August 2012
Military Heritage
Turning Point In The Pacific
By Michael E. HaskewDespite more than a decade of triumphs in Asia and the Pacific, by the spring of 1942 the Japanese military establishment was in a somber mood. Read more
Military Heritage
August 2012
Volume 14, No. 2
COVER: U.S. Cavalry “On Patrol,” in this painting by Charles Schreyvogel. © Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
August 2012
Military Heritage
Napoleon’s Last Great Victory: The Battle of Dresden
By Eric NiderostMarshal Gouvion Saint-Cyr was in a tight spot, and he knew it. It was the morning of August 26, 1813, and Saint-Cyr and his French XIV Corps were defending Dresden, the capital of Saxony, from a large and menacing Allied army that outnumbered his own by at least four to one. Read more
August 2012
Military Heritage
Desperate Stand at Beecher Island
By David A. Norris“Indians! Indians!” The staple warning from countless cliché-ridden dime novels was all too real at dawn of a Colorado morning in 1868. Read more
August 2012
Military Heritage
The Battle of Lechfeld 955 AD
By William E. WelshWhen summer arrived in Bavaria in late June ad 955, thousands of unwelcome barbarians from the Carpathian basin were gathering on its eastern fringe, poised to invade the southern part of the East Frankish kingdom once again. Read more
August 2012
Military Heritage, Editorial
French meddling in Mexico almost led to a post-Civil War confrontation between France and the United States.
French immigrant Alfred Duffie may have fought for the Union during the Civil War, but the meddlesome presence of thousands of other French troops in Mexico almost led to a post-Civil War confrontation between the nation of his birth and the nation of his choice. Read more
August 2012
Military Heritage, Soldiers
Alfred Duffie: A ‘Napoleon’ in the Civil War
By Arnold BlumbergNapoleon Alexandre Duffie was born on May 1, 1833, in Paris, France. His father, Jean August Duffie, was a prosperous sugar refiner and mayor of the village of La Ferte-sous-Jouarre. Read more
August 2012
Military Heritage, Weapons
Savage Model 1907: Rival of the Colt M1911
By Steve LilleyIn the 1939 movie The Real Glory, elite U.S. Army officers arrive in the southern Philippines to mold the Filipinos into a military force to defend their villages against marauding Moro tribesmen. Read more
August 2012
Military Heritage, Intelligence
U.S. Marines on Nicaragua
By Al HemingwaySince the 19th century, Nicaragua has been of key strategic interest to the U.S. government. Revolution regularly rocked the Central American country. Read more
August 2012
Military Heritage, Militaria
The U.S. Army M1910 Pattern Combat Equipment Web Belt
By Peter SuciuThe American combat soldier today looks quite a bit different from his ancestor of 100 years ago. Besides the style of uniform, which now features a digital camouflage pattern to blend into desert surroundings, the fabrics today are far more breathable than the heavy wool that was worn when American soldiers went “Over There” in World War I. Read more
August 2012
Military Heritage, Books
Killing Bin Laden
By Al HemingwayIn the early morning hours of May 2, 2011, Stealth Hawk helicopters maneuvered their way through the inky blackness toward their target, a walled compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, to capture or kill the person who masterminded the September 11 attacks against the United States, Osama bin Laden, code-named Geronimo. Read more
August 2012
Military Heritage, Simulation Gaming
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Is a Fantastic Addition to the Series.
By Joseph LusterI’ve long had a back-and-forth relationship with the Ghost Recon franchise. On one hand, the presentation has always been top notch, and the tactical elements are perfect for those who want a more methodically paced shooter. Read more
