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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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Painting of Napoléon at the battle of Friedland.

In 1807 a French Officer Field-Tested an Artillery Tactic That Remained Decisive for More Than a Century

by Thomas Zacharis8/11/20237/24/2023

Operation Blue Bat 

by Alex Griffith8/10/20238/10/2023
Painting of a chief centurion.

Was This Centurion the Most Decorated Roman Soldier of All Time?

by David T. Zabecki8/4/20237/24/2023
Photo of Telephone operators working with the U.S. Signal Corps work at a switchboard in American military headquarters at St.-Mihiel, France. Gas masks and helmets hang at the ready in case of German shelling or gas attacks. Their efficiency and bravery contributed greatly to the effort to capture St.-Mihiel.

The ‘Hello Girls’ Arrived in Europe Before the First Doughboys. Here’s Why They Were So Crucial

by Dave Kindy7/27/20237/27/2023
Photo of West Berlin children perched on the fence of Tempelhof airport watch the fleets of U.S. airplanes bringing in supplies in 1948 to circumvent the Russian blockade of land and waterways. The airlift began June 25, 1948 and continued for 11 months.

Berlin Airlift at 75: The Most Remarkable Supply Operation in Human History

by Don Smith7/13/20237/13/2023

First Submarine to Sink a Warship 

by David Lauterborn7/11/20237/11/2023
An illustration depicting the Battle of Kings Mountain late in the afternoon of October 7, 1780 from the perspective of the Loyalist camp of Maj. Patrick Ferguson atop Kings Mountain. Scene depicts the moment when organized military resistance to the surrounding attacking Patriots, led by Col. William Campbell, collapses and leads to widespread chaos and panic of Fergusonís men as hundreds of Tories try to surrender to the Patriots who are advancing on all sides of the camp and filled with revenge are altogether too fired up to halt the slaughter. 2003 oil painting by artist Archil Pichkhadze originally commissioned by the National Park Service/Harpers Ferry Center for wayside exhibits at Kings Mountain National Military Park. artist Archil Pichkhadze

This British Officer Developed a Revolutionary Rifle Whose Worth He Was Never Able to Prove in Battle

by John Miles7/7/20235/3/2023
Alerted to the Feb. 29, 1704, raid by shots and war whoops, residents of Deerfield prepare to hold out against some 250 French and Indian warriors.

This Force of French and Allied Warriors Snowshoed 300 Miles to Terrorize a Small Town in Massachusetts

by P.G. Smith6/30/20237/6/2023
Painting of Napoléon crossing the Alps on horse back.

Precision vs. Propaganda: Some Painters Meticulously Researched Their Masterworks—Others Not So Much

by Jon Guttman6/23/20234/26/2024
Photo of French-built Dassault Mirage F1JA, part of the Ecuadoran air force.

The Time Ecuador and Peru Fought a 34-Day War Over a Patch of Amazonian Jungle

by Jerome Long6/16/20239/11/2023

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