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The Venerable General Matthew B. Ridgway
by R. Manning AncellSiren wailing, the jeep propelling Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker headed north from Walker’s tactical command post in Seoul. Read more
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Better Or Best: The B-17 Vs. The B-24
By Sam McGowanOne of the most frequently discussed arguments to come out of World War II is which was the “better” bomber, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress or the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. Read more
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Colonel Bonner Fellers
By Harold E. Raugh, Jr.German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, renowned as “the Desert Fox,” was a master of mobility and maneuver warfare during the see-saw North African campaign of World War II. Read more
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Mark Stille’s ‘Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle’
By Christopher MiskimonJapan’s striking force sailed for Midway on May 27, 1942, a day later than planned, after some late preparations were complete. Read more
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Flint Whitlock’s ‘To the Last Cartridge, Book II’
By Christopher MiskimonThere are no large cities and few sizable towns in Normandy between Cherbourg and Caen. One of those towns is Sainte-Mère Église, a crossroads valuable for the invading Allied forces in June 1944. Read more
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Robert Kershaw’s ‘The Hill’
By Christopher MiskimonCaptain Stanton Johnson’s company of New Zealand infantry slowly recovered from a bombing raid by the German Luftwaffe. Read more
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Harry Yeide’s ‘Betting Against America’
By Christopher MiskimonThe United States played an important role at the end of World War I. Even during the 1930s, gripped by economic depression, America had enormous actual and potential industrial capacity. Read more
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John T. Kuehn’s ‘Strategy in Crisis’
By Christopher MiskimonThe Pacific War of 1941-1945 really stems from the Sino-Japanese conflicts of the 1930s. It most likely would not have happened had Japan not been embroiled in a war in China, which began with sporadic skirmishing and “incidents” in the early 1930s. Read more
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Gregory Fontenot’s ‘No Sacrifice Too Great’
By Christopher MiskimonThe U.S. 1st Infantry Division, nicknamed “Big Red One” for its distinctive shoulder patch, fought during the entirety of U.S. Read more
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Samuel de Korte’s ‘Tuskegee Airmen’
By Christopher Miskimon
The 332nd Fighter Group was the only segregated American fighter group to see combat service during World War II. Read more
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Jaap Jan Brouwer’s ‘The German Way of War on the Eastern Front’
By Christopher MiskimonThe Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union that began on June 22, 1941, involved three million German troops and their allies, against nearly five million Soviet soldiers. Read more
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The Battle of Cunaxa and the March of the 10,000
By Eric NiderostAround 10 am on the morning of September 3, 401 bc Cyrus the Younger’s army was approaching the Babylonian village of Cunaxa, a tiny settlement not far from the Euphrates River. Read more
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Before the Battle of the Bulge: Forming the 551st “GOYAs”
By Donald Roberts IIBy summer’s end 1944 Adolf Hitler, along with much of his staff, began to realize that Germany was in serious danger of losing the war. Read more
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The Russian T-34 Tank
By Carl ParaEarly in World War II, German panzer forces trampled all foes. Confidence suffused the Germans, and their tank designs stagnated. Read more
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337 Days at Baler
By Miguel HernándezSieges are forever imprinted on the collective psyche of the respective combatant armies and nations. The encirclement and storming of a fortress or other well-defended place tends to be among the most storied accounts of any war. Read more
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The Frigate Sailing Ship: Pride of The British Royal Navy
By John D. GreshamLooking back on the age of fighting sail, a common image is that of battles between huge ships of the line, led by such famous admirals as Nelson and Collingwood. Read more
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American Baptism of Fire at Kasserine Pass
By Roy Morris, Jr.The North African sky was clear and cold on the evening of February 13, 1943, as American General Dwight D. Read more
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Soviet Military Intelligence: Richard Sorge
By Pat McTaggartThe Siberians are coming!” It was a cry that spread terror through the ranks of the German Wehrmacht in the winter of 1941. Read more
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Elphinstone’s 1842 Kabul Retreat During the First Anglo-Afghan War
By Robert HeegeIn the second week of January 1842, a British lookout standing watch on the ramparts of the old walled city of Jalalabad was suddenly confronted with an alarming sight. Read more
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Civil War Spies: James D. Bulloch
By Jim HavilandAlthough Confederate commander James D. Bulloch had a well-rounded naval background, he also proved skillful as a secret agent. Read more
