Military Heritage - September 2016 Issue

Features

Counterpunch at Germantown
Although it suffered a stinging defeat at Brandywine in September 1777, George Washington’s Continental Army made an audacious attack the following month. By Chuck Lyons

Clash of the Ironclads
A “barracks roof” and a “cheese box”met in March 1862 at Hampton Roads. The pioneer ironclads pounded each other with their heavy guns. By David A. Norris 

“A Bloody Miracle”
The evacuation of the BEF from northeastern France by civilian and military vessels during the fall of France in 1940 ensured that the British Army would survive to fight another day. By Eric Niderost

Russia’s Immortal Generals
These four commanders of international renown led their troops to victory, earning in the process the respect of their people and adversaries alike. By Victor Kamenir

Lust for Glory
Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt in the summer of 1798 served as a dress rehearsal for his subsequent conquest of Europe. By Don Hollway

Departments

Soldiers
General Joseph Wheeler used his cavalry effectively against the Union army in the western theater. 

Weapons
Hobart’s Funnies were modified Churchill and Sherman tanks with odd-looking features used to support the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944.

Intelligence
Principal Secretary Sir Francis Walsingham resorted to all manner of espionage in the service of Queen Elizabeth I.