The Cadet Chapel: A Jewel in Military Gothic
The Cadet Chapel at West Point, with all the power and grandeur of a medieval fortress, is an architectural masterpiece inside and out
In the 15th Century, China Amped Up Its Sea Power—Led by a Muslim Eunuch
Zheng He’s expansive projection of sea power represented a unique chapter in Chinese history
Meet the Tech Visionary Who Started the U.S. Air Force, Built Phone Networks, and Invented Muzak
In the early 1900s, George Owen Squier saw the future better than anyone else in the U.S. Army
Was the Making of ‘Tora! Tora! Tora!’ Cursed?
Twentieth Century Fox wanted it to be “the most spectacular film ever made.” It may have been that — and more
From Here to Eternity: Inside the Pre-War Hawaii Life That Inspired the Book & Movie
James Jones built his best-selling novel, From Here to Eternity, around his real-life experiences as a U.S. Army private in Hawaii before World War II
‘As soon as you’re through with me, I can attack the day after tomorrow morning’: George S. Patton and the Battle of the Bulge
After being sidelined for nearly a year, Patton was turned loose with the Third Army in France. He made up for lost time. He told his staff to hustle—an ounce of sweat was worth a gallon of blood
The Frogman Who Vanished: What Happened to the Royal Navy’s Most Celebrated Diver, Lionel “Buster” Crabb?
Lionel “Buster” Crabb, one of the Royal Navy’s most celebrated divers, disappeared while spying on a Russian warship in 1956
The Porter Turret Rifle: Ingenious or Flawed?
Patented in 1851 by Perry W. Porter, the Porter turret rifle featured a nine-shot turret, each cylinder loaded with powder and ball
‘Give Me…’: For More Than Two Centuries, Those Words Have Been a Constant in Our Wartime Vocabulary
“Dammit, Brad, just give me 400,000 gallons of gasoline and I’ll put you inside Germany in two days"
MHQ Reviews: Nuclear Folly — A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
It is tempting to think that, 60 years and multiple historical accounts later, there is nothing new to be learned or said about this seminal episode of the Cold War
How the U.S. Used ‘Laws of War’ to Hang Dakota Indians After 1862 Uprising
Should European-American concepts of lawful warfare have been applied to what were long-established practices of the Dakota Indians?
The Pajama Pilot Over Pearl Harbor
Philip M. Rasmussen was one of the few American pilots to get into the air while enemy planes were still in the skies over Hawaii on December 7, 1941. He was still in his pajamas.
How CBS News Reporter Richard C. Hottelet Became a ‘Guest’ of the Gestapo
His account of being arrested and held as a suspected spy
Wired for Success: The U.S. Telegraph Corps
Anson Stager, a brilliant executive of the Western Union Telegraph Company, had a lot to do with the North’s victory in the Civil War
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
