July 2019
Military Heritage
Battle of Sibuyan Sea
By John WukovitsIn warfare, desperate times call for desperate measures, and in the fall of 1944 the empire of Japan found itself in precisely that predicament. Read more
Military Heritage
July 2019
Volume 21, No. 1
Cover: A soldier from the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters.
Painting by Don Troiani/Private Collection/Bridgeman Images
July 2019
Military Heritage
Sharp Clash at North Anna
By David A. NorrisDripping wet Union soldiers stepped out of the North Anna River’s Jericho Ford on May 22, 1864, setting foot in Hanover County, Virginia. Read more
July 2019
Military Heritage
Slaughter at the Battle of Cannae
By Christopher MiskimonLong ranks of Carthaginian infantry stood on a dusty plain a few miles east of the ruined town of Cannae on August 2, 216 bc. Read more
July 2019
Military Heritage
Bloody Stand at the Battle of Albuera
By Simon ReesAmid gun smoke and squalls of rain, the men of 1st Battalion, 3rd Foot, known as the Buffs, were firing their weapons and listening for further orders. Read more
July 2019
Military Heritage
Skanderberg: Christian Hero of Albania
By Ludwig Heinrich DyckOn December 12, 1466, a small group of horsemen led by an old man with a long white beard rode up to the gates of Rome. Read more
July 2019
Military Heritage, Editorial
Lost Opportunity Along the North Anna River
The dirt roads leading from Spotsylvania toward the North Anna River 20 miles to the south were choked with blue-uniformed Union troops and gray-clad Confederate troops on May 21, 1864. Read more
July 2019
Military Heritage, Weapons
The Elefant Tank Destroyer
By John E. SpindlerIt is dusk on July 17, 1943. The Red Army has not only withstood Hitler’s Operation Citadel to eliminate the Kursk salient, but it has launched its own offensive. Read more
July 2019
Military Heritage, Soldiers
Soldiers: Quanah Parker
By Mike PhiferSpread out and turn the horses north to the river,” Quanah Parker shouted to his fellow warriors. It was the late 1860s and Parker was part of a war party that had swooped down on isolated ranches and farms near Gainesville, Texas. Read more
July 2019
Military Heritage, Intelligence
Duke Philip III of Burgundy’s Near East Espionage
By William E. WelshDuke Philip III “The Good” of Burgundy took responsibility in the early 15th century for overseeing intelligence missions to the Near East to assess the strength of the Ottoman Empire relative to the relief of the beleaguered Byzantines, as well as the possible recovery of Jerusalem. Read more
July 2019
Military Heritage, Books
The U.S. Navy relied heavily on its versatile destroyers in two world wars to fulfill a variety of missions.
By Christopher MiskimonOn November 1, 1943, a gunfight unfolded on the high seas. It began with a more conventional naval battle, a depth-charge attack by an American destroyer on a German U-boat. Read more
July 2019
Military Heritage, Games
Choose Between Diplomacy and War in the Year 2027, and Take to the Battlefield in the Latest Crack at the Battle Royale Genre.
By Joseph Luster Europe Empire 2027At this point, the year 2027 still sounds vaguely futuristic, even though it’s right around the corner. Read more
