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Elco PT Boat: 80 Feet of Wood and Weaponry

David Lauterborn — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:22:51 +0000

Of the nearly 400 fast, light and heavily armed patrol boats Elco made for the U.S. Navy during World War II, a few achieved notoriety and one survives today as a museum ship.

Studebaker Wagon: The Studie That Served on the Front Lines

David Lauterborn — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:15:15 +0000

By 1867 the Studebaker brothers had provided the U.S. Army with 6,000 vehicles, including supply wagons, gun caissons and ambulances.

The Making of General Winfield Scott

David Lauterborn — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:05:59 +0000

The young officer survived court-martial, a duel and the War of 1812 to become one of America’s greatest commanders

Book Review: Invisible Armies, by Max Boot

David Lauterborn — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:39:26 +0000

Invisible Armies, by author-historian Max Boot, is an authoritative and superbly written examination of the evolution of guerrilla warfare and its close cousin, terrorism.

Book Review: The Zimmermann Telegram, by Thomas Boghardt

David Lauterborn — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:38:24 +0000

In his new book historian Thomas Boghardt examines just what impact the Zimmerman Telegram had on America's decision to formally enter into World War I.

Book Review: Napalm, by Robert M. Neer

David Lauterborn — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:37:33 +0000

In Napalm: An American History, author Robert Neer describes how this World War II invention came to be regarded as archetype of inhumane weapons.

Interview With Author-Historian Geoffrey Parker

David Lauterborn — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:57:38 +0000

Parker's research links global climate change to widespread warfare in the 17th century. (Jussi Puikkonen/KNAW)In his big new book, Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the 17th Century, distinguished historian Geoffrey Parker addresses a very big subject: …

Military History - July 2013 - Letters From Readers

David Lauterborn — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:48:24 +0000

Readers' letters in the July 2013 issue of Military History sound off about camouflage and a 'Chia Tank,' the Chosin Reservoir, Lithuania's Forest Brothers, the Davy Crockett atomic cannon and Sir Francis Drake.

Letter From Military History - July 2013

David Lauterborn — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:01:57 +0000

Military history is not just a chronicle of organized violence; it is also a history of the development of human organizations and the effects of ideas on human behavior.

Canon de 75 modèle 1879: France’s 'Black Butcher'

David Lauterborn — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:14:50 +0000

The French 75 made its mark in 1914 at First Marne, then echoed around the world in various versions.