Military Heritage Spring 2013
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of the Sikh empire in northern India, was dead. Under his intrepid leadership, starting in 1799, Afghan control over Punjab, or Five Rivers Land, was thrown off and the Sikh empire flourished over the next 40 years. Read more
Military Heritage Spring 2013
On the chilly night of February 8, 1904, the Imperial Russian Navy’s Pacific Squadron lay peacefully at anchor just outside Port Arthur’s main harbor. Read more
Military Heritage Spring 2013
On November 17, 1915, Major Smedley Butler and a small force of U.S. Marines approached the old French bastion of Fort Riviere in Haiti. Read more
Military Heritage Spring 2013
The United States had not yet entered World War II when Time magazine noted that the Army had created two new armored divisions. Read more
Military Heritage Spring 2013
No sooner had the last shot of World War II been fired than a new, different kind of conflict began. Read more
Military Heritage Spring 2013
Twenty miles outside Washington, D.C., at Quantico, Virginia, motorists traveling on Interstate 95 will come upon an unusual building that is clearly visible, day or night. Read more
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