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MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 2001

by Rod Paschall (Editor)

Other authors: Christine Ammer (Author "Fighting Words: Terms from Military History"), Wyatt E. Barnes (Author "Harboring the Czar's Fleet"), Shareen Blair Brysac (Author "The Red Orchestra Versus the Reich"), John F. Carr (Author "Experience of War: An Uncertain Ordeal"), John S.D. Eisenhower (Author "Genesis of the AEF")7 more, Peter Harrington (Author "Artists on War: The Great War's Human Plight"), Alistair Horne (Author "The Balloons of Paris"), Curtis S. King (Author "Reconsider, Hell!"), Robert L. O'Connell (Author "Carthage's Road to War"), Peter Pierson (Author "Thunderbolt of War"), Douglas Porch (Author "France's Protracted Humiliation"), Jon Swan (Author "William Walker's Manifest Destiny")

Series: MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History (13.4)

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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Paschall, RodEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ammer, ChristineAuthor "Fighting Words: Terms from Military History"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Barnes, Wyatt E.Author "Harboring the Czar's Fleet"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Brysac, Shareen BlairAuthor "The Red Orchestra Versus the Reich"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Carr, John F.Author "Experience of War: An Uncertain Ordeal"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Eisenhower, John S.D.Author "Genesis of the AEF"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Harrington, PeterAuthor "Artists on War: The Great War's Human Plight"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Horne, AlistairAuthor "The Balloons of Paris"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
King, Curtis S.Author "Reconsider, Hell!"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
O'Connell, Robert L.Author "Carthage's Road to War"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Pierson, PeterAuthor "Thunderbolt of War"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Porch, DouglasAuthor "France's Protracted Humiliation"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Swan, JonAuthor "William Walker's Manifest Destiny"secondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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"Genesis of the AEF" — Retired French Marshal 'Papa' Joffre helped shape the American Expeditionary Force in World War I.
"Carthage's Road to War" — After recovering from a disastrous 310 B.C. Greek invasion, Carthage went on to become one of Rome's most feared opponents.
"France's Protracted Humiliation" — Large obstacles facing Charles de Gaulle contributed to the Allied powers' poor image of the Free French.
"William Walker's Manifest Destiny" — Filibuster and self-declared president William Walker's swashbuckling adventures made him a household name and ultimately led him to a Honduran firing squad.
"Thunderbolt of War" — The father of the Spanish Armada was a master strategist and galley commander whose brilliance helped establish Spain's dominance from the Mediterranean to the Azores.
"Harboring the Czar's Fleet" — The visit of two Russian fleets during the dark days of 1863 did much to bolster Northern spirits and strengthen the Union's international position.
"The Red Orchestra Versus the Reich" — A coterie of German intellectuals, soldiers,a nd academics labored assiduously for the defeat of Adolf Hitler's Reich.
"The Balloons of Paris" — The darkest hours of the 1870 Prussian siege of Paris were brightened by a small fleet of balloons that kept the French capital in touch with the outside world.
"Reconsider, Hell!" — Phil Sheridan's single-minded pursuit of victory left a more cautious Union general ruined in the wake of the Battle of Five Forks.
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"Experience of War: An Uncertain Ordeal" — John Carr, a submarine-hunting U.S. Navy pilot, was on patrol over the Atlantic when he discovered to his horror that his aircraft carrier had been torpedoed and he was low on fuel.
"Artists on War: The Great War's Human Plight" — Using varied tones and symbolism, Socialist Gerald Spencer Pryse showed the despair of displaced civilians and the poignant moments of ordinary soldier in 1914.
"Fighting Words: Terms from Military History" — Our lexicographer considers some words and terms passed on from the era of sails and black powder.
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