Military History
Slaughter at the Battle of Cannae
By Christopher MiskimonLong ranks of Carthaginian infantry stood on a dusty plain a few miles east of the ruined town of Cannae on August 2, 216 bc. Read more
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Matthias Corvinus
By William E. WelshEncased in mail and armor, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Hungary’s Black Army stood rigidly at attention on a warm summer day in late August 1487 at Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria. Read more
Military History
Brusilov’s WWI Breakthrough on the Eastern Front
By Eric NiderostThe high command of the Imperial Russian Army, known as Stavka, met on April 14, 1916, at Mogilev in Belarus to discuss possible offensive action against the Germans and their Austro-Hungarian allies on the Eastern Front. Read more
Military History
Why Francis Marion Became the Father of Guerrilla Warfare
By Christopher MiskimonFrancis Marion did not cut an impressive figure when he joined the Patriot army of Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates in July 1780. Read more
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The Battle of Varna: “Let Us Fight with Bravery”
By Alexander ZakrzewskiDuring the mid-14th century, a new theater of the crusades erupted, this time on the doorstep of Christian Europe. Read more
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Clawed by the Austrian Eagle at the Battle of Custoza
By Robert HeegeIt was June 24, 1866, late in the afternoon of a northern Italian summer, and Venice, the jewel of the Adriatic, was bleeding again. Read more
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Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orleans
By Don Hollway
In November 1455 a most extraordinary ecclesiastical court convened in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris at the behest of the French Inquisition. Read more
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Roman Army Pluck at the Battle of Pydna
By Tim MillerWhat began as a polite truce between armies that allowed each to draw water from the same river turned into the battle that would give Greece to Rome. Read more
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Germany’s Bold Naval Raider
By Christopher MiskimonWorld War I was only a few days old when the German light cruiser SMS Emden, patrolling off the Korean Peninsula, spotted its first target. Read more
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Spain’s Invincible Admiral
By William E. WelshOn June 27, 1570, an Ottoman fleet sailed against Venetian-held Cyprus during the reign of Sultan Selim II. Read more
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Bloody Clash at the Battle of Ia Drang
By Christopher MiskimonSpecialist 4 George McDonald leaped out of a UH-1 helicopter on November 14, 1965, into a hellish firefight. Read more
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Conspiracy: The Death of Stephen Decatur
By Mark CarlsonTo die for personal honor is a long-vanished custom of the pre-industrial age. But 200 years ago it still held great meaning for men, particularly in politics and the military. Read more
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Alexander Nevsky’s Glorious Victory
By John E. SpindlerThe mass of heavily armored crusader knights swept across the frozen surface of Lake Peipus toward the Novgorodian troops that waited anxiously on the eastern shore. Read more
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“Need reinforcements. Without them, kiss us goodbye.”
In April 1963 the U.S. Special Forces established a triangular-shaped fortified outpost at the southern end of the remote A Shau Valley in what was then the northern part of South Vietnam. Read more
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Clash of Giants
By Eric Niderost
On the evening of July 4, 1809, Emperor Napoleon’s Grande Armee prepared to cross a narrow waterway from Lobau Island to Marchfelt, a large, flat plain that bordered the eastern banks of the sinuous Danube River. Read more
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“Italy Is Ours”
By David A. NorrisDeep in a brick-lined tunnel, grenadiers of the army of Louis XIV hacked at a sturdy wooden door. Read more
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Soldiers: Quanah Parker
By Mike PhiferSpread out and turn the horses north to the river,” Quanah Parker shouted to his fellow warriors. It was the late 1860s and Parker was part of a war party that had swooped down on isolated ranches and farms near Gainesville, Texas. Read more
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Three Kingdoms Return With a New Romance
By Joseph LusterRomance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the most iconic franchises in the history of strategy gaming. Read more
Military History
The Fate of Rodes and His Brigade Leaders After Gettysburg
Major General Robert Rodes, as well as three of his five brigade commanders at the Battle of Gettysburg, did not survive the American Civil War. Read more
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Lost Opportunity Along the North Anna River
The dirt roads leading from Spotsylvania toward the North Anna River 20 miles to the south were choked with blue-uniformed Union troops and gray-clad Confederate troops on May 21, 1864. Read more
