Hearts and Painted Guns’
By Christopher MiskimonThe American patrol had spent hours dismounted from their armored Humvees, walking along fields, canals and roads. They found two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), defused them and then decided to use their vehicles to get to the final patrol location. Read more
The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada in the Rhineland, 1945
By Angus ScullyBy February 1945, the green Allied formations that landed on D-Day had become hard professional armies. Army, corps, and division commands had been shaken down and were operating efficiently. Read more
A Storm of Terrors: Alexander the Great at Halicarnassus
By Jeffrey A. EastonA major dilemma confronted Alexander the Great and his 35,000-man Macedonian army in the summer of 334 bc, as they moved to secure the northwestern corner of Asia Minor. Read more
Operation Flipper: British Commandos Take on General Erwin Rommel
By Joseph M. HorodyskiOn the night of November 13, 1941, the British submarine Torbay, accompanied by the Talisman, broke the surface of the Mediterranean off the Cyrenaican coast of Libya and rolled violently in the running seas. Read more
The Origins of Dracula: Vlad the Impaler
By Mark S. LongoTo millions of people, the name Dracula is synonymous with horror. The mere mention of Dracula invokes terrifying images of bats, Gothic castles and, of course, vampires. Read more
Mark Galeotti’s ‘Teutonic Knight Versus Lithuanian Warrior’
By Christopher MiskimonThe Teutonic Knights were a military order dedicated to spreading Christendom into Russia and the Baltic region. Over time, they spread their span of control across the area–until they encountered the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a cohesive nation able to effectively resist the Teutonic Order. Read more
Eric G. Pinzelli’s ‘Masters of Warfare’
By Christopher MiskimonShivaji Bhonsle “The Great” was a warrior-lord of the Bhonsle Clan. Descended from a line of nobles, he founded the Maratha Empire in 1674. Read more
Chris McNab’s ‘U.S. Soldier Versus Chinese Soldier’
By Christopher MiskimonThe entry of Chinese troops into the Korean War took UN forces by surprise. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers attacked American units, pushing them back and in some cases encircling them. Read more
Tom McCarthy’s ‘The Greatest Military Mission Stories Ever Told’
By Christopher MiskimonA battalion of North Vietnamese troops attacked the Marines of 1st Platoon, Company A, 1/9 Marines in their section of the Khe Sanh defenses on February 8, 1968. Read more
Huw J. Davies’s ‘The Wandering Army’
By Christopher MiskimonOn May 11, 1745, 15,000 British troops marched into battle at Fontenot in two lines and reportedly in perfect order. Read more
Brian Best’s ‘The Secret War Against Red Russia’
By Christopher MiskimonThe end of World War I did not mean the end of fighting for Russia. The communist Bolsheviks vied for control against the Royalist “White” Russians, leading to brutal conflict. Read more
Heilbronn: Fighting House to House in World War II
By Allyn VannoyFollowing its swift advance to the Rhine, the American 100th (Century) Infantry Division resumed its pursuit of retreating German forces. Read more
Frederick the Great at Zorndorf: Mauled by the Russian Bear
By Eric NiderostOn December 5, 1757, Prussian King Frederick II crushed the Austrian Army at Leuthen, Silesia, a masterpiece of military skill and maneuver that established Fredrick’s reputation as one of the great commanders of the 18th century. Read more
The Marine Corps’ Ka-Bar Fighting Knife
By Mike HaskewWhen Private Clarence Garrett of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, United States Marine Corps, clung to the loose black volcanic sand on the sloping beach of Iwo Jima on Feburary 19, 1945, he probably had no idea that his photograph was being taken. Read more
Operation Babylon: Israel’s Strike on al-Tuwaitha
By Kate CoochIn the late 1970s, it became clear to the international community that Iraq, under the despotic leadership of Saddam Hussein, was attempting to acquire nuclear weapons through the guise of buying nuclear reactors for power generators. Read more
Saipan: A Crucial Foothold in the Marianas
By John WukovitsOn June 10, 1944, as his troop transport churned through the Pacific toward the Japanese-held island of Saipan, Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Stan Bowen wrote a letter to his sweetheart, Marge McCann. Read more
