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MHQ Reviews: Histories of Conflict in Afghanistan

ehoward — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:03:01 +0000

Frank Ledwidge reviews two books the history of war in Afghanistan

Book Review: The End, by Ian Kershaw

David Lauterborn — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:54:33 +0000

In his new history The End, Ian Kershaw looks at the reasons behind Germany's stubborn resistance in 1944-45 when it was clear it had already lost the war.

Book Review: Gallipoli, by Peter Hart

David Lauterborn — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:41:05 +0000

Peter Hart, oral historian at London's Imperial War Museum, reveals a trove of research on the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.

Book Review: Inferno, by Max Hastings

David Lauterborn — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:29:49 +0000

With Inferno, historian Max Hastings relates a broad, well-researched and gripping (if downbeat) account of World War II.

Game Review: Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy, by Battlefront

David Lauterborn — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:19:25 +0000

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy unfolds around the June 1944 landings in northern France, offering both real-time and turn-based game play.

DVD Review: The War of 1812, by PBS

David Lauterborn — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:05:22 +0000

The War of 1812, by PBS, offers a basic primer of the causes, battles, outcome and principal players of this oft-overlooked war.

Military History - March 2012 - Table of Contents

David Lauterborn — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:56:18 +0000

The March 2012 issue of Military History features stories about naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan, the 1814 Battle of Baltimore, Napoleon Bonaparte, the mythology of the Marines at Belleau Wood, the 1461 Battle of Towton and a portfolio of America's top fighter planes by illustrator Ted Williams.

Military History Reader Poll - March 2012

David Lauterborn — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:40:04 +0000

To what extent has the personal charisma of a commander been sufficient in itself to hold the loyalty of his soldiers throughout history?…

Mauser C96: The ‘Broomhandle’ with a Box Magazine

David Lauterborn — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:59:37 +0000

Its Broomhandle grip and 10-round stripper clip made the Mauser C-96 a popular early semiautomatic pistol.

Swiss Army Knife: The Catalog-Conquering Couteau

David Lauterborn — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:34:26 +0000

Swiss citizen-soldiers used the multitool to open food tins and service their rifles in the field, but it has since become a coveted catalog bestseller.