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Big Hole National Battlefield Has Great Hikes, Stunning Views
by William E. WelshThe dismounted cavalrymen began moving quietly through the swamp before daybreak. In some places they sank in the water to their knees. Read more
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The Battle of Leipzig, 1813: Napoleon Bonaparte’s ‘Battle of Nations’
by Michael HaskewFollowing the disastrous retreat of his Grand Armée from Russia in the winter of 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte, still a renowned military commander and the Emperor of France, recruited a new army and prepared to defend France against the coalition forces of Russia, Prussia, Sweden and Austria. Read more
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The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
By Michael HaskewBorn on the island of Corsica to parents of minor nobility on August 15, 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte, the future Emperor of France and one of the leading military strategists and tacticians in history, graduated from the French military academy, the prestigious École Militaire, in September 1785, ranking 42nd in a class of 58. Read more
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Anders’ Army: Wladyslaw Anders & the Polish II Corps
By John E. SpindlerOn April 21 1945, the Polish 2nd Corps captured the Italian city of Bologna and from the city’s highest tower flew the flag of Poland. Read more
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What To See at Battlefield O’ahu & the USS Arizona Memorial
by William E. WelshThe Japanese torpedo bombers came in dangerously low to launch their torpedoes at the battleships on the east side of Ford Island at 8 AM on the morning of December 7, 1941. Read more
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The Mystery Behind Custer’s Last Stand & The Battle of Little Bighorn
By William E. WelshA single cavalryman burst from the copse in mid-afternoon on June 25, 1876, riding hell-bent for the swift flowing river. Read more
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Game Features: Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
By Joseph LusterThe twisted World War II-themed Wolfenstein 3D came screaming back to life last year when developer MachineGames teamed up with Bethesda Softworks to release Wolfenstein: The New Order. Read more
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Famous Navy Ships: The USS Maddox
by Brad ReynoldsThe United States Navy commissioned the USS Maddox toward the end of World War II as a fast carrier escort for action in the Philippines and South China Sea. Read more
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John Chivington: From Glorieta Pass to the Sand Creek Massacre
by Roy Morris Jr.Major John M. Chivington, Colorado’s “fighting parson,” played a large role in the Union victory at Glorieta Pass, New Mexico, in 1862. Read more
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How “The Few” Saved Britain
By Mark SimmonsThe legend of 1940, “their finest hour,” has become almost considered fact in Britain. Many felt, as they saw it at the time, the Germans merely had to turn up on her shores for Britain’s defeat. Read more
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Remembering the End of the War in Europe
In May 1945—70 years ago—the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) sent out a terse, unemotional, 15-word communiqué: “The mission of this Allied force was fulfilled at 0241 local time, May 7, 1945.” Read more
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May 2015 Military Games
By Joseph LusterThis War of Mine is unlike any war game I’ve ever played. Part strategy game, part The Sims, 11 bit studios’ bleak wartime experience is something that’s tough to play but important. Read more
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Collision of Empires
By Christopher MiskimonWorld War I was only days old when German General of the Infantry Hermann von François went forward to view his soldiers engaged in combat south of Stalluponen in East Prussia. Read more
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Famous Navy Ships: The USS Phoenix & ARA General Belgrano
By Brad ReynoldsThe USS Phoenix fought under two flags during her 44-year career. She gained initial prominence as a United States ship during World War II and concluded her career as an Argentinian combat casualty in the Falklands War of 1982. Read more
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Game Reviews: Updates to World of Tanks & Sniper Elite III
by Joseph Luster
Sniper Elite III: Ultimate Edition‘s new DLC Available for PS4, Xbox OneIf you’ve been holding out on getting Rebellion Development’s Sniper Elite III on consoles, there’s now an even better way to get into the x-ray-blasting action. Read more
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WWII Espionage: Eric Arthur Roberts, Britain’s Quiet Hero
By Michael E. HaskewMany times in war otherwise obscure individuals are called upon to take extreme risks in service to their country, and more often than any casual observer may ever know, the heroic deeds of these individuals remain in the shadows, forgotten footnotes or even totally lost due to the passage of time and the continuing sweep of history. Read more
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Military Book Reviews: March 2015
by Chris Miskimon Collision of Empires: The War on the Eastern Front in 1914World War I was only days old when German General of the Infantry Hermann von François went forward to view his soldiers engaged in combat south of Stalluponen in East Prussia. Read more
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The Nightmare Mission Into Laos: Operation Lam Son 719
By William E. WelshThe South Vietnamese raid into the Laotian panhandle in February 1971 only confirmed what everyone already knew. Read more
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An American Legend: The 1903 Springfield Rifle
By Arnold BlumbergIn 1896, the .30-40 “Model 1896 Krag Rifle” became the standard United States Army’s first bolt-action, magazine, smokeless-powder service rifle. Read more
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Game Reviews: Sniper Elite’s Zombie Army Trilogy
by Joseph LusterOxford-based developer Rebellion Games—whose credits range from 1994’s Alien vs. Predator to 2012’s NeverDead and beyond—is giving shooter fans another chance to take in the Sniper Elite stand-alone Nazi Zombie Army games in the handy Zombie Army Trilogy collection. Read more
