21/05/2026
Operation Urgent Fury is in this issue
NEW ARMY HISTORY MAGAZINE NOW AVAILABLE!!!
With the Winter 2026 issue of Army History, we are almost back to our regular quarterly publishing schedule after the prolonged government shutdown and furlough late last year. In this issue, we are pleased to offer two engaging articles, an Army Art Spotlight from the “forgotten war,” and a special staff ride feature examining Operation Urgent Fury on the island of Grenada.
The first article, by Jess Rankin, examines the 1932 Bonus Expeditionary Force march on Washington, D.C. World War I veterans, demanding an early payout on their bonuses to help alleviate the suffering and financial hardships caused by the Great Depression, were met with apathy from Congress and the Hoover administration.
The second article, by Andrew Myers, looks at the early life and military career of African American World War II veteran Isaac Woodard. Woodard entered the national spotlight in early 1946 when he was blinded by police in South Carolina on his way home to North Carolina after being discharged at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Myers attempts to set the record straight about an ordinary soldier who saw himself as nothing more than “a man just like you.”
This issue’s Army Art Spotlight highlights the work of Robert “Weldy” Baer. With the official end of the Army Art Program at the conclusion of World War II, Baer recognized that the Korean War would go undocumented by an official Army Artist. He volunteered his services and was assigned to the Eighth Army Historical Section, where he documented what would become known by many as “the forgotten war.”
This issue has a special feature examining a 2024 first-of-its-kind staff ride to Grenada to study Operation Urgent Fury. We also offer, in this issue, our usual selection of book reviews, along with thoughts from the executive director and chief historian.
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