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Photo showing The long awaited all out Arab attack on the Jews has begun according to widespread reports of violence and attacks from the Holy Land. Here we see two members of the Palmach, the striking force of the Haganah, as they fired through a hole in a wall while training recently for city fighting. The Haganah, once illegal, is now working openly and has registered all men and women between the ages of 17 and 35. Actually, those under 25 only are called in the draft. The main problem has been to keep too many men and women over 35 from trying to serve when they are of more use in vital civilian jobs. The Defense Army organized 30 years ago has since grown to a full and efficient fighting force capable of coping with the dangerous situation which now faces it.

An American in the Israeli Army

by Benny Michelsohn and Fred L. Borch1/5/202411/6/2023

A North Vietnamese poster from 1968 shows VC fighters “determined to beat the American enemy.” A shot-down U.S. pilot lies in the foreground while an American jet crashes in the distance.

During the Vietnam War, These Colorful Posters Aimed to Win Hearts and Minds

by Larry Porges1/3/20241/3/2024

Photo of a LCS fairly bristled with guns, including the twin Bofors 40 mm L/60 antiaircraft guns and Mark 22 3-inch/50-caliber bow gun shown here in action off the Philippines in 1945.

These Fighting ‘Mighty Midgets’ Packed Big Guns

by Ron Soodalter12/29/20231/12/2024

Meet the Norwegian Warrior Who Fought in Vietnam

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher12/26/202312/26/2023

Photo of Little Round Top, at Gettysburg National Military Park, Pa., offers a sweeping view. From this hill, on the left end of the Union line, Lt. Col. Joshua Chamberlain led the 20th Maine Volunteers in a bayonet counterattack against the 15th Alabama Infantry and other Confederate units on July 2, 1863.

The World’s Most Visitor-Friendly Battlefields

by David T. Zabecki12/22/202312/28/2023

Photo of James Vaughn in Vietnam.

No Rules For Generals in Vietnam?

by James Vaughn12/18/202312/18/2023

Photo of German storm troops laden with equipment have to advance over open but broken ground. The enemy know of their approach because of a preliminary barrage.

How Do World War I’s Top Generals Stack up?

by David T. Zabecki12/15/202311/3/2023

Photo of British troops during the Korean War working on a bunker.

When the British Held the Line in Korea

by Michael Patrick Cullinane12/8/202311/2/2023

Painting of Aerial view of Fort McHenry, c1814: Artist's conception of the dawn bombardment of Fort McHenry on September 13, 1814 by the British Navy under the command of Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane.

Bombs Burst in Air Over This Famed War of 1812 Fort

by William John Shepherd12/1/202311/2/2023

Illustration of a Landing Craft Support Mark 3.

A Closer Look at the U.S. Navy’s ‘Mighty Midget’

by Jon Guttman11/24/202311/2/2023