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Vinegar Joe and the Burma Road
By William StroockWhen the United States entered World War II in December 1941, Joseph Stilwell was already a highly regarded officer. Read more
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Canadian Capture of Vimy Ridge
By Jerome BaldwinBy the fall of 1916, Canadian soldiers fighting in the trenches on the Western Front had already distinguished themselves in battle. Read more
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From the Boroughs to the Trenches
By Gregory PedutoA hushed awe fell over the Army medical inspectors at New York’s National Guard Armory when William Delaney’s clothing hit the white tiled floor. Read more
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The Deadly Defector from the USSR
By Todd Avery Raffensperger“I’ve come to you from Moscow. The Central Committee of the Communist Party has ordered your liquidation.” Read more
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Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address & Pericles’ Funeral Oration
by Brooke C. StoddardAt a time long ago, and in a place far away, a man stood up before his countrymen to console them if he could for the loss of their sons in battle for a righteous cause. Read more
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British Raid up the Potomac
By Gustav PersonIn the summer of 1814, the residents of the District of Columbia and surrounding counties in Maryland and Virginia had considerable cause for concern. Read more
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September Military Games
By Joseph LusterAt first glance—especially for those who aren’t too familiar with Japanese games—it might be hard to imagine Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles as a hardcore wartime strategy game. Read more
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Clash of the Tyrants
By Louis CiotolaIn the early 15th century, the strongest military powers in the world resided in Asia. Arguably, no two were more powerful than the Ottoman Empire of Bayezid I and the Tartar Empire of Tamerlane (Timur the Lame). Read more
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Saladin Handled Conquered Enemies with a Merciful Touch
By Christopher MiskimonOn October 2, 1187, the population of Jerusalem agreed to terms for the surrender of the city to Saladin and his army. Read more
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Island-Hopping at Tarawa
By John WalkerRear Admiral Keiji Shibasaki, commander of the elite Japanese garrison entrenched on tiny Betio Island in the central Pacific Ocean, boasted in mid-1943 that his heavily fortified island redoubt could hold out “against a million Americans for a thousand years.” Read more
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Army’s Laser Weapon Operated by XBOX Controller
The Army’s High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) is the most recent military project to grace the White Sands Missile Range at Elgin Air Force Base. Read more
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The Boxer Rebellion’s Unlikely Alliance of Eight Flags
by David A. NorrisCaptain John T. Myers’ detachment of U.S. Marines was far from home on July 3, 1900, in the thick of the Boxer Rebellion. Read more
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Recently released documents remind the world of Adolf Eichman’s denial of wrongdoing.
When an Israeli tribunal found Adolf Eichmann, the right hand of Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich, guilty of crimes against humanity, war crimes, crimes against Poles, Gypsies, and Slovenes, and membership in the Nazi Gestapo, SS, and SD—all three deemed criminal organizations by the Free World—he remained obstinate. Read more
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The Last Days of World War II
By Christopher MiskimonGriefswald, a small German city on the Baltic Coast, lay directly in the path of Soviet tanks on April 30, 1945. Read more
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Game Reviews: World of Warships
by Joseph LusterAs you might expect, Warships takes the formula that made outings like World of Tanks and World of Warplanes lasting successes and expands upon them, this time with gameplay based on the principles of a real fleet. Read more
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King Harold and the Battle of Hastings
by Frederick GrantOn December 25, 1065, King Edward the Confessor presided over a spectacular Christmas banquet at his palace on Thorney Island in the Thames River, just two miles upstream from London. Read more
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“Aim Low, Men, and at Every Shot Let a Traitor Fall”
While there is no discounting a solid analysis of the strategy and tactics behind a great battle or battles, such as the climactic twin battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic on June 8-9, 1862, from Maj. Read more
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Civilization Under Siege
As you may know, we produce this magazine several months in advance of its publication date, so this editorial will be “old news” by the time you read it. Read more
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Game Features: When Killing Adolf Hitler is the Ultimate Endgame
by Joseph LusterWith decades of entertainment based on World War II behind us, and decades more down the road, there’s bound to be some (okay, quite a bit) that strays farther than “loosely” based on history, and right into the realm of fantasy. Read more
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Civil War Generals: William Rosecrans
By Roy MorrisEven more than most people, Union general William Rosecrans was often his own worst enemy. Hot-tempered, emotional, and frequently given to speaking—or shouting—before he thought, the Ohio-born commander of the Army of the Cumberland made enemies easily, even if he usually forgot in an instant what had made him angry in the first place. Read more
