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.

Fort William Henry, 1757: A Fate Worse Than Surrender

Military History • JULY 2020 VOL. 37, NO. 2

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Kuwait Gives to Memorial Fund

Mercenary ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare, 100

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HITLER’S TWO ARMIES • As the Nazi Führer set his cap at European domination, he unleashed two distinct armies

END OF AN ARMY • In 1791 Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair led the U.S. Army on a punitive expedition against Northwest Territory tribes—few of his troops would survive the campaign

THE BOMB • Once the atomic genie was out of the bottle in 1945, several nations tested nuclear weapons in the Pacific

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PORTER’S PRIVATE WAR • Amid the War of 1812 bold U.S. Navy Captain David Porter attacked enemy shipping and unilaterally annexed an island in the Pacific

WARPLANES OF A DIFFERENT STRIPE • A tragic 1943 friendly fire incident in Sicily prompted development of aircraft identification markings that saved countless lives on D-Day

WHEELS OF WAR • From its playful origins as a ‘dandy horse’ for idle Europeans, the bicycle has taken on increasingly serious military applications

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