On May 2, 1942, the eve of the Battle of the Coral Sea, a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina flying boat skimmed the water’s surface and touched down in the lagoon of Midway Atoll, 1,137 miles west of Oahu. Read more
Although Hannibal Barca has rightly been hailed as one of history’s greatest military commanders, his reputation for greatness is based largely on his performance in the first three years (218-202 bc) of the 16-year conflict known as the Second Punic War. Read more
It was chiefly due to the courageous conduct of these men that communication with the hospital was kept up at all,” stated an article that appeared on the London Gazette on May 2, 1879. Read more
In just 19 months the United States mobilized and sent overseas two million troops and built an industrial war machine that greatly aided the Allies in winning World War I. Read more
Michael Mahler first arrived in Germany in 1960 as a young lieutenant. He and his new wife shared a small apartment that seemed to the couple to always be cold. Read more
King Edward III of England placed his army on high ground where the Hesdin Road passes alongside the Forest of Crecy on August 26, 1346. Read more
Lakota war leaders Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull grew up on the high plains of the American West and had never known life without white men. Read more
New York-born Colonel Thomas C. Devin wanted to encourage Brig. Gen. John Buford that the First Division of the U.S. Read more
Alexander the Great was a commander without equal in the annals of military history. He not only excelled in both strategy and tactics, but also mastered irregular warfare in the rugged lands southwestern Asia. Read more
During summer 2014 Iraqi insurgents from the Islamic State seized the city of Mosul, proclaimed a new caliphate, and began to launch attacks in Iraq and abroad. Read more
U.S. Air Force involvement in Vietnam began with the training of Vietnamese pilots to operate over the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos and Cambodia. Read more
During the mid-19th century, the English Royal Navy waged a successful campaign against African piracy. On the West African coast, they killed Bartholomew Roberts, known as ‘The King of the Pirates,” captured his fleet, and sent many of his men to the gallows. Read more
Whether you aim to oppress, liberate, innovate or exploit, there’s a path just for you somewhere within the winding world of Anno 1800. Read more
One of the most hard-fighting divisions in the Army of the Cumberland, the one led by Maj. Read more
At 12:30 PM, June 19, 1944, two vast fleets hundreds of miles apart faced off amid cobalt skies and burning seas. Read more
Duke Henry the Lion, the ruler of Saxony and Bavaria, seethed with rage. The pagan Wends had rebelled once more against their Saxon overlords. Read more
The evolution of the Nazi-era military wardrobe followed from a long history of European uniforms in general and Imperial German uniforms in particular. Read more
While lightly armed cavalry already seemed anachronistic by the time of the Napoleonic Wars, the success of the Polish lancers in that conflict convinced many nations to adopt a similar fighting force. Read more
Most histories of the American Revolution give the fledgling Patriot navy only one hero: John Paul Jones. While not begrudging Jones’s recognition, it seems unfair to represent the Continental Navy with a single fighting captain. Read more
Norway had been able to avoid the massive bloodletting of World War I entirely and fervently hoped to steer clear of World War II as well through a policy of strict neutrality. Read more
