MHQ Military History Foreign Legion Athens Attica Dunkirk Napoleon Falklands

Description: MHQ The Quarterly Journal of Military History Volume 3 Number 2 Winter 1991 Cover: Charles Cundall's "Withdrawal from Dunkirk, June 1940" shows the precariousness and vulnerability of the small boats conveying stranded British soldiers back to England. An article by Anthony Bailey about the 50th-anniversary celebration of that miraculous event begins on page 36 Contents: 8 The Fall and Rise of Military History A decade ago the study of military history seemed consigned to scholarship's dustbin. But the discipline is back, and no one is more responsible for its resurgence than the author of this article. 13 Legends of the Foreign Legion How much about this self-styled outfit of outcasts is truth, and how much is fantasy? It's not always easy to tell the difference. 26 Fortress Attica An outlying system of hill forts and watchtowers protected Athens from invasion, but when the Athenian army was forced to venture beyond its Attic borders, disaster resulted. 36 Bloody Marvellous Veterans of history's greatest victory in defeat celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their miraculous deliverance at Dunkirk. 50 The Rock of Chickamauga A quietly formidable Virginian who fought for the North, George H. Thomas twice routed Confederate armies - and made the Civil War's most famous stand. 62 That Miserable Fort! Napolean spoke with contempt of the walled port of Acre. But it defied his siege, ending his ambitions in Palestine and previewing his disaster in Russia. 76 The First Battle of the Falklands That remote outpost of the British Empire is no stranger to war. In the autumn of 1914 a memorable naval battle took place off its desolate shores. 86 A Lousy Story A Soviet survivor of the Stalingrad front recalls the struggle to outsmart his unseen enemies - not all of whom were German. 92 Soldiers On the Rampage The seventeenth century was a time of total war in Europe. But since few states had found a reliable way of supporting their armies, the armies supported themselves. The results were horrifying. 102 A Pacific Sketchbook Marine Corps artist George M. Harding aimed to capture "things the camera can't get," and left a matchless on-the-spot record of the island war in the process. Departments: 6 Forum Letters to the Editor 34 Tactical Exercises Crossing the T. It was the ideal maneuver of big-ship combat, but one rarely accomplished. In 1944 it enjoyed an unexpected swan song. 44 In Review The Civil War and World War II. MHQ considers Ken Burns's monumental TV series on the Civil War, with its accompanying volume, and James Bacque's controversial book claiming that the American army was responsible for hundreds of thousands of German POW deaths after V-E Day. 60 Arms and Men Das Pariskanone. The gun that bombarded the French capital in 1918 was the most advanced weapon of its time. 74 Dispatches Where There Were Fires, There's Still Smoke. MHQ inaugurates a new department reporting recent events, controversies, and curiosities relating to military history. 112 Experience of War The Sounds of War. What you hear is sometimes what you remember most. Purchasing multiple issues/items from our store?...Please allow us to send a combined invoice prior to paying for your selections for maximum savings, Thanks, Roger & Sylvia Shop Modeldetailer / Historylives for Civil War Times, America's Civil War, North & South, Blue & Gray Magazines plus other issues & items of interest...Always Shipped In A Tear Proof Bubble Mailer (Never Cheap Paper Envelope)...You always save with combined shipping!!!

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