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Military History Magazine
AK-47: The Weapon That Changed the Face of War by Larry Kahaner, Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., 2006, $25.95. On January 4, 2002, a 31- year-old Green Beret was killed during an ambush in Afghanistan’s Paktria province. Nathan Chapman was the...
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Military History Magazine
Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders & the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941–1945 by Evan Thomas, Simon & Schuster, New York, 2006, $27. The largest naval battle ever fought, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, should never have happened. It...
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Military History Magazine
In World War I the British and German fleets threw everything they had at each other, including 46 of the largest battleships of the era—then both claimed victory. Standing on the bridge of his flagship Lion, Vice Admiral David Beatty...
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Military History Magazine
How the U.S. 3rd Infantry captured the al-Qa’id Bridge— “Iraq’s Remagen”—and opened the road into Baghdad. Early on the morning of April 1, 2003, 12 days after the United States invaded Iraq, soldiers of the U.S. 3rd Infantry...
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Military History Magazine
A radio operator’s surreal experiences in an unlikely war. “Hello, Two Charlie, this is Zero. You’re being shot at—again.” Two Charlie, a Westland Scout helicopter piloted by Captain Sam Drennan and his crewman, Corporal Jay...
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Military History Magazine
The wily one-eyed general who invented tank warfare—500 years ago. You’re a knight. Your armor is not shining—it’s rusty, dented and foul-smelling—but you’re one tough character. You’re a Teuton crusader who has marched the...
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Military History Magazine
One well-placed cruise missile or even a World War II torpedo could take out a modern aircraft carrier, but 90 years of success suggest these uniquely American weapons are here to stay. The sight of an aircraft carrier up close, even at...
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Military History Magazine
How to predict the future One of the most heartening facts about the U.S. military is that it actually, institutionally, structurally pays attention to history. In fact, the Army operates a large unit at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (itself a...
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Military History Magazine
In the wake of the Cold War, a quartet of ideas emerged that seemed to define the future of international politics. The first of these ideas was Francis Fukuyama’s argument that history had “ended” with the victory of liberal...
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Military History Magazine
Vowing to crush the rebellion against his dictatorial regime in early 1836, Generalissimo Antonio López de Santa Anna launched his army units up the two roads leading from the Mexican interior into Texas. He planned a surprise attack on...
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Military History Magazine
Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), representative of the 15th Congressional District in New York City, recently became chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. Shortly after the 110th Congress convened, Rangel introduced HR 393, “To...
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Military History Magazine
Defending S.L.A. Marshall Robert L. Bateman’s “Personality” article on S.L.A. Marshall in the January/February issue is dismaying for a number of reasons. The author’s over-the-top vitriol toward Marshall is disturbing and mars the...
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Military History, MH Issues
The January 2019 issue features a cover story about Hawaiian King Kamehameha's years-long military campaign to unite his island nation...
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Military History, MH Letters
Readers sound off about World War I relics, presidents in uniform and "fragging" incidents during the Vietnam War...
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Military History, MH Interviews
Frank Buckles, 110, the last surviving American soldier from World War I, died on February 27, 2011...
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Military History Magazine
In 1839 the British invaded Afghanistan, aiming to replace a Russian-leaning emir with one more amenable to Crown interests in India...
