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First Mission of the U.S. Dragoons
By Kevin L. CookA caravan of traders bound for Santa Fe left Cantonment Leavenworth near the Missouri River on June 3, 1829, escorted by four companies of the 6th U.S. Read more
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Fatal Pride at Peleliu
By John McManusInside the shabby tent that served as his command post on Peleliu, a despondent Maj. Gen. William Rupertus sat on his bunk, slumped over with his head in his hands. Read more
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Khaki: The First Widespread Military Camouflage
By Peter SuciuModern military camouflage has gone high tech, with digicam or “digital camouflage” being the preferred pattern for soldiers in the field. Read more
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The War of Jenkins’ Ear
By John BrownIn the 1700s, the Spanish empire in the Caribbean was a lucrative trade monopoly directed from Madrid, with Cadiz designated as the official port for trade to and from Spain and its colonies. Read more
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Off to War in a Plywood Box: Glidermen of WWII
By Robert Barr SmithOn June 22, 1940, the British prime minister, the formidable Winston Churchill, directed that an airborne force of at least 5,000 men was to be formed. Read more
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Scipio and the Spanish Campaign
By Marc G. DesantisThe early years of Rome’s second war with Carthage were some of the darkest the Republic had ever known. Read more
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The Bulgarian Legion
Anticipating the inevitable war with the Ottoman Empire, the Russian government approved creation of a military formation recruited from native Bulgarian volunteers. Read more
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The Troublesome Ross Rifle of WWI
By Jerome BaldwinAt the turn of the 20th century, Canada was dependent on Great Britain for rifles to equip her army. Read more
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The Siege of Shipka Pass
By Victor KamenirIn the summer of 1875, the Christian Slavic populations of Bosnia and Herzegovina rose up in rebellion against their Muslim Ottoman Turkish rulers in response to high taxes and depredations by the local Turkish administration. Read more
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The Malayan Emergency: How to Fight a Counterinsurgency War
By David Fontaine MitchellFollowing World War II, the British returned to a much different Malaya than they had departed three years earlier. Read more
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Withdrawal from Guadalcanal: Abandoning the Island of Death
By David Alan JohnsonThe first Japanese general officer to suggest abandoning Guadalcanal to the Americans was probably Maj. Gen. Kenryo Sato, the War Ministry’s chief of its Military Affairs Bureau. Read more
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Romania’s Disaster at Stalingrad
By Tom W. Murrey, Jr.World War II involved some of the most complex alliance systems in the history of warfare. Read more
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Underwater Training for Operation Overlord
By Kevin M HymelBritish frogmen were the first ground fighters to engage the enemy on D-Day—and they did it without weapons. Read more
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Remembering the Winter War
By Christopher Miskimon“You can run, but you will only die tired!” Lt. Col. Aaro Pajari gave his battalion this dire warning on December 8, 1939, as the invasion of his homeland raged. Read more
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The Real “Great Escape”
By Jeffrey A. DenmanIn early 1942, the air war over Germany was taking its toll on the Royal Air Force. Read more
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Bedford’s Valiant Boys
By Don HainesWhen twin brothers Roy and Ray Stevens of Bedford, Virginia, joined Company A, First Battalion, 116th Infantry of the 29th Infantry Division in 1938, they could not know that their decision would completely destroy their dream of one day owning a farm together. Read more
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South Koreans in Vietnam: A Force to Be Reckoned With
By William StroockOn the night of February 13, 1967, the 11th Company of the 2nd South Korean Marine Brigade was occupying a position near the village of Trah Bin Dong in Quang Ngai province, South Vietnam. Read more
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Defending the USS Lexington: Action Off Bougainville
By Allyn VannoyBefore there was an air-sea battle at Midway or in the Coral Sea, American aircraft carriers were launching operations against Japanese bases in the South Pacific, with the Japanese fighting to defend their gains. Read more
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Behind the Scenes on Hacksaw Ridge: An Interview With Producer Terry Benedict
By Nicholas VarangisWarfare History Network sat down with Terry Benedict, one of the Producers of the new Mel Gibson film Hacksaw Ridge to ask some questions about the film and its subject, Desmond Doss. Read more
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USS Midway: Floating Museum in San Diego Harbor
By Christopher MiskimonA boat trip through San Diego harbor provides visitors with tangible proof of America’s military might. San Diego is one of the U.S. Read more
