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FEATURES
Cover Story
Killer U-Boats
By Stephan Wilkinson
In the lead-up to World War I, Krupp's shipyard in Kiel, Germany, transformed a nautical novelty into a deadly weapons system
Portfolio: Subliminal War
World War I propaganda artists reached deep to praise and pillory submarine warfare
French Fiasco in Egypt
By Anthony Brandt
In 1798 Napoléon's plans to conquer Egypt died in the desert
Right Man, Right Time
By Mark Moyar
How Sir Gerald Templer outmaneuvered Malayan insurgents in 1952
The Frontier Fleet
By Eric Niderost
In 1813 America scratch-built a squadron from Lake Erie timber
Trajan's Column
By Richard A. Gabriel
This marble pillar illustrates the emperor's Dacian campaigns
On the cover: A German submarine breaks the surface during the 1914–18 U-boat campaign. (National Archives/Colorization by Slingshot Studio, Atlanta, Georgia)
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What We Learned
By William H. McMichael
from the Mayaguez Incident
Valor
By Chuck Lyons
John Cromwell: Down with His Submarine
Hand Tool
By Jon Guttman
Roman Pontoon Bridge
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By Jon Guttman
Carronade
Letter from Military History
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Hallowed Ground
By Edward G. Lengel
Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania
War Games
Weapons We're Glad They Never Built
By Rick Meyerowitz
Ford FF-1 Feckless Bomber
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