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Military HistoryType 95 Torpedo: The Long Lance of Japan’s Submarine FleetPublished: November 08, 2011 at 5:24 pm
The Type 95 boasted three times the range of its U.S. Navy counterpart, was faster than the electrically driven Mark 18, and it left no wake.
American Proconsul: How Douglas MacArthur Shaped Postwar JapanPublished: November 08, 2011 at 5:14 pm
In August 1945 MacArthur arrived in postwar Japan, tasked with the job of rebuilding that defeated nation
Daisho: Mystical Blades of the Japanese SamuraiPublished: November 04, 2011 at 5:39 pm
A samurai's daisho comprised the long katana fighting sword and the shorter wakizashi for close combat or, if need be, ritual suicide.
Interview with World War II Historian Andrew RobertsPublished: November 04, 2011 at 3:29 pm
In his new book The Storm of War, Cambridge-educated historian Andrew Roberts takes another look at German competence and Russian sacrifice in World War II.
Military History - January 2012 - Letters from ReadersPublished: November 04, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Readers letters in the January 2012 issue of Military History sound off about history's great military escapes, Pancho Villa's war movie, General Douglas MacArthur, the Irish Brigade, counterinsurgencies and Richard the Lionheart.
Letter from Military History - January 2012Published: November 04, 2011 at 2:13 pm
The American military has a long and uneven history of working toward full and fair treatment of blacks and other minorities.
Game Review: Panzer Corps Wehrmacht, by Slitherine/Matrix GamesPublished: September 09, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Panzer Corps Wehrmacht is a paean to the classic hex-based strategy games of old.
Book Review: Carrying the War to the Enemy, by Michael R. MathenyPublished: September 09, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Michael Matheny looks at the evolution of U.S. military academy instruction in the operations discipline.
Book Review: Dividing the Spoils, by Robin WaterfieldPublished: September 09, 2011 at 11:41 am
Robin Waterfield chronicles the wars between Alexander's successors for control of his empire.
Book Review: Blood on the Snow, by Graydon J. Tunstall, and Breakthrough, by Richard L. DiNardoPublished: September 09, 2011 at 11:30 am
Authors Graydon Tunstall and Richard DiNardo contribute toward our understanding of the World War I Eastern Front.
Book Review: 1812, by George C. DaughanPublished: September 09, 2011 at 10:58 am
George C. Daughan offers an excellent overview of the U.S. Navy's rise during the War of 1812.
Pancho Villa's War (Movie)Published: September 08, 2011 at 4:24 pm
In 1914 Hollywood director Raoul Walsh
went to Mexico to film a revolution,
courtesy of General Pancho Villa
Exocet Antiship Missile: The Flying Fish That Flummoxes RadarPublished: September 08, 2011 at 3:38 pm
The Exocet antiship missile wreaked havoc on British ships during the Falklands War and was central to the USS Stark controversy.
Stahlhelm Model 1916: The Signature German ‘Coal Scuttle’Published: September 08, 2011 at 3:24 pm
The Stahlhelm, iconic helmet of German forces in both world wars, inspired many modern-day helmet designs, including the U.S. Kevlar field helmet.
Interview with 'Wild Bill' Donovan Biographer Douglas WallerPublished: September 08, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Doug Waller reveals OSS founder "Wild Bill" Donovan, chosen across party lines by Franklin Roosevelt, and a man revered by his agents and reviled by the Pentagon.
Military History - November 2011 - Letters from ReadersPublished: September 08, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Readers letters in the November 2011 issue of Military History sound off about George Marshall, the 35th Infantry Division in World War II, the Welsh/English longbow and helicopter assaults in military history.
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