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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TODAY IN HISTORY FEBRUARY 14, 1929 • KNOWN AS THE ST. VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE, SEVEN MEN WERE SLAIN DURING A FAUX POLICE RAID LIKELY STAGED BY AL CAPONE’S CHICAGO OUTFIT. THE VICTIMS, MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES OF THE RIVAL “NORTH SIDE GANG,” WERE LINED UP AGAINST A BRICK WALL INSIDE A COMMERCIAL TRUCKING GARAGE AND SHOT. BRICKS FROM THE INFAMOUS WALL WERE LATER PURCHASED BY COLLECTORS. MANY ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE MOB MUSEUM IN LAS VEGAS.

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MHQ:The Quarterly Journal Of Military History

AT THE FRONT

KILLED BY THEIR OWN COUNTRY • World War I’s major belligerent countries had at least one thing in common: shooting their own soldiers for alleged acts of cowardice or desertion.

DEATH AND THE ADMIRALS • Even flag officer rank was no protection from the Grim Reaper in WWII Pacific combat.

ANIMAL HEALERS • The Royal Army Veterinary Corps proved to be a key element to maintaining the battlefield “horse” power mobility of British forces in World War I.

A HOLY ROMAN SIEGE

NIGHT JUMP INTO NORMANDY • Lt. Col. Gerhard Bolland, an 82nd Airborne Division officer on the night of June 6, 1944, describes what it was really like to parachute behind German lines and take part in the Allied D-Day landings during the invasion of France.

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NATURE’S SILENT WAR

SURVIVING NAPOLEON’S WARS • Impractical gear, inaccurate firearms and artillery fire made life as a foot soldier truly hellish.

‘FOR VALOUR!’ • The Victoria Cross is one of the highest military honors a British soldier can be awarded—but it was no easy feat to create.

THE OTHER KOREAN WAR • North Korea’s unconventional methods to undermine the South led to a deadly raid.

DEVICES OF DECEPTION • Spies in the Cold War fought in a clandestine conflict with the aid of gear primed for stealth and trickery.

THE ‘BLEEDING KANSAS’ MYTH • How politics and sensationalist reporting created a long-enduring “bloody” image of the Civil War’s most notorious prequel.

HANDCRAFTING HISTORY—FOR 130 YEARS • MHQ goes behind the scenes with W.Britain Model Figures to learn how they create collectible soldiers.

CULTURE OF WAR • The Museum of the American Revolution located in Philadelphia, Pa. is home to an artifact with perhaps the proudest legacy in the history of America’s War of Independence: the tent of Gen. George Washington. The original tent, currently on display at the museum, was used by Washington as his sleeping quarters as well as his office during the war. It saw Washington through the war’s hardest seasons and was the scene of some of his most difficult and triumphant moments. Following Washington’s death, the tent was preserved by the Custis and Lee families and was purchased by Rev. W. Herbert Burk in 1909, who kept it at a history museum he created at Valley Forge. Today, visitors to Philadelphia have the opportunity to see firsthand the tent that served as both the...