Painting the Battle of Gibraltar, John Singleton Copley was caught between his own desires […]
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Bonaparte at Bay: The Battle at Leipzig, 1813
In the turbulent spring of 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte was the master of Europe. But […]
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Cornwallis: From Yorktown to India — and Redemption
In America, General Cornwallis lost the Yorktown battle. In India, he won acclaim as […]
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Fighting for Forage
In New Jersey, ominous lessons for the British emerge from a little-known campaign in […]
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Ancient Rivalry, Modern Clash
With the Ottoman Empire in ruins, Greek and Turkish nationalists wage an epic fight […]
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An American Fandango in Monterrey
His expansionist appetite whetted by the 1845 annexation of Texas, U.S. president James K. […]
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The Making of Mass Warfare 1789-1918
A social revolution, a technological episode, and a mirror of the modern age. Military […]
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Behind the Lines: When Empires Collapse
Do wars cause empires and societies to collapse? History’s answers are never black and […]
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Experienced: Damned Restless
For one young American seeking adventure, the French Foreign Legion seemed to offer a […]
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MHQ Comments- Spring 2014
A Real Cannon and Its Ammunition I noted two significant errors in the article […]