Military History Features
The Wages of War
In 1965 Rhodesia’s white-minority government went rogue, sparking a war whose reverberations have left a nation in anguish
Korean War
The Korean War That Almost Was
In the late 1960s North Korean incursions along the DMZ threatened to reignite the long dormant Korean War
World War I
Beneath Their Very Feet
In a covert 18-month effort Allied soldiers tunneled beneath German lines in Flanders to plant more than 500 tons of explosives
Politics
George H.W. Bush: A Nation Bids Farewell
Hearse, not horses, took former president to lie in state in the Capitol
Military History Features
Red, White and Blue Over China
Amid the Second Opium War in 1856 a U.S. Navy commander violated his nation’s neutrality to defend the honor of the American flag
Military History
High Tide of Viking Ireland
At Clontarf on Good Friday 1014 the Irish united under High King Brian Boru to drive out Viking invaders
1800s
Queen’s Ransom
How Hawaii’s indebted last queen lost her throne to sugar barons and the American rush to empire
WWII Figures
Payoff in Tokyo Bay
In September 1945 General Douglas MacArthur commanded center stage aboard the battleship Missouri as Japan’s surrender ended World War II
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Camelback Colonialism
The Somaliland Camel Corps mopped up a Mad Mullah and policed and pacified the British protectorate through two world wars
World War I
Narrow Path to Victory
Though almost comical in aspect, narrow-gauge trains proved a lifeline to frontline troops in World War I
World War I
Sky Above, Mud Below
Only those who endured the shrieking shells, stagnant water, creeping rats and rotting corpses could truly convey the horrors of World War I trench warfare
Military History
Hernán Cortés: Master of the Conquest
Hernán Cortés himself—not Spanish arms, smallpox or Mesoamerican allies—was the catalyst behind the stunning defeat of the Aztec empire
2000s
Peter Kemp: ‘Set Europe Ablaze’
British commando Peter Kemp did just as Churchill ordered, fighting oppression in Europe and elsewhere
World War I
Was This British WWI Hero a Spy for Japan in WWII?
Royal Navy pilot Rutland earned a reputation as a WWI hero before a misstep led to his disgrace in 1941
Civil War Figures
Showdown on the Rio Grande
On May 13, 1846, the U.S. Congress declared war on Mexico, unaware American troops had already fought and won two battles
Ancient
Why Hannibal Lost
The Carthaginian commander ruled the battlefield but never understood his role in the broader political struggle
