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

Polar Bore

News

Russia Returns French General

North Carolina Again Shipshape

WAR RECORD

Tucson Honors Buffalo Soldiers

Another Iconic Red Cloud

Film Examines Team Six Crash

Magawa Leaves the ‘Rat Race’

WARBIRDS • Aviation aficionados around the world have restored or crafted replicas of historic military aircraft.

Interview Telling the Soldier’s Story

Paul Morando

Valor The Pied Piper of Saipan

What We Learned From… Operation Chengiz Khan

Hardware War Galley

BANE OF THE ‘SEA WOLF’ • British Admiral Thomas Cochrane excelled in the navies of three nations, but his combative nature nearly made him a footnote in naval history

Tactical Takeaways

FROM WEHRMACHT TO BUNDESWEHR • Amid the Cold War two German generals were among the few NATO commanders with direct experience fighting the Soviets—not to mention the French, British and Americans

TWILIGHT OF THE GALLEYS • In 1571 Christian and Muslim fleets met off the coast of Greece, rowing into battle one last time

Tactical Takeaways

The Last Great Galley Battle

LEONARDO’S ARSENAL • History’s ultimate polymath, Leonardo da Vinci created both high art and fantastic weaponry foreshadowing future warfare

BLUEPRINT FOR WWII RESISTANCE • One of John Steinbeck’s lesser-known works, The Moon Is Down was among the most effective pieces of wartime propaganda ever written

KING OF THE HILL • At the 685 Battle of Dún Nechtain a calculating Celtic king led his brash Angle opponent into a hillside ambush

Tactical Takeaways

Reviews

The White Sniper

Weapons of the Viking Warrior

SAS With the Maquis

Armies of Julius Caesar, 52–44 bc

Hallowed Ground Bladensburg, Maryland, 1814

War Games

Captured!