Military History

Military History is the nation’s oldest and most popular war magazine devoted to the history of warfare. Topics include naval history, army, infantry and foot soldiers from all branches of the military.

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LAST SHOT AT GLORY • Hours after being called home in May 1945, the German submarine U-853 tempted fate in combat off Rhode Island

CHINA’S WAR ON DRUGS • The Qing dynasty twice warred with the British empire over the latter’s lucrative opium trade, leaving a bitter legacy

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FOR COVENANT AND KING • Amid the ever-shifting political alliances of 17th century Scotland, fighting marquess James Graham morphed from Covenanter champion into defender of the Crown

JUSTICE FROM THE YARDARMS • In 1842 the captain of the brig USS Somers hanged three of his sailors for having plotted a mutiny—but had they?

YOM KIPPUR WAR • An Arab attack on their holiest day was only the first surprise to befall the Israelis in 1973

‘THE THUMPER’ GOES TO WAR • Red Sox legend Ted Williams proudly served as a Marine Corps aviator during World War II—it was his service in Korea that came as a surprise

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