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Military HistoryBook Review: Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron, by Ronald D. UttPublished: February 27, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Ronald Utt has written a very readable account of the War of 1812, centered primarily on U.S. naval actions.
Book Review: Embers of War, by Frederik LogevallPublished: February 27, 2013 at 2:16 pm
Frederik Logevall examines the critical period of regional and world tensions that flared up into America's Vietnam War.
Book Review: Stalin’s General, by Geoffrey RobertsPublished: February 27, 2013 at 2:06 pm
Geoffrey Roberts has written a well-researched, candid biography of Soviet General Georgy Zhukov, an impressive if only intermittently sympathetic commander.
Lithuania vs. U.S.S.R.: A Secret Hot Fight in the Cold WarPublished: January 04, 2013 at 3:51 pm
The Soviet postwar occupation of Lithuania sparked bitter resistance from partisans known as the Forest Brothers
M29 Davy Crockett: King of the Atomic Frontier?Published: January 04, 2013 at 3:14 pm
Developed during the Cold War to counter Soviet armor, the M29 recoilless spigot gun could fire nuclear-tipped warheads at close-range targets.
Punji Stakes: Pointed End to a Foot PatrolPublished: January 04, 2013 at 2:58 pm
With roots and etymology in the 19th century Punjab region of India, punji stakes came into their own a century later as a guerrilla weapon during the Vietnam War.
Military History - March 2013 - Letters From ReadersPublished: January 04, 2013 at 2:28 pm
Readers' letters in the March 2013 issue of Military History sound off about the Society of the Cincinnati, the German Nebelwerfer rocket launcher, Revolution-era British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, winners' and losers' accounts of history, and old Andrew Jackson.
Letter From Military History - March 2013Published: January 04, 2013 at 1:27 pm
The best way to understand history is to place yourself on the very ground where historic events occurred.
Interview With Author Robert SullivanPublished: January 04, 2013 at 1:17 pm
For his new book My American Revolution, Robert Sullivan combined thorough research with extraordinary fieldwork to illuminate the American Revolution and draw ties to the present.
Book Review: Rise to Greatness, by David Von DrehlePublished: January 03, 2013 at 3:52 pm
David Von Drehle's new book Rise to Greatness looks at Abraham Lincoln's tenuous hold on the Union in 1862, before he assumed the mantle of America's greatest president.
Book Review: Uncommon Warriors, by Ken W. SayersPublished: January 03, 2013 at 3:42 pm
In Uncommon Warriors author Ken Sayers introduces the histories of the U.S. Navy's most obscure, unusual and specialized vessels, from famous warships to obscure spy craft.
Book Review: Shattered Genius, by David StonePublished: January 03, 2013 at 3:33 pm
David Stone's new book Shattered Genius traces the rise and fall of the German general staff in the decades leading up to World War II and during the course of war itself.
Book Review: Into the Breach at Pusan, by Kenneth W. EstesPublished: January 03, 2013 at 2:06 pm
Into the Breach at Pusan, by Kenneth W. Estes, relates the remarkable Korean War performance of the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, clearing up several myths along the way.
Game Review: Damage Inc., by Mad CatzPublished: January 03, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Mad Catz' flight combat game Damage Inc. allows a player to dogfight one's way through the major battles of the Pacific Theater in World War II.
DVD Review: American Experience: Death and the Civil War, by PBSPublished: January 03, 2013 at 1:43 pm
Death and the Civil War, a recent offering in PBS' American Experience series, looks at the war through the lens of Drew Gilpin Faust's acclaimed 2008 book This Republic of Suffering, tolling the cost of the war in lives and suffering.
Mark I Trench Knife: Doughboys’ Double-Edged DaggerPublished: November 02, 2012 at 6:07 pm
Developed in the crucible of World War I trench warfare, the American Mark I knife saw use in World War II with airborne troops, Army Rangers and Marine Raiders.
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