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Mick Ryan’s ‘White Sun Star’
By Christopher MiskimonTaiwan has been a potential flashpoint for conflict between the United States and communist China since the 1950s. Read more
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Michael Livingston’s ‘Never Greater Slaughter’
By Christopher MiskimonEngland was born in AD 937 at the Battle of Brunanburh. An army led by Viking and Celtic kings from Ireland, Scotland and Strathclyde gathered to destroy the rising power of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England. Read more
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William Nester’s ‘Land of War’
By Christopher MiskimonAs long as human beings have lived on the European continent there have been wars on it. They began with stones and flint axes and progressed through bronze, iron and eventually steel weapons, but the advent of gunpowder changed the nature of combat from a largely face to face struggle to one of ever-increasing distances. Read more
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Michael McNally’s ‘Tannenberg 1914’
By Christopher MiskimonA month after World War I began, as the French, British and German armies vied for a quick victory in France and the Low Countries, a fast-moving campaign evolved in the East, where the German and Russians maneuvered for advantage. Read more
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Stephen Turnbull’s ‘ Mongol Warrior Versus European Knight’
The Mongols had conquered most of Central Asia by 1237, overwhelming the Rus before advancing west. In eastern Europe the invading Mongols encountered Christian mounted knights, both sides determined in their goals of conquest or defense. Read more
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Edward G. Longacre’s ‘Unsung Hero of Gettysburg’
By Christopher MiskimonGeneral David McMurtrie Gregg, born in Pennsylvania and educated at West Point, became one of the most capable and successful cavalry officers on either side during the American Civil War. Read more
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Pacific Waters: Dark and Dangerous
The U.S. Navy’s Task Group 31.2, under the overall command of Commander Frederick Moosbrugger, had a mission to destroy enemy surface ships on the night of August 6, 1943. Read more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Hitler’s most brilliant general” in France, Poland, and on the Eastern Front
By Lt. Col. Harold E. Raugh, Jr., Ph.D., U.S. Army (Ret.)World War II German Army Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was considered by many to have been “Hitler’s most brilliant general” and “the ablest commander in their Army.” Read more
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David Chrisinger’s ‘The Soldier’s Truth’
By Christopher MiskimonOn December 16, 1943, journalist Ernie Pyle climbed Mount Sammucro, near the Italian town of San Pietro Infine. Read more
