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Topic Archives:Battle Tactics

Meet the Norwegian Warrior Who Fought in Vietnam

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher12/26/202312/26/2023
Photo of German storm troops laden with equipment have to advance over open but broken ground. The enemy know of their approach because of a preliminary barrage.

How Do World War I’s Top Generals Stack up?

by David T. Zabecki12/15/202311/3/2023
Photo of British troops during the Korean War working on a bunker.

When the British Held the Line in Korea

by Michael Patrick Cullinane12/8/202311/2/2023
Painting of Aerial view of Fort McHenry, c1814: Artist's conception of the dawn bombardment of Fort McHenry on September 13, 1814 by the British Navy under the command of Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane.

Bombs Burst in Air Over This Famed War of 1812 Fort

by William John Shepherd12/1/202311/2/2023
Photo of Chuck Mawhinney beside a pack mule.

Telling A Sniper’s Story

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher11/29/202311/29/2023
Illustration of a Landing Craft Support Mark 3.

A Closer Look at the U.S. Navy’s ‘Mighty Midget’

by Jon Guttman11/24/202311/2/2023

Interview: David Sears / Destroyer vs. U-boat in a Fight to the Death

by Tom Huntington11/17/20235/5/2024
Photo of U.S. Marines engage in a street fight amid the September 1950 battle to retake Seoul, the capital of South Korea.

The Korean War Is Far From Over

by Mark Simner11/17/202311/1/2023
Photo of a Marine mine sweep team checks a road west of Ca Lu for enemy mines in 1968, a duty performed every morning.

How Did Land Mine Warfare Work in Vietnam?

by David T. Zabecki11/15/202311/15/2023

He Shoots, He Scores

by Tom Huntington11/7/202311/7/2023

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