Poland’s Men in Blue and Their Struggle for Independence
Józef Haller dreamed of an army that would help bring about the return of an independent Poland
Famed Buffalo Soldiers Honored at West Point With Statue
From 1907 until 1947 Buffalo Soldiers, known for their exceptional horsemanship, taught white cadets riding skills and tactics at the West Point Military Academy
How Doc Martens Went from WWII Discards to Everyone’s Favorite Grunge Boot
The original black Dr. Marten boot traces its roots back to World War II, when Klaus Märtens, then a 25-year-old doctor in the German army, injured his ankle skiing
A Clash of Confederate Personalities at Gettysburg
Personality clash between fiery Rebel commanders comes to a head during the trek to Gettysburg
The James: A Florida Museum Looks West
The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art brings the Old and New West to St. Petersburg, Fla.
US Air Cavalry Trooper Versus North Vietnamese Soldier Review
Military historian Chris McNab compares the men, equipment, strategy and tactics of soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army and the U.S. Air Cavalry
‘Das Boot’ Provides an Unvarnished Look at the Battle of the Atlantic
Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 film conjures something that every veteran knows about military service: it sucks.
Crossing the ‘Rubicon’ into the North
A “High Private” relays his experiences on the march from Manassas, Va., to Sharpsburg, Md.
Breakthrough at Saint-Lô: The Battle of Normandy’s Hedgerows
It took tens of thousands of lives and weeks of fighting through the bedeviling Norman hedgerows to capture what remained of the ‘Capital of Ruins’
Thaddeus Stevens: The Evolution of the Egalitarian
The congressman did not start out a revolutionary; he became one
