Volume 8, No. 4
General Matthew Ridgway assumed command of the U.S. 8th Army in Korea in 1950. Later, in 1951, he replaced MacArthur as commander of the United Nations forces in Korea. Photo © Bettmann/CORBIS.
February 2007
Military Heritage
When the Treaty of Amiens was signed on April 1, 1802, bringing peace between France and Great Britain after nearly a decade of war, there was wild rejoicing in England. Read more
February 2007
Military Heritage, Soldiers
For more than 45 years, Joseph Mansfield prepared himself for the ultimate test of a soldier—high command in time of war. Read more
February 2007
Military Heritage
Arminius, war leader of the Cherusci, a powerful German tribe on the east bank of the Rhine, was livid. Read more
February 2007
Military Heritage
In the English-speaking world, most students of military history would be hard-pressed to identify the time, place, or antagonists of the Canakkale Campaign. Read more
February 2007
Military Heritage
Men have been reporting their wars almost as long as they have fighting them. The first prehistoric cave drawings depicted hunters bringing down wild animals, and spoken accounts of battles, large and small, formed the starting point for the oral tradition of history. Read more
February 2007
Military Heritage
Peering intently through a telescope, General Lemuel C. Shepherd, the commandant of the Marine Corps, scanned the shell-pocked Korean terrain in front of his position. Read more
February 2007
Military Heritage, Editorial
Fellow poet William Butler Yeats once called Rupert Brooke “the handsomest man in England,” and few people who ever met Brooke—male or female—would have disagreed. Read more
February 2007
Military Heritage, Weapons
The Volkswagen, or “People’s Car,” that so many millions have known for more than half a century had its genesis in Nazi Germany. Read more
February 2007
Military Heritage, Intelligence
When Texas entered the Union in 1845, after nine uneasy years as an independent republic, the mutual grievances between Mexico and the United States threatened to erupt into open hostilities. Read more
February 2007
Military Heritage, Militaria
World War II saw great advancements in firearms technology. Many nations that entered the conflict with bolt-action rifles ended the war with a variety of complex submachine guns and assault rifles. Read more
February 2007
Military Heritage, Books
Just before 7:30 on the morning of July 1, 1916, an ear-shattering explosion shook the earth near the village of Beaumont-Hamel in France. Read more
February 2007
Military Heritage, Simulation Gaming
One of the new classics in war-themed board games is Wallenstein by German designer Dirk Henn from Queen Games. Read more
