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3 weeks ago | warfarehistorynetwork.com | Eric Niderost

At a prearranged signal, Pickett’s division executed a “left oblique,” a complicated maneuver designed to maintain the link with Pettigrew’s men and prevent a fatal drift to the right. The Southerners halted under fire and changed direction, the whole operation being accomplished in two or three minutes. The Union troops watching across the way marveled at the Rebels’ coolness.

1 month ago | warfarehistorynetwork.com | Robert Collins Suhr

By Robert SuhrOn the night of February 28, 1864, an advanced unit of bluecoat troopers captured two guards at the Rapidan River ford, and the remainder in a house near the river. Soon to follow were the first four hundred raiders under the command of Col. Ulric Dahlgren. Not far behind was the main force of 3,500 men under Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick. The Union Army’s largest and most adventurous cavalry raid since Chancellorsville was underway.

Jan 24, 2025 | warfarehistorynetwork.com | Peter Suciu

By Peter SuciuThere is an old saying that the pen is mightier is the sword, but try telling that to anyone under fire and they will likely disagree. They might also say that a war of words does not go far in a firefight but then explain how communicating with comrades while under fire can change the situation quickly. Ever since man went to war, there have been codes, ciphers, and other ways to protect valuable information from falling into enemy hands.

Jan 20, 2025 | warfarehistorynetwork.com | Eric Niderost

By Eric NiderostNews that the Germans had been halted at the Marne River, a scant 30 miles from Paris, filled France and Britain with a sense of joy and relief. Since August 1914, a tidal wave of gray-clad soldiers had swept through Belgium and northern France like a juggernaut.

Jan 20, 2025 | warfarehistorynetwork.com | David Lippman

By David H. LippmanOn February 19, 1945, nine British and Canadian divisions stood on the brink of victory after fighting their way through rain, mud, cold, and determined Germans to break through the Reichswald Forest between the Rhine and Maas Rivers—opening the way for the British assault into Germany’s heartland. “Operation Veritable” was one of British Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery’s set-piece designs, which called for Gen.