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New Book Provides Long-Awaited Ground-Level Look at Combat Effectiveness

The impact of sedimentary geology on an army’s preparation and tactics has long been ignored in Civil War historiography.

German General Ludwig Beck
supported the Nazis—until he didn’t. He paid with his life.

In 1870 Kiowa detractors goaded Kicking Bird into fighting the bluecoats.

In 1519 Hernán Cortés set out to invade the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán, his boldness earning Spain a foothold in the Americas.

More than a quarter million immigrants took up arms for the United States.

Rommel’s writings reveal not only his approach to tactics, but also his ethical principles in war.

From Ironclads to the Dreyse Needle Gun, these inventions forever changed the world of warfare.

He won a battle over pickled herrings and ran away from Joan of Arc.

These hallowed grounds are musts for anyone looking to honor those who fought and learn from their wins and losses.

Nurse Jane Boswell Moore wrote poignant letters about her interactions with the patients of this Winchester, Va., hospital.