November 2016
Military Heritage
One Gallant Rush: Black Soldiers at Fort Wagner
By Eric NiderostThe sun had already set, but the western sky was still bright from its fiery departure not long before. Read more
Military Heritage
November 2016
Volume 18, No. 3
A 101st Airborne Division paratrooper boards a C-47 transport aircraft for the drop over Normandy on the night of June 5-6, 1944. Within a few days men of the 101st were in a fight with German Fallschirmjägers for the Frech town of Carentan.
November 2016
Military Heritage
The Last Banner Falls at the Siege of Acre
By William E. WelshThe Latin Crusaders manning the battlements were armed with spears, axes, and crossbows. They shared with each other a desire to fight and die for the Cross. Read more
November 2016
Military Heritage
The Devil Must Have Brought Them: The Battle of Oudenarde
By David A. NorrisLieutenant General Armand-Charles de Gontaut, Marquis de Biron, led a party of foragers ahead of the French Army. Read more
November 2016
Military Heritage
Paratrooper Brawl at Carentan
By William F. Floyd, Jr.The two exits from the American landing zones at Utah Beach were entrusted to the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Read more
November 2016
Military Heritage
Battle of Kadesh: Clash of the Chariot Armies
By Erich B. AndersonIn the cold, early morning of a day in late May 1274 bc, the Egyptian troops of the Re corps were abruptly awoken with shouts, kicks, or nudges. Read more
November 2016
Military Heritage, Editorial
Elite paratroop units clashed at Carentan.
The Germans had flooded the plain surrounding the key crossroads of Carentan before the Americans came ashore at Omaha and Utah Beaches on June 6, 1944. Read more
November 2016
Military Heritage, Weapons
The Me 262 and the Beginning of the Jet Fighter Age
By Phil ZimmerThe Germans knew the bombers were coming, and they prepared even as the U.S. 457th Bomber Group first assembled in the early morning sunlight over faraway London. Read more
November 2016
Military Heritage, Soldiers
Benjamin Church Created America’s First Ranger Force
By Don HollwayWhen John Sassamon’s murdered body floated up under the ice of Assawompsett Pond, Plymouth Colony, in January 1675, few Puritan homesteaders could have foretold it would lead to the bloodiest war, per capita, in American history. Read more
November 2016
Military Heritage, Militaria
Hadtorteneti Museum
By Peter SuciuThe Hungarian capital of Budapest is more than just a city. It is actually three cities in one, each with just a bit of unique color and flare. Read more
November 2016
Military Heritage, Books
Theodore Roosevelt’s Cowboy Regiment
by Christopher MiskimonThe late morning of July 1, 1898, was a tense time for the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. Read more
November 2016
Military Heritage, Games
Preview: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
By Joseph LusterThe developers at Firaxis are currently hard at work on the next entry in the Civilization series, which should be nearing its worldwide October 21 launch date by the time this is in the hands of readers. Read more
November 2016
Military Heritage, Games
Preview – Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
By Joseph LusterThe cold and ruthless silence of sniping mixes even further with high-tech solutions and ghost-like infiltration in Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3, which is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on January 27, 2017. Read more
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The famous painting, Washington Crossing the Delaware, has had its share of historical detractors.
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