Military Heritage - May 2015 Issue

Features

Lee’s Hard Fighter
No one doubted Daniel Harvey Hill’s courage under fire. But his fractious nature cut short his career in Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army. By William E. Welsh

Mauled in Laos
A bungled raid into Laos by the South Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War exposed grave deficiencies in its operational abilities. Only U.S. airpower prevented complete disaster. By John Walker

Fall of Tyre
The island city of Tyre posed a major obstacle to Alexander the Great’s campaign of conquest. But the Phoenicians proved no match for the resourceful Macedonians. By Alexander Zakrzewski

Trapping the Bismarck
When the battleship Bismarck reached the Atlantic, the Germans were optimistic that it could wreak havoc on Allied shipping. But after a brief success, the mighty battleship was cornered. By John Protasio

Massacre at Vinegar Hill
The United Irishmen’s inability to meet the British Army on anywhere near equal terms doomed them from the outset. When the rebels made their stand on June 21, 1798, the outcome was never in doubt. By David A. Norris

Departments

Soldiers
Wladyslaw Anders led the Polish 2nd Corps through hard fighting in Italy that restored Polish pride and helped defeat the Third Reich. By John E. Spindler

Weapons
Although the bow and javelin are more famous projectile weapons, the sling was just as important to ancient skirmishers. By Erich B. Anderson

Intelligence
The work of British code breakers at Bletchley Park during World War II foiled the German U-boat threat. By William F. Floyd Jr.

Militaria
A scale model of the 19th-century Battle of St. Quentin offers the perfect setting for an epic miniature wargame. By Bruce Weigle