In 1870, the fully mobilized Prussian army would number more than a million men. Against this armed horde, the French would be lucky to amass 400,000 troops. The reason for the disparity was the ...

With two excellent studies of the 1870-1871 Franco-German War already available, Sir Michael Howard's venerable classic Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France 1870-1871, Revised Edition ...

On 18 August 1870 ... German shell; limbs and bodies were blown from thirty to fifty paces apart … some French were found burnt in their defensive positions, and a large number of the wounded showed ...

In 2015, the Army announced a change in the combat uniform from the Universal Camouflage Pattern to the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP). The mandatory date for possession for the OCP is Oct ...

The new Army directive 2017-03 spells out changes to Army Regulation 670-1, the uniform policy, for the turban, worn by male Soldiers; the under-turban, male hair worn under a turban; the hijab ...

Within three weeks in October of 1806, he brought the Prussians to their knees. Defeating the Prussian army at the battles of Jéna and Auerstädt, Napoleon captured 140,000 prisoners and left ...

Military uniforms can look great, so it doesn't come as a surprise that our favorite stars look fantastic in them. In this gallery, we look at famous faces who have actually served their countries ...

The Army's 'pink and green' uniforms will arrive in the hands of new soldiers by 2021, with recruiters and drill sergeants expected to receive the World War II-era throwback uniform by the end of ...

Contact dermatitis can result from exposure to military uniforms. This can present unique challenges, given the strict uniform requirements of military service. Many chemicals in military uniforms ...

As is the case every year, the Army and Navy football teams wear uniforms that honor either a military branch or a moment in history. These special football uniforms make "America's Game" feel ...

militaristic character to German nationalism, which played an important role in the outbreak of World War I. In terms of military theory and practice, students of the war concluded that German success ...