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.

Justice From the Yardarms

Military History • MAY 2021 VOL. 38, NO. 1

Ted Williams

COMMISSION TO REVIEW CONFEDERATE BASE NAMES

Harry Beal, 90, First Navy SEAL

WWI Exhibit Tracks Artifacts

LEE STATUE BROUGHT HOME TO VIRGINIA

MEDALS OF HONOR BELONG STATESIDE

WAR RECORD

ARMY TO DOLE OUT SURPLUS ARTIFACTS

Honoring the Real Star of the Monuments Men

Thanks for the Memories, Bob

The Art of War

Travel the Road to Freedom

ABT: SAVING HALLOWED GROUND FOR 22 YEARS

CHAT WITH A WWII CAMP LIBERATOR

HERO’S HONORS

A Witness to War

Engineering Victory

The Battle of Hattin, 1187

TODAY IN HISTORY • JULY 17, 1918

Type 89 Heavy Grenade Discharger

A RIDGE TOO FAR • A German feint over the Chemin des Dames in May 1918 gained more ground than expected before devolving into a logistical nightmare

Operation Blücher

ROGERS’ REMNANT • In 1759 British Maj. Robert Rogers and his vaunted rangers raided deep into Abenaki territory—but fewer than half would make it back alive

TRANSLATING FOR THE ‘TIGER’ • In 1945 a young Marine with an aptitude for languages landed in the midst of a war crimes trial with international ramifications

AN ITALIAN MISADVENTURE • When Athens sent a massive invasion fleet against Syracuse, it could not have anticipated the merciless Sicilian vendetta that followed

THE BIG RED ONE • The 1st Infantry Division has been second to none for more than a century of war

PUSH CAME TO SHOVE • At Chipyong-ni an outnumbered regimental combat team turned the tide of the Korean War

Apache Wars

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