Military Heritage April 2001
Americans Faced Blown Out Bridge During Retreat To 38th Parallel
By Marc D. BernsteinDecember 7, 1950 dawned bitter cold in the remote mountains of North Korea. More than 14,000 U.N. Read more
Military Heritage April 2001
Courageous Count Jean Rapp & The Napoleonic Wars
by Blaine TaylorHad he—and not Emmanuel, the Marquis of Grouchy—been named a Marshal of France on April 1, 1815, General Count Jean Rapp might have helped the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte win the Battle of Waterloo. Read more
Military Heritage April 2001
The Haversack Ruse In Gaza Impressed Even Lawrence Of Arabia
By Harold E. Raugh, Jr.Since the days of the Trojan Horse, military deception and ruse have been effective instruments when used by an innovative commander to deceive and defeat an enemy, minimizing friendly casualties and expenditure of valuable resources in the process. Read more
Military Heritage April 2001
Qing Dynasty And British Empire Clash In The Second Opium War
By Eric NiderostOn June 26, 1858, crowds packed the narrow streets of Tianjin to witness an awesome spectacle: A British diplomat was about to sign a treaty between his country and China. Read more
Military Heritage April 2001
Battle of Kings Mountain: an American Patriot Victory in the Carolinas
By James K. SwisherThe brightly uniformed soldiers that George III of England dispatched to subjugate the rebellious citizens of his North American colonies were at that time possibly the world’s best. Read more
Military Heritage April 2001
Operation Aphrodite: Drones versus V2 Rockets
by William ScheckIn 1944, air traffic over southern Britain was almost at the New York City rush- hour level. On any given early morning, heavily laden B-17s and B-24s would be circling, laboriously assembling into formation for runs to targets in France and Germany. Read more
Military Heritage April 2001
The Epic Journey Of USS Oregon During The Spanish American War
By A.B. FeuerFollowing the Civil War, the United States saw enormous industrial progress. A sense of nationalism also developed, and public opinion was continually enlisted behind an aggressive foreign policy. Read more
Military Heritage April 2001
Saint Sever Tank Duel: M4 Sherman vs. Mark V German Panther
By George J. Winter, Sr.The Normandy landings, the fighting at St. Lô and Caen, Operations Goodwood and Cobra, and the subsequent Argentan-Falaise Pocket have always drawn major attention from historians, with respect to the early struggle for supremacy in France. Read more
Military Heritage April 2001
The Irish Rifles At the Battle of Chancellorsville
By Kevin M. O’BeirneThe city of New York provided more regiments than did many states during the Civil War, and the deeds of several of its regiments, such as the 9th New York “Hawkins’s Zouaves,” 39th New York “Garibaldi Guard,” and 42nd New York “Tammany Regiment” are well known. Read more
