Poland’s Men in Blue and Their Struggle for Independence
Józef Haller dreamed of an army that would help bring about the return of an independent Poland
How the Plane Crash Scene in ‘1917’ Set Me on the Trail of My Grandfather
A dramatic scene in 1917, the film directed by Sam Mendes, set the author on the trail of his grandfather in World War I
Operation Desert Storm and the ‘JDAM Revolution’
During Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the U.S. Air Force dropped hundreds of laser-guided and infrared-imaging precision guided munitions on Iraqi targets
How Magicians Became the Great Deceivers of War
In one way or another, these 10 famous prestidigitators used their talents to serve their countries in time of war
MHQ Reviews: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty
The Battle of Valcour Island, fought on Lake Champlain in 1776, was the climactic naval action of the Revolutionary War
Ode to a Patriot: Poetry of the Spanish Civil War
'Fatherlands called to you with all their banners'
Legitimate? What Qualifies as a Military Target in Societies Throughout History
Societies throughout history have struggled with the matter of who, or what, can be a legitimate target for military action
Pox Americana: The Epidemic that Tore Through Washington’s Army
An epidemic ripped through the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Caleb Haskell lived to write about it
Journalist Roelif Loveland’s Searing Account of D-Day
'Flak began to come pretty soon … but the expression on the face of the kid from Cleveland who was piloting the plane did not change in the slightest degree'
Who Knew? The Art Deco Building in Gettysburg that Housed German POWs During WWII
What’s this striking art deco building doing in the middle of the nation’s most important Civil War battlefield?
Ernest Peixotto: The Enlisted WWI Artist on the Western Front
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, Ernest Peixotto was eager to lend his hand to the effort
Man v. Mosquito: How Walter Reed Cured Yellow Fever
U.S. Army doctor Walter Reed helped the world conquer yellow fever—and earned an enduring place in history
The Gun that Started the Great War: The Browning M1910
On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist, used an M1910 to shoot Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Tempest in Texas: The Controversial Courts-Martial of an All-Black Regiment
A few months after the United States entered World War I, another war broke out in Houston
The Race to the Rhine: How the U.S. 79th Division Took Down the Nazis
In World War II, the U.S. Army’s 79th Infantry Division slugged its way through one Nazi stronghold after another
A Hep Cat in Patton’s Army
Dave Brubeck’s career as a jazz icon was powerfully shaped by his experiences as a soldier-musician in World War II
