Volume 13, No. 6
COVER: British soldiers fire a Vickers machine gun during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Canadian infantrymen arrived in France in 1915 armed with the Ross rifle, which proved to be unreliable and unpopular with the troops. Photo: Getty Images
April 2012
Military Heritage
In the summer of 1875, the Christian Slavic populations of Bosnia and Herzegovina rose up in rebellion against their Muslim Ottoman Turkish rulers in response to high taxes and depredations by the local Turkish administration. Read more
April 2012
Military Heritage
In the 1700s, the Spanish empire in the Caribbean was a lucrative trade monopoly directed from Madrid, with Cadiz designated as the official port for trade to and from Spain and its colonies. Read more
April 2012
Military Heritage
Inside the shabby tent that served as his command post on Peleliu, a despondent Maj. Gen. William Rupertus sat on his bunk, slumped over with his head in his hands. Read more
April 2012
Military Heritage
Peering through the thick underbrush west of Little Pumpkin Vine Creek, 30 miles northwest of Atlanta, on the afternoon of May 27, 1864, Ambrose Bierce had a bad feeling. Read more
April 2012
Military Heritage
The early years of Rome’s second war with Carthage were some of the darkest the Republic had ever known. Read more
April 2012
Military Heritage, Weapons
At the turn of the 20th century, Canada was dependent on Great Britain for rifles to equip her army. Read more
April 2012
Military Heritage, Soldiers
A caravan of traders bound for Santa Fe left Cantonment Leavenworth near the Missouri River on June 3, 1829, escorted by four companies of the 6th U.S. Read more
April 2012
Military Heritage, Editorial
The peripatetic Archibald Forbes had made his reputation as a war correspondent during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, when he bet rightly on the Prussians to win the war and attached himself accordingly to King Wilhelm I’s field headquarters. Read more
April 2012
Military Heritage, Intelligence
Following World War II, the British returned to a much different Malaya than they had departed three years earlier. Read more
April 2012
Military Heritage, Militaria
Modern military camouflage has gone high tech, with digicam or “digital camouflage” being the preferred pattern for soldiers in the field. Read more
April 2012
Military Heritage, Books
On the evening of December 13, 2003, near a farmhouse on the outskirts of Tikrit, Iraq, Colonel James B. Read more
April 2012
Military Heritage, Simulation Gaming
World and city-building strategy titles tend to skew toward a very distinct audience. After all, not everyone wants to be saddled with the overwhelming responsibility of developing and maintaining an entire civilization. Read more
