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Robert E. Lee: Confederate Icon
by Mike HaskewWhen the Civil War broke out, Robert E. Lee of Virginia was offered command of the Union army. Read more
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Overrunning Norway
By Mark Simmons
“U-64 was seen on the surface at the top of Herjansfjord near Bjrekvik. I selected the two anti-submarine bombs and put the Swordfish in a dive and released the bombs at 200 feet. Read more
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The Parchwitz Address: Frederick the Great’s Famous Speech at Leuthen
by Vince HawkinsOn the morning of December 3, 1757, Frederick the Great ordered all his generals and regimental and battalion commanders to his headquarters at Parchwitz. Read more
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Ulysses S. Grant: Union War Hero
by Mike HaskewBorn in Ohio in 1822, Ulysses S. Grant graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1843. Read more
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Nazi U-Boats At America’s Doorsteps
After refueling in the mid-Atlantic and suffering bow damage from being rammed by a tanker, a 769-ton Nazi U-Boat reached its destination, the American East Coast, early on Monday, May 4, 1942. Read more
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Field Marshal Erwin Rommel: The “Desert Fox”
by Mike HaskewBorn on November 15, 1891, in Heidenheim, Germany, Erwin Rommel was a hero of World War I, receiving the Pour le Mérite, or Blue Max, for his actions on the Italian Front. Read more
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WWI Timeline: Sowing the Seeds of the Conflict
by Arnold BlumbergThis WWI Timeline covers the first decade of the 20th century, in which the so-called “Great Powers” of Europe attempted to advance their economic and technological prowess to out-do—or at worst, at least keep pace—with their neighbors and rivals. Read more
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Guadalcanal: Victory in the Pacific Theater
by Mike HaskewOn August 7, 1942, American Marines landed unopposed on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomons chain. The island was the key to future offensive operations in the South Pacific for either side, and the Marines were determined to defeat the Japanese in their first significant ground assault of the Pacific War. Read more
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World War II Summary and Synopsis
by Mike HaskewWorld War II spanned six long years from 1939 to 1945. The Allied powers, principally The United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, defeated the Axis powers, led by Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Fascist Italy. Read more
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Medieval Knights: Arms and Armor at Northallerton
by Terry GoreNumerous pictorial representations show us the arms and armor of the 12th-century Anglo-Norman knight, the most famous being the Bayeux Tapestry. Read more
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World War II’s Famous Battle of the Bulge
by Mike HaskewOn December 16, 1944, Hitler launched Operation Wacht am Rhein, or Watch on the Rhine. Popularly known as the Battle of the Bulge, the ensuing offensive was a desperate effort to win a major victory in the West. Read more
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World War I Doughboys’ Bloody Baptism
As the fateful day drew to a close, the exhausted World War I soldiers of the German 25th and 82nd Reserve Divisions huddled in their trenches. Read more
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Benedict Arnold: American Traitor and Patriot
By Brooke C. StoddardThe struggle of the Americans to free themselves of British rule and to establish self-government on their own continent was never in greater peril than in the year 1776, and it was still three years before Benedict Arnold would change sides. Read more
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Comparing the Battle of Gettysburg to the Entire Civil War
by Brooke StoddardThe occasion was, for the North, inauspicious. In the Battle of First Manassas, the Federals were routed, humiliated, and almost utterly crushed. Read more
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John Bell Hood at the Battle of Gettysburg
By Don WilliamsWard’s Union Brigade faced some of the most formidable troops in General Robert E. Lee’s army on the afternoon of July 2. Read more
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William Welsh’s Best World War II Books List
William Welsh, editor of Military Heritage Magazine, has compiled a list of personal favorites for books on the Second World War. Read more
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Japanese Castles of the 16th and 17th Century
by Eric NiderostThe castle (shiro) played an important role in 16th- and early 17th-century Japan. Like its medieval counterparts in Europe, the Japanese castle was a fortified building or series of buildings that had both defensive and offensive capabilities. Read more
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Erwin Rommel & Heinz Schmidt at Sidi Rezegh
By Thomas HaymesOn the afternoon of November 23, known as Totensonntag to the Germans, General Ludwig Crüwell, commander of the Afrika Korps, decided to launch both of his armored divisions at the box being defended by the 2nd South African Brigade which had laagered just south of the contested airfield at Sidi Rezegh. Read more
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The Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II
by Eric HammelThe Japanese Imperial Navy was an elite and elitist organization. As prone at the administrative levels as any large bureaucracy to becoming bogged down in paperwork, careerism, politics, and minutia, the Imperial Navy nevertheless enjoyed a unique dynamic. Read more
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Lincoln vs. Frémont and His “Hasty Emancipation”
As the early days of the American Civil War were unfolding and the destiny of the republic was being contested on the battlefield, President Abraham Lincoln was engaged in a no less perilous type of battle. Read more
