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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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How Hannibal Hammered the Roman Army
By Keith MiltonGisgo, a commander in the Carthaginian army, sat on his horse nervously as he waited with other members of the staff for their general, the now-famous Hannibal, to complete his final inspection. Read more
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The French Maginot Line: Its Full History and Legacy after WWII
By Flint WhitlockLike a disjointed, moss-covered, concrete serpent, the French Maginot Line snakes some 800 miles, from the Mediterranean border with Italy northward, until it disappears near the North Sea. Read more
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Air Force Profiles: Pilot Phil Cochran
By Gerald AstorSuperficially, Phil Cochran personified the WWII fighter pilot, a combat daredevil, nonchalant about the niceties of rank and zealous in pursuit of what he called “chicks.” Read more
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The War of 1812: Slugfest at the Battle of Lundy’s Lane
by Mike PhiferIn the cover of darkness and fog, American troops quietly made their way down to the edge of the Niagara River. Read more
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Military Intelligence in the Roman Republic
By Douglas SterlingMuch of Julius Caesar’s military successes in the late Roman Republic stemmed not only from his ability as a leader of men and from tactical prowess on the battlefield, but also from his understanding of the importance of military intelligence. Read more
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Bloody Betio: The Assault on Tarawa
By Al HemingwayPfc. Clayton Jay of Lamesa, Texas, was watching the sunrise from the attack transport Zeilin in the early morning hours of November 19, 1943. Read more
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The USS England’s Hedgehog Weapons System
By A.B. FeuerIn the Spring of 1944, Japanese Admiral Soemu Toyoda assembled a large fleet of warships at Tawi-Tawi in the southern Philippine Islands. Read more
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Simon Schuster’s ‘The Showman’
By Christopher MiskimonThe distant thundering of Russian missiles and bombs awoke Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine, at 4:30 a.m. Read more
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Terrence Loveridge’s ‘ The Road Past Monchy’
By Christopher MiskimonThe village of Monchy-le-Preux sits on a low hill east of Arras. During World War I, this otherwise minor local became a focal point for the hellish fighting of that conflict. Read more
