Military Heritage September 2019
The A-6 Intruder in Vietnam
By Christopher MiskimonIt was dark and difficult to see on the night of April 18, 1966, but the U.S. Navy was counting on that. Read more
Military Heritage September 2019
The Brief Empire of King Tigranes II of Armenia
By Alexander ZakrzewskiIt is said that hard times create strong men. The first and second centuries bc were certainly a hard time for the diverse peoples of the ancient Near East. Read more
Military Heritage September 2019
Tyler Kent: U.S. Spy for Nazi Germany
By William F. Floyd, Jr.Kent was seated at the breakfast table. Knight informed him that they had come to conduct a search of his residence. Read more
Military Heritage September 2019
King Richard’s Chateau Gaillard
By William E. WelshIn 1194 English King Richard I returned to England from his long absence on the Third Crusade and set about recovering the castles his younger brother John had taken in his absence. Read more
Military Heritage September 2019
Siege of Lucknow: Sowing the Devil’s Wind
By Eric NiderostOn the evening of May 30, 1857, Julia Selina Inglis was preparing to go to bed when she heard an urgent knocking on her door. Read more
Military Heritage September 2019
Miracle at Minden
By David A. NorrisIt did not seem possible for them to hold on, yet six regiments of British infantry, standing with three battalions of Hanoverians, withstood a heavy artillery barrage on August 1, 1759, on a plain next to the fortress of Minden in the Electorate of Hanover. Read more
Military Heritage September 2019
Rebel Misfire at Gettysburg
By Robert L. DurhamThe men of Brig. Gen. Alfred Iverson’s North Carolina brigade, four regiments strong, marched forward as if on parade, their rifles at the right shoulder, as they went into battle on the first day at Gettysburg. Read more
Military Heritage September 2019
Battle for Monte Cassino: Hell on a Mountaintop
By Joshua ShepherdBy the evening of January 22, 1944, it was increasingly apparent that a drastic shift in strategy was needed to break the bloody debacle that had developed in central Italy. Read more
