The Spring 2013 issue of MHQ is available on newsstands as of February 19, 2013. Visit the Historynet Store to order your copy today! The Quarterly Journal of Military History
Spring 2013, Volume 25, Number 3
FEATURES The Crucible [excerpt] In 1943, Soviet armored forces, once nearly battered into submission by Hitler’s panzers, were forged anew in the bloody cauldron at Kursk
Glory Over the Mountains South America’s bid for independence from Spain hinged on Simón Bolívar’s brilliant but grueling Andes campaign
A Good Plan Gone Wrong Robert Sneden maps the Battle of Chancellorsville—a Union debacle and Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory
Why Not Send Women to War? [excerpt] Desperation drove the major powers in World War II to do just that
Victory of a New Order The triumph of Edward I over William Wallace’s Scottish rebels in 1298 heralded the modern army
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Deadly Decorum Karl Nerger turned a homely freighter into the most audacious commerce raider of World War I. Yet his prisoners considered him a fine gentleman
Subscriber-Only Bonus Section What World War I Generals Got Wrong Enamored with offensive schemes of war, military leaders entered 1914 expecting quick victory. The result was instead a long, unprecedented slaughter Extra Round
CULTURE OF WAR Reviews Artists Epic Poem
Cover caption: The much-decorated Natalya Meklin was an officer in the legendary Night Witches, the Soviets’ all-women night bomber regiment. (© RIA Nowosti/Alamy/Colorized by Vertis Communications))
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