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FEATURES
Cover Story
Facing the Tigers
By Ludwig Heinrich Dyck
In 1944 the Allies sought to outflank German-held Caen and break out from the Normandy hedgerows. They ran into a wall of Nazi armor at Hill 112
Society of the Cincinnati
By Thomas B. Allen
Fraternity of revolutionary officers or monarchist conspiracy?
Japan's First Big Surprise
By Robert M. Citino
Tokyo debuted its modern military decades before World War II
Portfolio: Japan Ridicules Russia
As the Russo-Japanese War raged, Japanese artists provoked laughter on the home front
Bloodlands: Adrianople
By Richard A. Gabriel
A chokepoint between the East and West for two millennia
A True Warrior-King
By Dennis Showalter
Gustavus II Adolphus literally put Sweden on the European map
On the cover: A 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion Tiger tank rolls into action against Allied forces around Caen, France, in June 1944. (Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-738-0267-18, Photo: Arthur Grimm)
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Letters
Jamestown Rediscovery, Chippawa Lessons
News
Constitution Makes Sail, Search for the Lost Maryland 400
Valor
By Chuck Lyons
Hanging by a Thread
Interview
Doug Sterner: Guardian of Valor
What We Learned…
By Mark Grimsley
From the Battle of Shiloh
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Decisions
By Edward G. Lengel
Edward III at Crécy
Hand Tool
By Jon Guttman
Mark I Trench Knife
Power Tool
By Jon Guttman
Nebelwerfer
Letter From Military History
Reviews
War Games
General Disorder
By Rick Meyerowitz
James Ledlie and the Battle of the Crater
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ONLINE EXTRAS
Military History Reader Poll:
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Jack London: Russo-Japanese War correspondent
Normandy's Hedgerows: Battling Rommel's Panzers
Thirty Years' War: Gustavus II Adolphus at Breitenfeld
Fredendall's Art of War: Was he to blame for Kasserine?
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