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MHQ Table of Contents, Autumn 2011

MHQ | Published: August 03, 2011 at 3:01 pm
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MHQ Reviews: Notable Books, Autumn 2011

Published: August 03, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Notable Books for Autumn 2011

Bullets and Balloons: Escape From the Siege of Paris 1870

Matthew Loving (Translator) | Published: August 03, 2011 at 12:03 pm
With Paris under siege in 1870, the adventurous scientist Gaston Tissandier boarded a leaky airship and dodged gunfire to escape

Francis Marion Foils the British

Jefferson M. Gray | Published: August 03, 2011 at 11:28 am
The Swamp Fox is one of history's greatest guerrilla leaders. Just ask the Redcoats.

The Genius of El Cid

Ronald R. Gilliam | Published: August 03, 2011 at 10:40 am
How the Spanish superhero broke out of Valencia, crushed a Muslim army, and inspired Christian crusaders.

MHQ Table of Contents, Summer 2011

Published: May 03, 2011 at 5:00 am
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Letter From MHQ, Summer 2011

William W. Horne | Published: May 03, 2011 at 5:00 am
Fact and fiction blend together in the movie The Battle of Algiers and other histories of the Algerian Revolution as well in accounts of Bunker Hill.

George Caleb Bingham's "Order No. 11"

Pamela D. Toler | Published: May 03, 2011 at 5:00 am
Missouri painter George Caleb Bingham's last work was conceived to avenge a brutal Civil War action, but it failed to achieve its purpose and derailed his career.

Fighting Words: Surefire Clichés

Christine Ammer | Published: May 03, 2011 at 5:00 am
The etymology of cliches born of military terminology: "lock, stock, and barrel," "half-cocked," "hanging fire," and more.

Civil War Soldiers: Decimated by Disease

Glenn W. LaFantasie | Published: March 08, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Not long after the Civil War opened in 1861, measles cut down the ranks of an Alabama infantry unit like a biblical plague or the medieval Black Death.

Calm Before the Storm: 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment in the Northern Shenandoah Valley, 1861

Warren Wilkinson and Steven E. Woodworth | Published: March 08, 2011 at 1:34 pm
After Virginia's secession in 1861 and the start of the Civil War, General Joseph E. Johnston and his men experienced an idyllic summer in the northern Shenandoah Valley.

Building the Army of the Potomac

Stephen W. Sears | Published: March 08, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Stephen Sears writes of how the Army of the Potomac's politically appointed generals and short-term volunteer troops nearly unhinged Lincoln’s plans in 1861 to win the Civil War.

Military History Quarterly Winter 2010 Table of Contents

MHQ | Published: December 02, 2009 at 9:26 pm
MHQ (Military History Quarterly): The Quarterly Journal of Military History, Winter 2010.

The Roman Empire Loses Its Grip at Adrianople in AD 378

Adrian Goldsworthy | Published: December 02, 2009 at 9:23 pm
The AD 378 Gothic War between the eastern Roman emperor, Valens, and the Tervingi leader, Fritigern, showed the deep flaws in the Roman Empire that would lead to its downfall

A Patriot Missile Battalion's April Fools' Day Assault in Iraq

Carl Ciovacco | Published: December 02, 2009 at 9:21 pm
A young army lieutenant in a Patriot missile battalion called to participate in the invasion of Iraq learns on the job during an April Fools' Day foray

Ask MHQ: Why Wasn't Davout at Waterloo?

Andrew Roberts | Published: December 02, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Instead of using Davout in the Waterloo campaign, Napoleon preferred to keep the Iron Marshal in the capital, fulfilling the three vital roles he was appointed to on April 30: minister of war, governor of Paris, and commander in chief of the national guard.
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