Lorenzo Barruscotto: Drawing on Spaghetti Westerns
The Italian artist takes inspiration from both the ‘reel’ and real West
Touring France’s Limousin Region, Where Maquis Fighters Once Battled the Wehrmacht
In 1944, the Nazis attempted to vanquish Resistance leader George Guingouin’s rural guerrilla force in the Battle of Mont-Gargan.
When Push Came to Shove at Chipyong-ni
At Chipyong-ni an outnumbered regimental combat team turned the tide of the Korean War
Walking Point with the Redcatchers
New arrivals in Vietnam were broken in by "walking point" - becoming the eyes and ears of a patrol. This dangerous duty weighed on everyone’s mind.
Memorial Day Veterans Ride Gets New Staging Area After Pentagon Rejection
The Rolling to Remember event will launch from the RFK Stadium this year, instead of its traditional Pentagon starting spot
Lasting Void: The Death of General Albert Sidney Johnston
The Western Confederate Army never recovered from Albert Sidney Johnston’s April 1862 death at Shiloh
Interrupted Sentiments
The incredible story of thousands of soldier photographs and letters that never made it home
‘The Age of Wood’ Review: The Simple Stuff That Created Civilization
When protohumans climbed down from trees, they chopped them down and used them to create a new world
Engineering Victory
Given their expertise with explosives, tunnelers like Coulson Norman Mitchell were repurposed and sent forward to decommission German demolition charges
Court-Martial of Lt. Calley: Behind-the-Scenes Legal Maneuverings
A closer look at how the court-martial of 1st Lt. William Laws Calley Jr. started at Fort Benning, Georgia
The Nightingale’s Lament: Poetry of Rebellion
A poet's tribute to Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for Britain in World War I
‘Ambitious Honor’ Book Review
James Mueller captures the essence of Custer, a man who perpetually defies one-dimensional dismissals of his character
‘Mussolini’s War’ Book Review
John Gooch relates the incompetence and unpreparedness of Italy's military during World War II
Doughboy’s Smuggled Letter Home Recounts Dangerous Ocean Crossing
In late 1917, an American soldier risked government censors’ wrath to smuggle home a letter about dodging German submarines while aboard a troopship headed for war
This Famous Bathtub Has Met its Waterloo
Imagine the poor PFC tasked with lugging around Napoleon’s personal bathtub
