Asleep at the Gap
In 1862 Union general John Pope had a chance to cut the Confederate army in half. He blew it.
Finding the Past and Present at Waterloo
Waterloo Uncovered, a charity for military veterans, sends its members on excavations at the battle site of Waterloo, and come across some unexpected finds
From the Jaws of Victory: Colonial Americans Versus the French
After prevailing against British troops on the shores of Lake George, French Brig. Gen. Ludwig August von Dieskau still managed to snatch defeat
Book Review: Unlikely General
Mary Stockwell profiles Anthony Wayne, the general whose military action against Indians made the state of Ohio possible
Assault on the Citadel: Patton’s troops crush a large enemy force at Saint-Malo
Adolf Hitler saw Saint-Malo as a linchpin of the Atlantic Wall. The Allies reduced it to rubble
Three Dead Kings: War in Morocco
In 1578 English adventurer Thomas Stukeley found himself embroiled in a Moroccan military intrigue with royal overtones and lethal results
Book Review: How Hitler Was Made
Cory Taylor traces Adolf Hitler's rise to prominence in prewar Germany through 1924
The ‘Green Dragon’ Puts the Scare in the Viet Cong
A new infantry transport changed the nature of firefights in Vietnam—and for generations to come
Book Review: Persian Gulf Command
Ashley Jackson charts the course of World War II in Iran and Iraq, as well as present-day implications
Andrew Roberts: Walking With Churchill
Roberts' new book, Churchill: Walking With Destiny, may be the best one-volume biography yet written about the wartime British PM
LAV-25
In its many variants the LAV (light armored vehicle) has served U.S. forces worldwide
Jesuits Waged War for the Guaraní People
These faithful fathers defended their Guaraní adherents in South America from ruthless slave traders
Farragut Captures New Orleans, 1862
Captain David “Damn the Torpedoes!” Farragut made a bold decision to run the gauntlet with a 17-vessel squadron and make for New Orleans
Kilometer Zero: Western Front Flashpoint
The respective armies dug in, built reinforced concrete fortifications, then raided, shelled, bombed and sniped at each other
This Week in History: The Allied Forces’ Tactical Gamble Pays off on D-Day
On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched the biggest seaborne invasion in history in a gamble that would determine the course of the war
