How Guy Gabaldon Became The “Pied Piper of Saipan”

Guy Gabaldon’s efforts on both Saipan and Tinian led to the surrender of some 1,500 Japanese troops and civilians

‘Asian American Spies’ Book Review

Brian Masaru Hayashi pays homage to the Americans of Asian descent who served in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II

‘Desperate Sunset’ Book Review

Mike Yeo relates Japan's late-war decision to have kamikaze aviation units mount suicide attacks against U.S. shipping

Lessons Learned from Operation Chenghiz Khan

During Operation Chenghiz Khan in 1971, Pakistan's air force repeated recent military history at their own peril

The War Galley

Propelled primarily by rows of oarsmen, the galley ruled the oceans for more than four millennia before sailed warships supplanted it

‘The Black Prince and King Jean II of France’ Book Review

Peter Hoskins' latest history of the Hundred Years’ War examines the lives of rival generals Black Prince Edward and Jean II

‘The Savagery of Guerrilla Warfare’—Readers’ Letters Weigh in on Crazy Military Battle

Readers sound off about the Lee-Enfield rifle, Robert Rogers' Rangers, the Battles of Cedar Creek and Schmidt, U-853, Charles 'The Hammer' Martel and Curtis LeMay in our November '21 issue

See Weapons of War Designed by Leonardo Da Vinci

History’s ultimate polymath Leonardo da Vinci created both high art and fantastic weaponry

The Brewster Buffalo Was an Unlikely Fighter Plane—But Finland Loved It

During World War II the Finnish variant of the U.S.-built Brewster Buffalo proved more than a match for top Soviet, German and British fighters

Twilight of the Galleys off Lepanto

In 1571 Christian and Muslim fleets met off the coast of Greece, rowing into battle one last time

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’

Gunpowder Weapons in Medieval Europe

The advent of gunpowder weapons in 14th-century Europe prompted medieval commanders to develop new tactics and adjust existing ones

‘Stalin’s War’ Book Review

Sean McMeekin casts a revisionist's eye on Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's wartime decisions and legacy

Lessons Learned from the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864

The courage and bold command decisions of America's first admiral, David Glasgow Farragut, resulted in a stunning victory for the Union during the Civil War

‘The Brothers York’ Book Review

Thomas Penn relates the Wars of the Roses following the 1461 Battle of Towton, when York turned against York

When 36 Men Beat a Battalion: The ‘Red Devils’ at the Battle of Plaman Mapu

In April 1965, 36 men of Britain’s Parachute Regiment were ambushed in the deep jungle of Borneo by a large force of elite Indonesian soldiers