Volume 8, No. 2
COVER: Pfc. Derik Boyd of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment patrols Tal Afar, Iraq. Photograph courtesy of U.S. Army/by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II.
October 2006
Military Heritage
By the late summer of 1814, the invading British Army had routed the entire American Army—both federal and state troops—on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage
It began with the now-familiar sound, like thunder, coming from the hills to the northeast of the entrenched camp, as hidden Viet Minh mortar and artillery sites began raining destruction down upon the French fortifications in the Dien Bien Phu valley. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage
In many ways, Flavius Aetius personified the tumultuous changes that rocked the Western Roman Empire during its final years. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage
American servicemen and women around the globe don’t have to wait months for a letter from home; they are able to share their daily lives with friends and family via e-mail. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage
The Spanish Empire is best remembered for its great voyages of exploration, its conquest of the New World, and its mighty Armada. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage
On October 11, 1899, Great Britain officially went to war with the Republic of Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage, Editorial
When the Tokyo War Crimes Trials opened in the former hilltop headquarters of the Japanese military at Ichigaya on May 3, 1946, American-born chief prosecutor Joseph Keenan faced a difficult task. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage, Soldiers
On a warm summer day in the year 378 BC, a large Spartan army stood baffled on the plain of Boeotia in central Greece. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage, Weapons
In 1864, the Civil War was raging across the United States. At the epicenter of the seemingly stalemated conflict was the vital Confederate stronghold at Petersburg, Va. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage, Intelligence
In the long history of American military intelligence, the names that come to mind most often are those of Nathan Hale, Benedict Arnold, Herbert Yardley, and William Donovan. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage, Militaria
On October 16, 1946, between 1 and 3 AM, American military police escorted 10 condemned high-ranking Nazi prisoners to their execution by hanging. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage, Books
On April15, 2004 in the Sunni triangle of Al Anbar Province in Iraq, a known haven for terrorists, elements of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines (code-named Warlord) were conducting search and clear operations. Read more
October 2006
Military Heritage, Games
Ancients is a terrific wargame genre, but it is hard to hold it to the same standards of historical accuracy as genres set in more recent historical times. Read more
