February 2006
Military Heritage
King Billy at the Boyne River
By Eric NiderostOn March 12, 1689, James II, recently deposed king of England, landed in Ireland in a last-ditch attempt to regain his throne. Read more
Military Heritage
February 2006
Volume 7, No. 4
Cover: U.S. Marines are pinned down in a firefight with the NVA in 1967.
February 2006
Military Heritage
Con Thien: Hell on the Hill of Angels
By Al HemingwayLieutenant General Lewis Walt was not a happy man. The burly III Marine Amphibious Force commander had just been ordered by Commanding General William C. Read more
February 2006
Military Heritage
Inkerman: The Soldiers’ Battle
By Victor KamenirWhen armed hostilities flared up between the Russian and Ottoman Empires in 1853 over control of holy places in Turkish-ruled Jerusalem, Great Britain was quick to throw its weight behind the Ottomans. Read more
February 2006
Military Heritage
Blood in the Sand: Shiite Assassins
By Mark S. LongoTheir name has been synonymous with murder for almost a thousand years, but few people know the full truth about the enigmatic organization known as the Assassins. Read more
February 2006
Military Heritage
Rising Sun and Russian Bear
By Michael E. Haskew
For three centuries, feudal Japan remained comfortably isolated from the rest of the world. By order of the Tokugawa Shogunate, foreigners landing on Japanese shores risked immediate execution. Read more
February 2006
Military Heritage, Editorial
Leo Tolstoy & The Siege of Sevastopol
by Roy Morris Jr.Of the thousands of Russian soldiers and civilians pinned down by Allied forces during the 11-month-long siege of Sevastopol, one in particular chafed at the monotonous, mind-numbing routine. Read more
February 2006
Military Heritage, Communique
Charlemagne
Dear Editors:
I am writing to point out a small flaw in the June 2005 issue. I was highly impressed by Ludwig Heinrich Dyck’s “Charlemagne: Warlord of the Franks.” Read more
February 2006
Military Heritage, Soldiers
Famous Marines: Smedley Butler
By Edward L. BimbergThe annals of the United States Marine Corps are filled with the names of mavericks known not only for their fighting skills, but for their offbeat personalities as well. Read more
February 2006
Military Heritage, Weapons
Civil War Fieldworks
By Kevin O’BeirneEver since Julius Caesar’s legions conquered Gaul, opposing armies have built temporary fortifications, or fieldworks, during campaigns in the open countryside. Read more
February 2006
Military Heritage, Intelligence
The Korean War’s Counterfire Platoons
By Richard E. EckerIn March 1953, a battle-scarred United Nations outpost called “Old Baldy” was attacked by elements of the Chinese Army and captured from the Colombian soldiers occupying it. Read more
February 2006
Military Heritage, Militaria
The History of the U.S. Coast Guard
By Blaine TaylorOn August 4, 1790, at the urging of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, the United States Congress authorized the construction of 10 armed revenue cutters. Read more
February 2006
Military Heritage, Books
Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History
By Lt. Col. Harold E. Raugh, Jr., Ph.D., U.S. Army (Ret.)The United States has been called a country made by war. Read more
February 2006
Military Heritage, Games
Supreme Ruler 2010, Rome: Total War, and SOCOM 3
By Eric T. BakerBattlegoat Studio’s Supreme Ruler 2010 for the PC has the look of an old school, tabletop, map-and-counters-wargame, but it has the video game smarts that make it vastly more playable than a board game with this much detail would be. Read more
