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

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, Soldiers

Benjamin Church Created America’s First Ranger Force

By Don Hollway

When 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 Suciu

The 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, Games

Preview: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI

By Joseph Luster

The 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 Luster

The 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