Lessons from the Battle of Long Island
Though outgeneraled, outmaneuvered and outfought, Washington extracted most of his army, thus saving it and the Patriot cause.
7 Little-Known Facts about ‘Top Gun’
Do you know these facts about the 1986 blockbuster film?
Book Review: Airmen of Arnhem
Martin W. Bowman relates the hazards airmen faced during Operation Market Garden, the ill-fated Allied attempt to shorten World War II
A Scot at Cerro Gordo
George Ballentine, a Scottish weaver, sought a better life in the United States. He ended up fighting in the Mexican-American War.
Kuno, a British Military Working Dog, Awarded Highest Honor for Service Animals
The military dog charged through a maelstrom of bullets to take out an insurgent, saving the lives of many British soldiers
To Keep Her Family Together, a German Baroness Joined the Lowly Ranks of Army Camp Followers
In 1777, a high-born wife takes her youngsters to North America to find her husband, a German officer fighting under British command. What could go wrong?
Book Review: The Three-Cornered War
Megan Kate Nelson looks at Confederate Brig. Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley's invasion of New Mexico and concurrent Indian campaigns
Thanksgiving in Saigon
How two Iowa boys celebrated Thanksgiving in Vietnam, not the typical scene for an American holiday
Book Review: The Secret History of Soldiers
Tim Cook assesses the performance and staying power of the Canadian Corps during World War I
Explosion of the Monster Torpedo
On April 3, 1865, Chester accompanied the triumphant Union army into Richmond.
Then and Now: The Great Chain of West Point, N.Y.
Links of a Great Chain used to block British warships during the Revolutionary War remain on display at West Point.
Italy’s African Eagle
East African orphan Domenico Mondelli won the Italian Armed Forces Silver Medal for Military Valor in World War I
5 Lesser-Known Details About ‘Black Hawk Down’
What you might not know about the events preceding the filming of "Black Hawk Down"
