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How Juan Pujol Garcia (a.k.a. “Garbo”) Made The D-Day Invasion Happen
By Peter KrossIn the predawn hours of June 6, 1944, the largest armada ever sent into war assaulted the coast of France at Normandy. Read more
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The Viking Longship
By John SpindlerIn the first week of October 844, Emir Abd ar-Rahman II of Cordoba learned disturbing news: Vikings had captured Seville. Read more
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Task Force Raff’s Race Against Time
By Patrick J. ChaissonColonel Ed Raff kept glancing at his wristwatch while trying to control the growing sense of dread inside him. Read more
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Savage Action at Newbury
By Robert L. Durham
Prince Rupert eyed the Parliamentarian position atop the low ridge south of the village of Newbury on the morning of September 20, 1643, with deep concern. Read more
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Collecting Vintage Grenades
By Peter SuciuEven now, six decades after the end of World War II, the words “potato masher” just as easily conjure images of the legendary German hand grenade as they do kitchen utensils. Read more
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A Marine Scout’s War Journey
By Matt BroggieSergeant Larry Kirby will always remember the fighting on the morning of March 12, 1945, as his unit, Easy Company, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, attempted to move against Hill 362C under the cover of darkness in northeastern Iwo Jima. Read more
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Disaster at Nicopolis
By William E. WelshThick black smoke rose skyward from burning villages on the southern frontier of the Hungarian Kingdom in the spring of 1395. Read more
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WWII Polish Cavalryman: Lance-Wielding Anachronism?
By Alex ZakrzewskiIn the late afternoon of September 1, 1939, the 18th Uhlan Regiment of the Pomorska Cavalry Brigade was holding its position along Poland’s heavily forested northwest frontier when orders arrived to attack the flank of the advancing German 20th Motorized Infantry Division. Read more
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Covered in Glory at Leuthen
By Joshua ShepherdIn the early afternoon of December 5, 1757, the men of Prussia’s 26th Infantry Regiment were drawn up in assault formation just south of the Silesian village of Leuthen. Read more
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Flak Gunner for the Luftwaffe
Interview by Allyn R. VannoyAn estimated 1.2 million people were employed by the German ground-based air-defense system by the end of the war in Europe. Read more
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A Bloody Sport Indeed
By Carole ButcherOne of the most enduring images of the Middle Ages is the tournament, with its knights in shining armor, heraldic devices on shields, fair damsels watching from the stands, and brightly colored banners flying in the breeze. Read more
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The Death of the USS Wasp
By Mason B. Webb
After the debacle at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States realized that it had its hands full. Read more
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Sweden’s Desperate Stand at Lesnaya
By Eric NiderostColonel Axel Gyllenkrok had had a lot on his mind in recent weeks. It was the autumn of 1708, and as the Swedish Army’s general quartermaster he was not only responsible for supplying its needs on campaign, but he also functioned as an operational manager. Read more
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Teutonic Fury
By Ludwig Heinrich DyckAs part of tribal obligations to appease Rome, Segimer, the powerful Cherusci chief, surrendered his sons Arminius and Flavus to the Roman emperor Augustus. Read more
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The Workhorse Lancaster
By Nigel PricePowerful, brisling with firepower and able to carry an amazingly large bombload, the majestic Avro Lancaster, along with the iconic Supermarine Spitfire, has come to symbolize the might of the Royal Air Force in World War II. Read more
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Pollepel Island: Private Fortress on the Hudson
By Dorraine FisherIn central New York, 50 miles north of New York City on the Hudson River, is a small spit of land known as Bannerman Island. Read more
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The U.S. Third Army and XIX TAC: Partners for Victory
By Sam McGowanIn the summer of 1944, the Third United States Army under Lt. Gen. George S. Patton made a spectacular dash across France, a daring advance that ranks high on the list of great military endeavors. Read more
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Chris Kyle’s Precision Rifles
By Christopher MiskimonFrom the sniper’s perch, the city of Fallujah, Iraq, on November 7, 2004, looked dusty and brown. Most of the buildings were squat, two-story affairs, with the occasional minaret or domed mosque sitting above them. Read more
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The Strange Odyssey of USS Stewart
By Glenn BarnettThe Spanish-American War saw the development of the torpedo as we know it today. It was not the static mine of the Civil War but a propeller driven, waterborne explosive device. Read more
