Volume 12, No. 2
COVER: General George Patton watches military exercises in 1942. Patton experienced combat for the first time as part of the Punitive Expedition to Mexico in 1916. Photo: © Bettman / CORBI
October 2010
Military Heritage
As the Allied armies advanced across Western Europe in the summer of 1944, the First Canadian Army undertook the task of clearing the coastal areas and opening the Channel ports. Read more
October 2010
Military Heritage
One of the most enduring images of the Middle Ages is the tournament, with its knights in shining armor, heraldic devices on shields, fair damsels watching from the stands, and brightly colored banners flying in the breeze. Read more
October 2010
Military Heritage
Lieutenant John P. Lucas of the 13th U.S. Cavalry was sound asleep in a small adobe shack in Columbus, New Mexico, on the night of March 9, 1916, when he was abruptly awakened by the unmistakable sounds of men and horses passing outside his window. Read more
October 2010
Military Heritage
When Brig. Gen. John S. Pershing began assembling a force of 10,000 infantry and cavalry for a punitive incursion into Mexico in the spring of 1916, almost every soldier in the U.S. Read more
October 2010
Military Heritage
Word spread like wildfire through the camps of the Army of the Potomac during the second week of November 1862: “Little Mac” was out, “Old Burn” was in. Read more
October 2010
Military Heritage, Editorial
Besides his many proven crimes, Mexican guerrilla leader Pancho Villa was also accused in some circles of being responsible for one of the most celebrated disappearances in American history—the vanishing of controversial author-journalist Ambrose Bierce in December 1913. Read more
October 2010
Military Heritage, Soldiers
The name Gaius Suetonius Paulinus doesn’t ring across the centuries from the annals of Roman military history like the names of Julius Caesar, Tiberius Nero, or Scipio Africanus. Read more
October 2010
Military Heritage, Weapons
World War I was a total war; Nearly every person and resource was caught up in the conflict. Read more
October 2010
Military Heritage, Intelligence
Almost a decade after winning the Revolutionary War against Great Britain, the youthful United States was determined to expand its territorial boundaries and become a truly continental nation. Read more
October 2010
Military Heritage, Militaria
For collectors, finding out that an item believed to be authentic is actually a fake can feel like being punched in the stomach. Read more
October 2010
Military Heritage, Books
The Alamo in San Antonio has long been referred to as the “Cradle of Liberty” for modern-day Texas. Read more
October 2010
Military Heritage, Games
Sam Fisher sits quietly, getting himself primed for some serious infiltration. Before him: a hallway thick with patrol—professional operatives trained to near robotic perfection, ready to sniff out any enemy intruders. Read more
