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This article discusses the transformation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into a wartime leader during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It highlights Zelensky's response to the invasion, his decision to resist the Russian forces, and his display of resolve and confidence. The article also mentions the predictions of Western intelligence agencies and the challenges faced by Ukraine during the invasion. It provides a brief overview of Zelensky's role as a symbol of resistance and resilience for the besieged nation. Additionally, the article discusses several books that cover various military topics, including the failures of American military leaders, the evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, lessons from urban battlefields, the Battle of Crecy, the Russo-Japanese War, and the Battle of Grozny. [Extracted from the article]

Decades of war among the English, Danes, and Normans culminated at Hastings. English King Aethelred wanted to retake London from the Danes, but the biggest obstacle was London Bridge. After failed attempts to take the bridge, Olaf Haraldsson devised a plan to destroy it. Olaf and his men rowed under the bridge, attached grappling hooks, and pulled until the bridge collapsed. With the bridge destroyed, Aethelred's troops were able to surround and retake London. [Extracted from the article]

Fighting in the Mekong Delta presented myriad difficulties. The entire region is covered with swamp, rivers, streams and canals that severely hampered land movement and placed hardships on ground troops [...]

EAST OF TAY NINH City a soldier sat in his listening post, darkness all around. His unit, Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment (3-4), was bivouacked for the night [...]

The M-24 Chaffee light tanks were considered best tanks which saw wide service in Southeast Asia, and were built as a replacement for M-3 and M-5 light tanks used by the allies throughout World War II. The M-24 which was named after General Adna Chaffee, the founder of the US Army's armored force was a solid, well engineered tank that gave effective service to both French and Vietnamese forces that used it.

I OS E PH ~IA 1 LO~,~I They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of our Vietnom Veterans That day proved to be Alvin York's "day of MARV,1../.1 (Joseph Galloway and Marvin J. Wolf, Nelson Books, 2020, $29.99, hardcover) This days." By chance, an York and the surviving Americans started firing ~Z,i:~ Bernard Early and ordered American artillery barrage provided cover. back at the enemy above. 4~Army's 328th Infantry Regiment arrived at poral Alvin C. York. [Extracted from the article]

A new Roman general named Scipio, who had in a belief in the offensive, and Hannibal bled survived the carnage at Cannae, invaded Iberia to deny it to Hannibal as a source of supply. Roman army suffered brought calls for 1 Hannibal went into exile, but the Romans pursued him wherever he went, demanding his extravengeance against the Carthaginians. dition, The Romans trapped him in 183 BC. The combined legions possessed 40,000 Roman infantry, men, but Hannibal's army was more experi40,000 allied infantry, and 6,400 cavalry. But Rome's other allies Hannibal sent his 80 war elephants against Scipio's troops, but the Romans opened ranks to allow remained loyal. [Extracted from the article]

Operation Lam Son 719 took South Vietnamese forces deep into Laotian territory in February 1971. Intending to cut the Ho Chi Mirth Trail, troops of the Army of the Republic [...]

The Vietnam War was over. April 30, 1975, marks the end of a conflict that had begun some 30 years earlier with the conclusion of World War II. It had [...]

With war looming in Europe in the late 1930s, the United States began the long, slow process of rearming its military, hoping to achieve field readiness for any prolonged conflict [...]

The article discusses the Soviet Union's primary antitank rifles which saw wide use in World War II against German tanks because of their ability to break through the thinner side of the tank's armor.

The article discusses how the AC-47 gunship proved the concept of the aerial fixed-wing gunship as a close support weapon in the skies over Vietnam on October 17, 1969.

The article discusses the U.S. Army infantrymen's use of the Model 1903 Springfield rifle from the early 20th century through 1970. An overview of the design of the Springfield rifle, including its cartridge and bolt-action, is provided. The Springfield rifles' use in wars that the U.S. participated in, including World War II, is discussed.

The article discusses the history of the 1813 Battle of the Thames in Ontario, which was part of the War of 1812. An overview of the battle's opponents, including the British under Colonel Henry Proctor and their allies the Native American Confederacy under Shawnee leader Tecumseh against the U.S. under General William Henry Harrison, is provided. The role that U.S. Colonel Richard M. Johnson played in the Battle of the Thames, including his mortally shooting of Tecumseh, is discussed.

The article focuses on the history of military usage of shotguns. An early version of the shotgun known as a blunderbuss was used during the American Revolution by British commander Sir John Burgoyne who armed a British regiment of Light Dragoons with the weapon while the Americans made use of muskets loaded with "buck and ball," buckshot and a musket ball loaded together. Examples of military incidents using shotguns in the Mexican War, U.S. Civil War, Spanish-American War, and both World Wars are presented.