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A golden crown atop his helmet, Richard III impales Henry’s standard bearer, William Brandon, with his lance at the climax of the Battle of Bosworth Field. Painting by noted military artist Graham Turner.

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The Dragon and the Boar: The Battle of Bosworth Field

By William E. Welsh

Like bees guarding their hive, the royal host of King Richard III swarmed atop 400-foot-high Ambion Hill near the Leicestershire village of Market Bosworth on the morning of August 22, 1485. Read more

With Frederick exhorting his troops from atop his famous white charger, the Prussian cavalry charges into the exhausted Russian line at Zorndorf.

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Frederick the Great at Zorndorf: Mauled by the Russian Bear

By Eric Niderost

On December 5, 1757, Prussian King Frederick II crushed the Austrian Army at Leuthen, Silesia, a masterpiece of military skill and maneuver that established Fredrick’s reputation as one of the great commanders of the 18th century. Read more

Crewmen stand on the deck of U-47 as the submarine returns from a successful war patrol in 1939. Every member of the crew was decorated for the sinking of Royal Oak.

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World War II’s Most Daring U-boat Attack

By Alexander Zakrzewski

On the evening of October 13, 1939, sailors aboard the British battleship HMS Royal Oak had no reason to believe they were in danger of anything other than cold and boredom. Read more

In their first major battles of World War I, American Expeditionary Force troops helped blunt multiple offensives launched by the German Army in the spring of 1918.

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World War I Doughboys’ Bloody Baptism

As the fateful day drew to a close, the exhausted World War I soldiers of the German 25th and 82nd Reserve Divisions huddled in their trenches. Read more