Military Heritage May 2017

Masterstroke at Friedland

By Coley Cowan

Friedland was burning. The darkening sky of late afternoon on June 14, 1807, was deepened further by the ashes swirling in the narrow streets. Read more

Military Heritage May 2017

Raid on St. Nazaire

By William F. Floyd, Jr.

The British flotilla moved with determination into the Loire estuary after midnight on May 28, 1942. Read more

Military Heritage May 2017

Vanguard of Elephants on the Hydaspes River

By Gabrielle Esposito

The Macedonian soldiers stood transfixed on the flood plain as the Pauravan army advanced toward them. The ground shook with each step the great lumbering war elephants took as they advanced toward the wide-eyed Greeks. Read more

Military Heritage May 2017

Governor-General Charles Gordon’s Death in Khartoum

By Joshua Shepherd

For British authorities in Egypt, the contents of the diary that had been smuggled out of Khartoum, Sudan, contained devastating intelligence. Read more

Military Heritage May 2017

Battle of Hurtgen Forest: Hell in a Dark Wood

By Raymond E. Bell

At the town of Schmidt in the Hürtgen Forest, it was hard to see through the thick mist and steady drizzle on the cold and damp morning of Saturday, November 4, 1944. Read more

Military Heritage May 2017

Russian Bear’s Rampage

By Robert Heege

It was late in the morning of November 30, 1853, and the Black Sea was living up to its name. Read more

Military Heritage May 2017

Book Review: Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America

By Christopher Miskimon

The men of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment began a hard march at 8:30 am on February 20, 1864. Read more

Military Heritage May 2017

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman’s Futile Assault

By John Walker

Shortly after dawn on June 27, 1864, Union artillery crews sprang into action on 200 guns facing miles of the Confederate defenses along the Kennesaw Line near Marietta, Georgia. Read more