Goths vs. Romans: Lessons from the Battle of Adrianople
Find out what drove Eastern Roman Emperor Flavius Valens to defeat and how the Goth became the "arbiter of war," heralding the rise of medieval knights.
Book Review: The Folly and the Glory
Tim Weiner argues that the United States mishandled the collapse of Soviet-style communism, and now we’re reaping the consequences
The Quiet Heroine: Jeannette Guyot
Among the most decorated Allied agents in German-occupied France, Jeannette Guyot was arrested and withstood three months of interrogation. Yet after release the fearless young patriot resumed the fight.
Book Review: The Fortress by Alexander Watson
Alexander Watson relates the 1914–15 siege of Przemysl, a foretaste of ethnic-cleansing campaigns to come
Captain Truman: A Future President in World War I
How the four-eyed, failed Missouri farmer found his legs as an American officer on the Western Front in 1918
Fort Ticonderoga: Then and Now
A brief history of one of the most fortified sites in North America, the scene of several 18th century military clashes
Hawker Hurricane Mark I
The Hawker Hurricane accounted for more than half of the 2,741 aerial victories claimed by RAF Fighter Command during the 1940 Battle of Britain
Face-to-Face with Rome’s Emperors: Artist Reconstructs the Caesars
Military History’s exclusive interview sheds light on a groundbreaking digital history project
September 2020 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about the 1777 Battle of Paoli, Pennsylvania, and Patriot hero Colonel Jonathan Eddy (or is it him?)
End of an Army: Battle of the Wabash
Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair led the U.S. Army on a punitive expedition against Northwest Territory tribes in 1791—few of his troops would survive the campaign
Porter’s Private War: The USS Essex in Polynesia
David Porter attacked enemy shipping and unilaterally annexed an island in the Pacific
Odyssey of the Ten Thousand
Hiring on for a Persian war they didn’t understand, Greek mercenaries faced an epic fight for their lives
Guy Stern: War of Words
German-born Guy Stern, 98, a "Ritchie Boy" and Bronze Star recipient, parlayed his language skills into a wartime job interrogating the enemy
Franco-Prussian War Soldiers Found and Reburied 150 Years Later
Six soldiers from the Franco-Prussian War received a burial 150 years after they died, thanks to French and German authorities and an accidental discovery
Book Review: Operation Dragoon
Robin Cross relates the operational complexities of Operation Dragoon in southern France
“Last to Die,” 75 Years Ago: Last American Killed in Combat in World War II
August 18 marks the 75th anniversary of the death of the last American service member killed in combat in World War II.
