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.

Military History • SEPTEMBER 2021 VOL. 38, NO. 3

Letters

ENDURING FREEDOM ELUSIVE 20 YEARS ON

A Nod to Marine Heroism in Iraq

Blue Angels Mark 75th

FIRST MODERN SUBMARINE FOUND IN ENGLISH CHANNEL

WAR RECORD

RANGER LEGEND RECEIVES MOH

LOST VIETNAM SPECIALISTS HONORED WITH MEMORIAL

Rare 3D Images of WWI Online

Couple Seeks to Restore a D-Day Launch

German Town Honors the King

Stamp Honors Nisei Soldiers

ROMAN GUARD CAME TO RESCUE AT HERCULANEUM

U.S. ARMY MUSEUM REOPENS TO PUBLIC

DIG IT? • Researchers worldwide routinely unearth troves of military significance. Witness the following:

To Hell and Back

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Valor Colossal Warrior

Mobile Bay, 1864

M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer

BREAKTHROUGH AT SAINT-Lô • It took tens of thousands of lives and weeks of fighting through the bedeviling Norman hedgerows to capture what remained of the ‘Capital of Ruins’

Battle of Saint-Lô

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM • The United States was the latest of many invaders caught in an Afghan quagmire

A TURN FOR THE WORSE • After the ‘shot heard round the world,’ as Redcoats retreated to Boston, Patriots sprang an ambush at a bend in the road known since as the Bloody Angle

WHEN POWDER PROVED ITS WORTH • The advent of gunpowder weapons in 14th century Europe prompted medieval commanders to conceive new tactics and adjust existing ones

HONOR BEFORE GLORY • NFL standout Pat Tillman wasn’t out to win recognition or stir up controversy when he enlisted and deployed to the Middle East

FINLAND’S FAMED ‘SKY PEARL’ • During World War II the Finnish variant of the U.S.-built Brewster Buffalo proved more than a match for top Soviet, German and British fighters

A Risky Meeting

Hallowed Ground Szigetvár, Hungary

War Games

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Captured!