Military Heritage

April 2001

Volume 2, No. 5

COVER: “The Retreat Through the Jerseys,” by Howard Pyle (1898). Reproduced courtesy of the Delaware Art Museum.

April 2001

Military Heritage

Saint Sever Tank Duel: M4 Sherman vs. Mark V German Panther

By George J. Winter, Sr.

The Normandy landings, the fighting at St. Lô and Caen, Operations Goodwood and Cobra, and the subsequent Argentan-Falaise Pocket have always drawn major attention from historians, with respect to the early struggle for supremacy in France. Read more

April 2001

Military Heritage

The Irish Rifles At the Battle of Chancellorsville

By Kevin M. O’Beirne

The city of New York provided more regiments than did many states during the Civil War, and the deeds of several of its regiments, such as the 9th New York “Hawkins’s Zouaves,” 39th New York “Garibaldi Guard,” and 42nd New York “Tammany Regiment” are well known. Read more

April 2001

Military Heritage, Editorial

A War Worth Remembering.

In 480-479 bc, the combined city-states of Greece repelled a gigantic invasion by the massive Persian Empire, bent on bringing the Greeks to heel. Read more

April 2001

Military Heritage, Communique

Red Buttons Errata

Dear Editor,

Love your magazine and never miss an issue, especially articles about paratrooper exploits. I must, however, correct a Communique (letter) in your February 2001 issue where a C.F. Read more

French General Jean Rapp races towards a calm and self-assured Emperor Napoleon with a captured enemy standard during the height of the Battle of Austerlitz.

April 2001

Military Heritage, Soldiers

Courageous Count Jean Rapp & The Napoleonic Wars

by Blaine Taylor

Had he—and not Emmanuel, the Marquis of Grouchy—been named a Marshal of France on April 1, 1815, General Count Jean Rapp might have helped the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte win the Battle of Waterloo. Read more

Turkish troops dug into their trenches and awaiting attack near Gaza.

April 2001

Military Heritage, Intelligence

The Haversack Ruse In Gaza Impressed Even Lawrence Of Arabia

By Harold E. Raugh, Jr.

Since the days of the Trojan Horse, military deception and ruse have been effective instruments when used by an innovative commander to deceive and defeat an enemy, minimizing friendly casualties and expenditure of valuable resources in the process. Read more

Two mother ships—the control aircraft—flank the drone after the pilot has bailed out. Note the bright wings of the drone, which were painted yellow to make the craft more visible to the mother ship.

April 2001

Military Heritage, Weapons

Operation Aphrodite: Drones versus V2 Rockets

by William Scheck

In 1944, air traffic over southern Britain was almost at the New York City rush- hour level. On any given early morning, heavily laden B-17s and B-24s would be circling, laboriously assembling into formation for runs to targets in France and Germany. Read more

April 2001

Military Heritage, Militaria

Bayonets

By Robert Whiter

Recent years have seen a growing interest in the collecting of bayonets. What was once disdainfully described as the mighty sword’s poor relation now has its own niche in the family of edged weapons. Read more

April 2001

Military Heritage, Simulation Gaming

The ground battles of World War II

By Eric T. Baker

Close Combat: Invasion Normandy is the fifth of SSI’s award-winning Close Combat games. Setup is done in a turn-based mode as the players put their forces in place. Read more