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Topic Archives:Military History

Photo of German offensive at Riga.

As Russia Tottered on the Brink of Collapse in WWI, Germany Debuted Fire-Support Tactics That Still Inform Warfare

by David T. Zabecki6/9/20235/2/2023

‘The duty to respect is different than the duty to protect’: A Return to Normandy

by Claire Barrett6/6/20236/6/2023
ww2-donnelly-veteran

This Man Never Knew How His Brother Died. World War II Magazine Found Out.

by Larry Porges6/6/20236/13/2023
A 1873 photograph by Timothy H. O'Sullivan captures the fortresslike canyon from the ground as both Spanish and American invaders would have seen it.

Attacked by Both Spanish and American Invaders, This Sandstone Navajo Stronghold Was Built for Defense

by David T. Zabecki6/2/20236/9/2023

Graphic Novel Tells Story of World War I’s ‘most outstanding soldier’

by Sarah Sicard6/1/20236/1/2023
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How Were D-Day Beaches Named?

by John D. Long5/31/20236/1/2023
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Normandy Institute Plans New Campus

by World War II Magazine5/31/20235/31/2023
Photo of Marine commando forces of the French Expeditionary Corps wading ashore from a landing craft, in the Annam region in central Vietnam, as war operations against the Communist Viet Minh continue, on July 27, 1950.

How France’s “Black Tigers” Used WWII Resistance Tactics in Vietnam

by Andrew McGregor5/31/20239/11/2023

Chinese Ship Accused of Looting Iconic WWII Wrecks

by Claire Barrett5/30/20236/1/2023
Cavalry battle at Yellow Tavern

At Yellow Tavern, Phil Sheridan Finally Made Good on His Promise to ‘whip’ J.E.B. Stuart

by Adolfo Ovies5/29/20235/24/2023

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