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.

World War Relics

ALLIES MARK CENTENNIAL OF WORLD WAR I ARMISTICE

FIRST MEDAL OF HONOR TO AIRMAN SINCE VIETNAM

NORTH KOREA RETURNS U.S. WAR REMAINS

WAR RECORD

NOAA FIND OFF ALASKA RECALLS WWII CLASH

LAST HURRAH FOR MERRILL’S MARAUDERS

ALENE DUERK, 98, FIRST U.S. FEMALE ADMIRAL

COMING HOME

Interview Giles Milton Ungentlemanly Warfare

Valor From Pulpit to Trench

What We Learned From… Retreat From Kabul, 1842

Hardware Westland Wessex

KAMEHAMEHA’S COMMANDOS • In 1782, with help from an elite group of Polynesian warriors, the ambitious noble set his sights on unifying the Hawaiian Islands

Kamehameha’s Hawaii

WHEN THE TROUBLES CAME TO LOUGHGALL • The 1987 IRA attack on a village constabulary in Northern Ireland had all the elements of the violent sectarian clash—including innocent bystanders

WHEN JOHN PAUL JONES CROSSED OVER • In 1905 sailors placed the rediscovered remains of the Revolutionary War naval hero aboard an American cruiser for the long voyage home

THE ESCAPE ARTISTS • In July 1918, four months before the end of World War I, a cadre of British officer POWs staged a daring escape from the heart of Germany

ALEUTIAN BATTLEGROUND • When Allied troops moved to retake the Alaskan island of Attu in 1943, the place itself proved tougher than the Japanese

RED, WHITE AND BLUE OVER CHINA • In 1856 a U.S. Navy commander violated his nation’s neutrality to defend the honor of the American flag

Storm of Victory

Hallowed Ground Poznań, Poland

War Games

Bird Sighting • On Midway Island in 1942 a fairy tern—exhibiting brazen indifference for the martial affairs of man—perches on the muzzle brake of an M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun, much to the amusement of a Marine corporal.