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No Mercy on Malta
By Justin D. Lyons
Jean de la Valette and the Knights of St. John held off an Ottoman invasion force
The Half-Cocked Cossack
By Andrew McGregor
Freebooter Nikolai Ashinov sought glory in Africa—but brought Russia humiliation
Untouchable Agent 13
By Ron Soodalter
Prominent American general James Wilkinson was also a master of treason
Dressing to Kill
Portrait photographer Rory Lewis turns his camera on uniformed British soldiers
Speaking in Tongues
By Richard Selcer
American Indian code talkers flummoxed would-be German eavesdroppers in World War I
Faceless Enemy
By Paul X. Rutz
Seeking to avenge a Zulu massacre, Afrikaners faced seemingly impossible odds
On the cover: Ottoman commander Dragut—both a general and one of the most capable admirals of his time—lies mortally wounded by artillery fire during the 1565 Siege of Malta. PHOTO: National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta/Bridgeman Images
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By Fred L. Borch
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Siege of Jadotville, 1961
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By Jon Guttman
M998 Humvee
Hallowed Ground
By Mark D. Van Ells
White Plains, New York
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War’s Unexpected Images
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Tripoli Pirates Foiled
By Anthony Brandt
U.S. President Thomas Jefferson turned from words to war against the Barbary states of North Africa
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