Military Heritage May 2018
Morgan’s Northern Strike
By David A. NorrisStepping off of two captured river steamboats, the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry and the 9th Tennessee Cavalry set foot in Indiana on July 8, 1863. Read more
Military Heritage May 2018
High Stakes at Salamis
By Erich B. AndersonAs the sun rose shortly after dawn on a morning in late September 480 BC, 170 rowers densely packed on three tiers within an Athenian warship strenuously pushed their oars to propel their vessel forward as fast as possible. Read more
Military Heritage May 2018
English Civil War Battle of Dunbar, 1650
By Don HollwayIn July 1637 few Scots or English would have guessed the result when Edinburgh minister James Hannay preached from the Book of Common Prayer, and street merchant Jenny Geddes threw her footstool at his head. Read more
Military Heritage May 2018
Race to the Meuse
By William E. WelshThe American airborne troops shivered in their foxholes as temperatures plummeted on Christmas Eve 1944. Behind them to the east lay the beleaguered town of Bastogne. Read more
Military Heritage May 2018
The Lion’s Last Roar
By Eric NiderostKing Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden rode forward confidently, digging his heels into Streiff, his war horse, signaling the animal to quicken his pace and jump the ditch that was just ahead. Read more
Military Heritage May 2018
Soldiers: Marine Colonel David Lownds
By William E. WelshThe Marines patrolling outside Khe Sanh Combat Base watched three enemy soldiers dart across an access road and dive into the protective edge of a tract of woods. Read more
Military Heritage May 2018
Weapons: The Hand Grenade
By William F. Floyd, Jr.During the five-month Japanese siege of Russian-held Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 both sides employed hand grenades. Read more
