Military Heritage - March 2017 Issue

Features

Armored Clash in Lorraine
American tanks and artillery wreaked havoc on the newly created German panzer formations during the Battle of Arracourt in September 1944. By Arnold Blumberg 

Showdown at Grunwald
The Poles and Lithuanians invaded the lands of the Teutonic Order in 1410 in a bid to gain regional dominance. By Victor Kamenir

Disaster at Fort Donelson
Ulysses S. Grant altered the course of the war in the west for the Union Army in February 1862 with the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson. By Mike Phifer 

Carnage at Bussaco
French bravery was not enough to overcome uninspired tactics in a bloody clash in July 1810 between Marshal Massena and Viscount Wellington during the Peninsular War. By Simon Rees                         

Ironclad Clash at Lissa
The Austrian and Italian navies fought a desperate battle in the Adriatic Sea in 1866. Although outnumbered, the Austrians prevailed with a bold attack. By David A. Norris

Departments

Soldiers
Geronimo was a ruthless Apache warrior whose methods bedeviled the U.S. cavalry and frustrated many of his people. 

Intelligence 
The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, benefited from the firsthand observation of spies on Oahu.

Weapons
Dismounted knights clad in full suits of armor took the field during the Wars of the Roses, forcing dramatic changes in battlefield weapons.