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Wehrmacht Pioneer Mathias Hansen Laid to Rest 70 Years After Operation Barbarossa
By Wilhelm R. Gehlen & Don A. GregoryLetters home provide us with a glimpse into the daily lives of soldiers during the best and worst times. Read more
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Does Germany Owe Greece War Reparations?
by James Hart
This week, Greece’s new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras brought the issue of war reparations back into the political foreground during his first speech to parliament. Read more
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Emperor Julian “The Apostate”
By Kaveh Farrokh“[W]hen Emperor Julian had received the wound [in Persia], he filled his hand with blood, flung it into the air and cried, Thou hast won, O Galilean,” wrote Theodoret of Cyrus. Read more
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What Makes the Battle of Chancellorsville Both Glorious and Tragic
by William E. WelshGray waves of infantry emerging from the dark woods on both sides of the Orange Turnpike stampeded startled Yankees on the Federal right flank on May 2, 1863. Read more
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The Worst Leaders in History: Igor I of Kiev
by Brad ReynoldsAs the Slavic people began to form what would eventually become the Russian Empire, there were inevitable missteps along the way. Read more
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Game Features: World of Tanks Iron Brotherhood Update
by Joseph LusterThe latest update for World of Tanks recently arrived, deploying a line of Red Army heavy tanks across Xbox 360 consoles. Read more
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WW2 Leaders: Field Marshal Archibald Wavell
by Christopher MiskimonIn late 1940, fortune seemed entirely against the United Kingdom. France had fallen, Italian troops threatened imperial holdings, and Britain’s few allies were still gravely threatened. Read more
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WW2 Leaders: Carl von Mannerheim, Finland’s “Founding Father”
by Christopher MiskimonCarl von Mannerheim has often been called Finland’s Founding Father, and for good reason. For much Finland’s history, it was not really a nation at all—just a province of a larger country. Read more
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The Worst Leaders in History: General William H. Winder
by Brad ReynoldsDuring the War of 1812, General Winder would mount the last defense of Washington D.C. before it was ransacked by British forces in 1814. Read more
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American Writers Who Avoided the Civil War
by Roy Morris, Jr.When Mark Twain “lit out for the territory” in July 1861 from his erstwhile role as the world’s worst Confederate ranger, he joined a small but distinguished list of future American literary greats who similarly decided, as had Twain, that they were “not rightly equipped for this awful business.” Read more
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The Heeresgeschichtliches
By Peter SuciuWhile Austria’s Hapsburg Dynasty fell at the end of World War I, its legacy can still be seen throughout Vienna in its numerous palaces and museums. Read more
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Game Features: Men at War: Assault Squad 2
by James HartThere’s no shortage of real-time strategy (RTS) games using World War II as their backdrop, and Digitalmindsoft’s Men of War: Assault Squad 2 is everything you’d expect: skirmish-oriented combat that offers a satisfying multiplayer experience. Read more
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A Letter from a Bastogne Foxhole
With 2014 being the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, I wanted to share something from a close family friend our son’s age. Read more
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The Worst Leaders in History: ‘Pecos Bill’ (William Rufus Shafter)
By Brad ReynoldsThough William Rufus Shafter (a.k.a. “Pecos Bill”) had been awarded the Medal of Honor during the Civil War, he was known for crippling the careers of officers he did not like as he rose through the ranks. Read more
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The Rise and Fall of the German U-Boat
By William F. Floyd, Jr.On the evening of October 13, 1939, the German submarine surfaced off the Orkney Islands in the North Sea. Read more
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What You’ll Find at Richmond National Battlefield Park
by William E. WelshDawn on July 1, 1862, ushered in a hot summer day. After having assumed the offensive five days earlier, General Robert E. Read more
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Game Features: Dogfight 1942
by Joseph LusterWorld War II aerial combat games are surprisingly not that few and far between, at least relative to what one would expect from such a niche genre. Read more
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Important Women in World War 2: Virginia Hall
By Michael D. HullSlender, five feet, seven inches tall, and with a warm smile that belied toughness and leadership ability, Virginia “Dindy” Hall of Baltimore had a wooden leg and a price on her head. Read more
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A Pictorial History of Camouflage
Inspired by the principles of camouflage in nature, creativity in the military art of disguise was spurred in World War I by threats of aerial reconnaissance and long-range enemy fire. Read more
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Senseless Slaughter at The Battle of Fredericksburg
By William E. WelshUnion Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside was prone to dithering. The vanguard of his 120,000-strong Union Army had arrived in Falmouth on the north bank of the Rappahannock River opposite Fredericksburg on November 14, 1862. Read more
