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Military HistoryBook Review: The End, by Ian KershawPublished: January 11, 2012 at 2:54 pm
In his new history The End, Ian Kershaw looks at the reasons behind Germany's stubborn resistance in 1944-45 when it was clear it had already lost the war.
Book Review: Gallipoli, by Peter HartPublished: January 11, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Peter Hart, oral historian at London's Imperial War Museum, reveals a trove of research on the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.
Book Review: Inferno, by Max HastingsPublished: January 11, 2012 at 2:29 pm
With Inferno, historian Max Hastings relates a broad, well-researched and gripping (if downbeat) account of World War II.
Game Review: Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy, by BattlefrontPublished: January 11, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy unfolds around the June 1944 landings in northern France, offering both real-time and turn-based game play.
DVD Review: The War of 1812, by PBSPublished: January 11, 2012 at 2:05 pm
The War of 1812, by PBS, offers a basic primer of the causes, battles, outcome and principal players of this oft-overlooked war.
Mauser C96: The ‘Broomhandle’ with a Box MagazinePublished: January 06, 2012 at 10:59 pm
Its Broomhandle grip and 10-round stripper clip made the Mauser C-96 a popular early semiautomatic pistol.
Swiss Army Knife: The Catalog-Conquering CouteauPublished: January 06, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Swiss citizen-soldiers used the multitool to open food tins and service their rifles in the field, but it has since become a coveted catalog bestseller.
Interview with Archaeologist Charles StanishPublished: January 06, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Charles Stanish, UCLA archaeologist and professor of anthropology, discusses war and formation of the earliest states.
War of 1812: Big Night in BaltimorePublished: January 06, 2012 at 7:14 pm
The stubborn Americans foiled the 1814 British siege of Fort McHenry—and the flag was still there at dawn
Military History - March 2012 - Letters from ReadersPublished: January 06, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Readers letters in the March 2012 issue of Military History sound off about the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, race relations in the U.S. military and military decorations..
Letter from Military History - March 2012Published: January 06, 2012 at 12:58 pm
In coming issues Military History will profile history's great military leaders, exploring those qualities that made them transcendent leaders.
Book Review: Afgantsy, by Rodric BraithwaitePublished: November 08, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Rodric Braithwaite considers the parallels between the Soviet war in Afghanistan and modern-day conflicts in that long-turbulent region.
Book Review: Normandy Crucible, by John PradosPublished: November 08, 2011 at 6:36 pm
John Prados takes a fresh look at the 1944 Normandy campaign, considering the impact of Ultra intercepts and the way the German Wehrmacht performed.
Book Review: Napoleonic Foot Soldiers and Civilians, by Rafe Blaufarb and Claudia LiebeskindPublished: November 08, 2011 at 6:28 pm
Rafe Blaufarb and Claudia Liebeskind revisit the Napoleonic wars through the memoirs and diaries of common soldiers and civilians.
Book Review: Rome and the Sword, by Simon JamesPublished: November 08, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Simon James looks at Roman history from the perspective of the common soldiers, provincial residents and conquered peoples.
Game Review: Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad, by Tripwire Interactive/1C Co.Published: November 08, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Red Orchestra 2 is the most realistic first-person shooter to hit the market in the past decade.
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