Scenes from the South Pacific: Robert Greenhalgh for Yank Magazine
“I tried to reflect the life of a soldier as he was going about his work,” Robert Greenhalgh once said of his drawings for Yank in World War II
One of the Most Consequential Weapons in Military History: A Wristwatch
In wars throughout history, for better or for worse, the clock has always been ticking
Last Gasp at Granville: The Daring German Attack on Allied-Occupied France
In 1945 a German raiding force from the Channel Islands launched a daring attack on a port in Allied-occupied France
How Harlem Hellfighter James Reese Europe Became a Ragtime Legend
“He was our benefactor and inspiration,” Eubie Blake, the jazz great, once said of James Reese Europe, who wielded a baton, not a rifle, for much of World War I
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
