Military History
Were the Angels of Mons in World War I Real, or Mass Hysteria?
By Robert Barr SmithSome Tommies swore it had been St. George, the warrior saint of England. Others said the “Angels of Mons” might have been St. Read more
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Battle of the Standard — August 22, 1138 AD
By Terry GoreThe English commander, William de Aumale, heard the roar of the Scots army even before it appeared out of the early morning mists. Read more
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Siege of Osaka Castle
By Eric NiderostIn 1611 Tokugawa Ieyasu had every reason to be pleased with himself. His son Hidetada was Shogun, supreme warlord of Japan, but in truth it was Ieyasu who ruled the country behind the scenes. Read more
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The Four Days’ Battle: A Dutch Triumph
By Eric NiderostAdmiral General George Monck, first Duke of Albemarle, walked into the great cabin of his flagship Royal Charles with a calm and determined air, tersely greeting his assembled captains before they all sat down at a large table. Read more
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‘General’ William Eaton: To The Shores of Tripoli…
By Mark S. LongoMost Americans can recite the second line of the immortal “Marine Hymn” by memory, but few actually know what it means. Read more
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Joachim Murat: Napoleon Bonaparte’s ‘Premier Chevalier’
By Jeremy GreenDashing hussars in beautifully braided dolmans and fur-lined pelisses; chasseurs in their brilliant green uniforms; the heavy cavalry of cuirassiers in their glistening breastplates, mounted on magnificent chargers; and the dragoons, wearing brass Grecian helmets with long, flowing manes of black horsehair—all magnificent in their martial and fashionable airs. Read more
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The 1758 Battle of Ticonderoga
By John F. Murphy, Jr.On the morning of July 8, 1758, the largest field army yet gathered by the British Empire in North America stood a mile from a French stone fort in the forests of what was then the colony of New York. Read more
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Commodore Thomas Macdonough During the First Barbary War
by Steven OssadIn the harbor of Tripoli, the 38-gun frigate USS Philadelphia, pride of the Mediterranean Squadron, lay at anchor. Read more
Military History
Famous Cavalrymen: Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
by Vince HawkinsBorn at Calcar in the Duchy of Cleve in 1721, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz was the son of a cavalry officer. Read more
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Julius Caesar vs Pompey: A Civil War of Subterfuge
By Douglas SterlingUnlike Pompey, much of Julius Caesar’s military successes in the late Roman Republic stemmed not only from his ability as a leader of men and from tactical prowess on the battlefield, but also from his understanding of the importance of military intelligence. Read more
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Michel Ney’s Retreat
By Jeremy GreenNapoleon Bonaparte’s Russian campaign of 1812 ranks as one of the worst military disasters in history. Only 50,000 men returned from an orginal 600,000, or of the 100,000 who marched into Moscow, less than 10,000 were to see France again. Read more
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Frederick the Great and the Battle of Leuthen: Triumph of Tactics
By Vincent B. HawkinsAt age 28, new king Frederick Wilhelm II (the Great) burst out of Prussia in an attack on Silesia, which lay within the domain of Maria Theresa, Queen of Austria and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. Read more
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Misadventure in the Sinai
By Eric HammelMany historians consider the Suez-Sinai campaign in the autumn of 1956 the last hurrah for British and French colonialist efforts in the Middle East. Read more
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Japanese Mounted Archery
By Brian Todd CareyIn the eyes of the West, the Japanese samurai warrior has traditionally been associated with the long sword that bears his name. Read more
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William Washington in the American Revolution
By Arnold BlumbergWilliam Augustine Washington was born on February 28, 1752 in Stafford County, Va. The eldest son of Bailey Washington, William was destined to be the paladin of the Southern cavalry during the American War of Independence. Read more
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WW I Tanks at Amiens
by Eric NiderostThe tank was created to break the bloody deadlock along the Western Front. It was originally envisioned as a kind of “land battleship” that could cross trenches and barbed-wire entanglements. Read more
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WWI’s Verdun Battlefield Today
by O’Brien BrowneFrom a distance, the bush- and tree- covered hills seem innocuous, even welcoming. But as you drive upwards and peer through the leafy undergrowth, you began to perceive that there is something wrong, even sinister, about this place. Read more
Military History
Hoplites vs. Persians: Who Won the Battle of Cunaxa?
by Eric NiderostThe Greek hoplite of 401 bc was the most formidable fighting soldier of his day. Every soldier was protected by his panoply, which consisted of his shield, helmet, sword, spear, and greaves (leg guards). Read more
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New York’s Grenadier Company During the American Revolution
by Marko ZlatichAmong the many local units composing Washington’s army at the Battle of Long Island was the Grenadier Company of New York. Read more
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Emperor Trajan & The Roman Empire
by Joseph M. HorodyskiThe ancient city of Selinus, a major trading center in Cilicia, sat atop a steep outcropping of rock that rises abruptly from the edge of the Mediterranean on the southern coast of Asia Minor, now modern Turkey. Read more
