HANNIBAL AND THE FAILURE OF SUCCESS
By Steven Weingartner
Hannibal's strategy for defeating Rome was based on the idea of winning enough battles to force Rome to seek a negotiated peace. This approach was repeated by the Germans in World War I and the Japanese in World War IIÑwith the same disastrous results.

THE SIEGE OF PARIS
By Louis Ciotola
Despite the debacle at Sedan, French honor dictated that the nation continue fighting as long as the city of Paris held out against Prussian invaders. A pitiless siege ensued for the City of Light.

HEALING THE WOUNDED IN CUBA
By Kevin M. Hymel
The U.S. Medical Corps saved many lives during the Spanish American War but faced obstacles from within the ranks.

RECKONING AT HORSESHOE BEND
By Christopher G. Marquis
Andrew Jackson and his hard-bitten Tennessee militia were determined to avenge the Creek Indian massacre at Fort Mims. They would inflict a deadly retribution at Horseshoe Bend.

SOVIET INVASION OF MANCHURIA
By John Walker
Reeling from two atomic bombs in three days, the Japanese were physically and psychologically unprepared for a massive invasion from Communist Russia. Unfortunately for them, that was precisely what they got.

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Book Reviews
Although Harry Truman ordered the use of atomic weapons to end WWII, his military legacy actually extends to his service in WWI.

Weapons
The Model 1857 12-pounder gun-howitzer became a mainstay of the Union artillery during the Civil War, proving its worth at Gettysburg..

Soldiers
Underrated British General Sir Claude Auchinleck won two major battles against supposedly unbeatable Marshal Erwin Rommel in North Africa.

Intelligence
A long-simmering rebellion by Canadians against British rule in the 1830s almost embroiled the United States in a third war with Great Britain.

Militaria
The Athens War Museum chronicles Greece's long and proud military history from the classical age to modern times.