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Magazine Archives:Military History

From the brutal, up-close combat of the ancient world to the tech-heavy battles of the early 21st century, every issue of Military History magazine brings readers in-depth, accurate, comprehensive, and always fascinating tales of the people, weapons, campaigns, and strategies that have shaped the world in which we live. As one subscriber noted, “Military History is my first choice for entertaining, enlightening, and thought-provoking stories about every aspect of warfare.”

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Photo of the Clan Leslie British Mark tank at the battle of Flers-Courcelette, France.

Did Churchill Redeem His Reputation After Gallipoli With the Invention of the Tank?

by John Miles10/6/20238/2/2023
Painting of the Battle of Lake Maracaibo Colombian Navy Bombarding Castle, 1823.

Amid the Spanish American Wars of Independence, These Rival Naval Commanders Met to Decide Venezuela’s Fate

by Jerome Long9/29/20238/2/2023

The Battle of Surigao Strait: The Last Battleship Duel

by Jon Guttman9/28/20239/29/2023
Photo of the 8,500-plus British and Italian soldiers captured after the Nov. 16, 1943, surrender of Leros, Greece, were these British troops marching to waiting POW ships for transport to mainland Europe.

In 1943 Britain and Germany Raced to Control Islands in the Southeastern Aegean. But Why?

by Anthony Rogers9/22/20238/2/2023

Remembering the fallen: burials at Little Bighorn

by David Lauterborn9/15/20239/15/2023
Photo of a Pashtun soldier guarding the Khyber Pass road from Pakistan to the Afghanistan border. | Location: Khyber Pass Valley, NW Frontier, Pakistan.

How This Subterranean Logistics Base in Afghanistan Bedeviled Soviet Invaders

by Michael G. Stroud9/15/202311/8/2023
This 1772 portrait of then Colonel George Washington—the earliest known depiction of the future president.

Clothes May Not Make the Man, But These Commanders’ Personal Effects Are Instantly Recognizable

by Jon Guttman9/8/20237/25/2023
Map showing the French fortifications on Île aux Noix, which sits midchannel on the Richelieu River.

A 1760 Fight for This Small Riverine Garrison Proved the Key to Canada for the British

by Michael Laramie9/1/20237/25/2023
Painting of the battle of Lundy’s Lane, Canada, 1814.

In 1814 the British Stymied an American Attempt to Invade Canada. They Were Stopped at Lundy’s Lane.

by William John Shepherd8/25/20238/25/2023
Illustration of a ‘Little Willie’ Landship.

At the Outset of WWI, Winston Churchill Gave ‘Little Willie’ His Marching Orders

by Jon Guttman8/18/20237/25/2023

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