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FEATURES
Cover Story
10 Great POW Escapes
By Stephan Wilkinson
Capture is an occupational hazard for soldiers, and escape is a prisoner of war’s duty—and some pull it off in spectacular style
Tripoli Pirates Foiled
By Anthony Brandt
When corsairs demanded gold, Thomas Jefferson sent warships
Portfolio: The German War Machine
A little-known trove of images offers a fresh look at Kaiser Wilhelm’s military forces
In the Cause of Human Freedom
By David T. Zabecki
Tadeusz Kosciuszko fought for liberty in Poland and America
Pancho Villa’s War (Movie)
By Allen Barra
In 1914 a young American director went to Mexico to film a revolution
Hannibal’s Big Mistake
By Richard A. Gabriel
The Carthaginian bested Rome’s armies—and still lost the war
On the cover: Bud Ekins, stunt double for Steve McQueen, jumps a fence by motorcycle in the 1963 film The Great Escape. (The Everett Collection)
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Letters
A Memory of George Marshall
News
Unearthing Acre, Restoring Nelson’s HMS Victory
Interview
Douglas Waller: The OSS and “Wild Bill” Donovan
What We Learned…
By Eric Ethier
from the Battle of Veracruz
Valor
By Chuck Lyons
Arthur Aaron: Hero at the Controls
Decisions
By Edward G. Lengel
Hitler’s Halt Order
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Hand Tool
By Jon Guttman
Stahlhelm Model 1916
Power Tool
By Jon Guttman
Exocet Antiship Missile
Letter from Military History
Reviews
Hallowed Ground
By Jim Lacey
Bosworth Field, England
War Games
Weapons We’re Glad They Never Built
By Rick Meyerowitz
The Polish Carouselvalry |
ONLINE EXTRAS
Military History Reader Poll:
The United States was an upstart nation in 1801 when it waged war against the Barbary pirates. With the United States now the foremost world power, should it take the fight to today’s Somali pirates?
PLUS
Second Punic War: Hannibal’s war in Italy
Mexican Revolution: Villa vs. Obregon at Celaya
USS Constitution: Legendary survivor of the Barbary Wars
MacArthur’s History Project: Judging the postwar records
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