The etymology of cliches born of military terminology: “lock, stock, and barrel,” “half-cocked,” “hanging fire,” and more.
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Ask MHQ: Who Was Known as the General of Europe?
Was Prince Francis Eugene of Savoy and Carignan—a favorite of Napoleon’s and Frederick the Great—”the General of Europe”?
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Ancient Uprisings That Changed the World
Barry Strauss picks six revolts that echo today’s headlines from the Middle East and Africa.
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Book Review: The Crimean War
Scholar Jeremy Black takes on Orlando Figes’s new history of the Crimean War.
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Book Reviews: Notable Releases, Summer 2011
New releases look at Hannibal, Britain in the Middle East, and the rise and fall of airpower.
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Meuse-Argonne Image Gallery
Gallery of images from the Meuse-Argonne offensive in World War I.
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Can the 2003 invasion of Iraq now be considered “Mission Accomplished”?
Can the 2003 invasion of Iraq now be considered “Mission Accomplished”?
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Daily Quiz for May 3, 2011
By the end of World War II, the US Army was this much larger than it had been in 1939.
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What Civil War battlefield would you most like to visit, and why?
What Civil War battlefield would you most like to visit, and why?
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Daily Quiz for May 2, 2011
Following the skirmish at Kirksville, Missouri, Aug. 6, 1862, fifteen Confederate prisoners were shot for this reason.