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

Not Nimitz

‘MERRILL’S MARAUDERS’ EARN CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL

CALIFORNIA AIR GUARDSMEN AWARDED DFCS FOR RESCUE

WWII GERMAN CRUISER FOUND OFF NORWAY

WAR RECORD

D-DAY ‘THEME PARK’ SPARKS CONTROVERSY

BRITISH FIGHTING DOG EARNS DICKIN MEDAL

COVID AID COMING FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS

HONOR REGAINED • “Success always demands a greater effort,” said Winston Churchill. That bit of wisdom has proved especially true on the battlefield, as evinced by the following famed commanders, who rose from defeat to sweet triumph.

Interview Tracking Agent Sonya

Valor A Wing and a Prayer

What We Learned From… The Battle of Schmidt, 1944

Hardware M4A3E8 Sherman

UNDER THE HAMMER • Surging across the Pyrenees in the 7th century, Muslims faced an immovable Frankish foe in Charles Martel

A METHOD TO HIS MADNESS • Tasked with suppressing a nationalist insurgency in the East Indies, Turkish-born Dutch commando Raymond Westerling proved brutally successful

Indonesian Insurgency

TO HELL WEEK AND BACK • It takes intensive training and far more determination to earn the coveted golden trident of a U.S. Navy SEAL

NOT IN COLORADO ANYMORE • Young American cattle rancher Franklin Nash risked life and limb in the Pacific as a member of Australia’s covert Coastwatchers

BLACK HAWK’S FOLLY • In the last action linked to the War of 1812 Missouri Rangers cornered Sauk warriors atop a bluff overlooking the Mississippi floodplain

A MARINE ON THE NILE • George English resigned his commission, converted to Islam and joined an Egyptian campaign upriver to Nubia—but to what end?

Black Jack’s Men

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Hallowed Ground Jasenovac Concentration Camp, Croatia

War Games

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