MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History takes you on an exciting journey to the world's greatest battles and campaigns over the last 5,000 years, from ancient warfare through modern battles. Written by distinguished authors and historians who bring the world of history alive, the magazine covers in vivid detail the soldiers, leaders, tactics, and weapons throughout military history, and delivers it in an exquisitely illustrated, premium quality edition.

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HOLLYWOOD ACTORS NEVER PORTRAYED WILLIAM F. “BUFFALO BILL” CODY ONSCREEN?

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MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History

AT THE FRONT

FORCED HOMECOMING • Post WWII, Stalin’s USSR blackmailed western Allies, Britain and the U.S. to forcibly repatriate all Soviet POWs held by Germany. Branded “traitors,” these former captives faced execution or the Gulag.

TEN NOTABLE MILITARY AMATEURS • They were not schooled in warcraft, but somehow war brought out their latent talents at fighting.

GEORGE WASHINGTON’S INVISIBLE INK • How patriot spies—and their commander—used a secret “medicine” factory to send coded messages during the American Revolution.

BRUCE C. CLARKE: BATTLE OF THE BULGE, 1944 • Learn how to defend against an overwhelming attack from a brilliant U.S. tank commander.

THE MEDIEVAL FLAIL

MYTHS ABOUT MONTY

THE SECRET SUBMARINES OF D-DAY •  Daring agents spent days in the eep to scout Omaha Beach before the 1944 invasion of Normandy.

TO SAVE AN ARMY •  How “Fighting Joe” Hooker revitalized the Army of the Potomac.

THE LEADER BEHIND THE BERET •  Bernard Montgomery became a master of the art of military leadership and command. It’s about time history recognized it.

THE GURKHA WARRIORS OF NEPAL • The birthplace of Buddha is home to some of the fiercest fighters in world history.

NAZI WIVES & LOVERS • What kind of women became the romantic partners of Nazi leaders? The details might surprise you.

CLASH OF KINGDOMS AT RORKE’S DRIFT, 1879 • When greed for diamonds drew the British Empire into conflict with the Zulu Kingdom, determined soldiers on both sides were pitted against each other in a desperate fight.

CULTURE OF WAR

“I’LL TRY, SIR!” • A young American bugler turns the tide in China’s 1900 Boxer Rebellion.

DO NOT DISTURB • Irving Berlin’s World War I song “Oh! How I Hate to Get Up In The Morning,” is an enduring anthem.

THE SCOTTISH SPORRAN • This “man purse” worn by military regiments fuses tradition and function.

A HESSIAN BARONESS IN BATTLE • A German officer’s wife and children dodged cannonballs at Saratoga.

RETHINKING FAMOUS BATTLES

FACES OF WAR