Military History

WWI Figures

Book Review: Russia’s Iron General

Jamie Cockfield profiles WWI Russian commander Alexei Brusilov, among his nation's greatest generals

Wild West

Frank D. Baldwin’s service as an Indian fighter

Military History

Pirates Prompt Cooperation of the U.S. and Royal Navies

18th Century

American Revolutionaries Stripped of Myth

American History

An American Traitor’s Homecoming

Military Technology

The Lost Secret of Greek

Historical Figures

Crimean War Siege in the Caucasus

Military History

International Brigade Medic

Historical Figures

Battle of the Hedgerows

17th century

Until the Age of Nelson, Robert Blake was England’s greatest admiral

19th Century

The Zouave Phenomenon

Military History

The Battle of Marj Dabiq

Soldiers

Military History Letters from Readers- April 2006

Historical Conflicts

Military History Letter from the Editor- April 2006

Historical Figures

Brother William’s approach to the Civil War’s meanest battles

Social History

Plotting against Mao Tse-tung

Today in History: Born on March 30

1882

Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States.

1885

John Henry Towers, American naval aviation pioneer.

1912

Barbara Tuchman, U.S. historian (The Guns of August).

Military History Extra

Military History Extra

SCW_Discussion

Join in this open, multi-faceted forum, sponsored by Military History magazine, to discuss the contention Spanish Civil War, 1936-39.

Military History Extra

What if Harald Sigurdsson had won at Stamford Bridge?

If Harald Sigurdsson, called Harald Hardrada, had triumphed over King Harold at Stamford Bridge, how might the history of England been altered? An online discussion.

MH Interviews

Mag: Military History Interviews

Nathaniel Philbrick: History Ashore and Afloat

The celebrated author completes his American Revolution trilogy with his book In the Hurricane's Eye

Mag: Military History Interviews

Giles Milton: Ungentlemanly Warfare

In his latest work the British author chronicles the World War II exploits of the clandestine Special Operations Executive

MH Letters

Mag: Military History Featured

May 2019 Readers’ Letters

Readers sound off about Washington crossing the Delaware, World War I relics, the World War II battle in the Aleutians and Braddock's Defeat

Mag: Military History Featured

March 2019 Readers’ Letters

Readers sound off about the 1943 Battle of Attu, a Vietnam-era medevac mission and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

MH Editorial

MH Editorial

Letter From Military History – January 2016

No great nation leaves its missing or dead behind

MH Editorial

Letter From Military History – November 2015

Withdrawal or retreat? Commanders through the ages have decided to their army's betterment or destruction

MH Portfolios

MH Portfolios

German WWI Submarines

MH Tools

MH Tools

Medium Mark A ‘Whippet’

Debuting on the Western Front in 1917, the Whippet was nimbler than other tanks, though hardly a greyhound

Mag: Military History Tools

Albatros D.III

Flown aggressively with tactical skill, the D.III became the terror of the Western Front

MH Video

HistoryNet Video

Dan Bullock: The youngest American killed in the Vietnam War

MH Video

Pearl Harbor Mystery

MH Special

MH Special

Admiral Cunningham’s Illustrious Crisis

MH Special

Blood and Betrayal: King Philip’s War

The discovery of a frozen corpse in the winter of 1675 sparked war between New England's Indians and settlers

Military History Features

Military History Features

Fort William Henry, 1757: A Fate Worse Than Surrender

On capturing Fort William Henry in 1757, the French commander offered his British prisoners safe passage—but his Indian allies weren’t feeling as magnanimous

Mag: Military History Hero

The Fight for the ‘14th Colony,’ Nova Scotia

At the onset of the American Revolution the British and Americans each sought to sway New England settlers and First Nations tribes in Nova Scotia

Military History

This American Rifle became a Dependable Weapon for the Redcoats

The Sharps carbine rifle

WWI Figures

Book Review: Russia’s Iron General

Jamie Cockfield profiles WWI Russian commander Alexei Brusilov, among his nation's greatest generals

Europe

American History Reviews: Bogus Brilliance

Author fingers Evelyn Wood's speed reading scam

Technology/Weaponry

Father of Emergency Medicine