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A secret code that took more than 200 years to crack offers a unique glimpse into the creative genius of our most enigmatic Founding Father. Thomas Jefferson was as much of a connoisseur of secret codes as he was of fine wines. So in December 1801, his friend Robert Patterson, a mathematics professor at the …
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The Battle of Algiers, Torture, and Marcel BigeardIN LATE 1956 FRENCH AUTHORITIES concluded they had to stop the protests and terrorist bombings in Algiers. The 10th Parachute Division assumed civil and military powers in the Alge… Read MoreMHQ Letters from Readers- Spring 2011Poland’s Just Deserts I WOULD LIKE to thank John Dunn, author of “1939: Polish Cavalry vs. German Panzers” Winter 2011. Far too often, the contributions of Poland—the “first ally,”… Read MoreFooled AgainA band of 57 Modoc warriors repeatedly outsmarted and outfought U.S. Army troops in California’s rugged high desert. On the cold, flint-gray morning of November 29, 1872, as sleet … Read MoreRevolution UnleashedIn the 1950s, Algerian rebels fought the French for independence, losing nearly every battle, but winning the war. Glasses tinkled and voices rose and fell with laughter at the Mil… Read MoreArms and Men: Underwater TerrorThe plucky Bushnell brothers invented the military submarine, frightened the mighty British fleet, and gave George Washington a bit of hope. LEONARDO da Vinci, a great dabbler in m… Read More
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