Military History
Apprised of an approaching LCM full of VIPs, the beachmaster surveyed his busy dock full of ships loading and unloading troops and supplies at Red Beach on the Philippine island of Leyte. Read more
Military History
Korean General Kwon Yul shouted the one-word order down the hill. Scarcely had it left his lips before it was lost in a deafening crash. Read more
Military History
In the fall of 1862, Confederate armies were making their first and only coordinated effort to carry the war into the North. Read more
Military History
In the early hours of May 15, 1918, U.S. Army Corporal Henry Johnson and Private Needham Roberts sat in an outpost along the French lines at the western edge of the Argonne Forest. Read more
Military History
By January 1967, the buildup of Communist forces in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) convinced Gen. William Westmoreland that a large-scale incursion by North Vietnam’s People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) was only a matter of time. Read more
Military History
News arrived in the capital city that the British army had defeated a hastily-gathered and rag-tag collection of American soldiers, sailors, militiamen, and government clerks in Maryland at Bladensburg. Read more
Military History
In January 871 Alfred, prince of the Saxon kingdom of Wessex, waited for his brother in the tense moments before battle. Read more
Military History
Headgear: The steel Brodie helmet became standard by July 1916.
Uniform: Khaki woolen 1902 Pattern Service Dress Tunic and Trousers.
Gas Mask: His gas mask, called a gas helmet, is in a canvas bag slung under his left arm. Read more
Military History
More than 300 years ago Russia was a supine giant convulsing internally from factionalism, making it difficult to resist hostile incursions, until 23-year-old Crown Prince Peter I ascended to the tsarist throne in 1696. Read more
Military History
The Showman: Inside the Invasion that Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky (Simon Schuster, William Morrow, New York NY, 2024, 363 pp., Read more
Military History
The Allied invasion of New Georgia began on June 30, 1943, when a large part of the U.S. Read more
Military History
Aprevalent image of the Japanese NCO or Officer in World War II is that of rushing the Allied lines with his “samurai” sword drawn, swinging in the air. Read more
Military History
Robert Morris Peck was strolling the streets of Cincinnati one brisk November day when a yellow poster outside a boarding house caught his eye. Read more
Military History
Siren wailing, the jeep propelling Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker headed north from Walker’s tactical command post in Seoul. Read more
Military History
Around 10 am on the morning of September 3, 401 bc Cyrus the Younger’s army was approaching the Babylonian village of Cunaxa, a tiny settlement not far from the Euphrates River. Read more
Military History
Early in World War II, German panzer forces trampled all foes. Confidence suffused the Germans, and their tank designs stagnated. Read more
Military History
Sieges are forever imprinted on the collective psyche of the respective combatant armies and nations. The encirclement and storming of a fortress or other well-defended place tends to be among the most storied accounts of any war. Read more
Military History
Looking back on the age of fighting sail, a common image is that of battles between huge ships of the line, led by such famous admirals as Nelson and Collingwood. Read more
Military History
The Siberians are coming!” It was a cry that spread terror through the ranks of the German Wehrmacht in the winter of 1941. Read more
Military History
In the second week of January 1842, a British lookout standing watch on the ramparts of the old walled city of Jalalabad was suddenly confronted with an alarming sight. Read more
