Roy Stevenson - Military History ArticlesRoy Stevenson enjoys researching and writing about all aspects of military history, military vehicles, fortifications and artillery, signals and communications, airborne history, and military museums, memorials and cemeteries. Roy has over 150 published articles on these topics in thirty magazines and newspapers, in the US, England, and New Zealand. He writes a regular military museum column for Military Magazine. Some of these publications include: Air International, Airborne Quarterly, Armchair General, Army Motors, Artilleryman, Classic Arms & Militaria, Classic Military Vehicle, Jets Monthly, Military Machines International, Scale Military Modeler International, Strategy & Tactics, Warbird Digest, and World War II Quarterly. Here is a small sampling of Roy's military history articles. Select the cover image to view the entire article.
WWII QuarterlySummer 2011 London's Imperial War Museum The Imperial War Museum in Chelsea, London, is easily acknowledged as the Holy Grail of them all - the one you must definitely visit when in London. 
Scale Military Modeller InternationalApril 2011 A World of Armour The Parola tank museum is superb, in a park-like setting, exhibiting the history of the Finnish armoured and anti-tank defence forces from 1917 and beyond. 
RenaissanceIssue #77 Medieval and Renaissance Cannon and Artillery Renaissance and Medieval cannon and artillery are the forerunners of modern artillery. Read about the history of cannon, artillery, gunpowder and more. 
Classic Arms & MilitariaFeb/Mar 2011 Royal Collection The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, may well be the world’s finest repository of antique weapons and armour. 
Army MotorsFall 2010 The MV Collection at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Washington The Fort Lewis Military Vehicle Collection includes well-preserved vehicles and the overview of Fort Lewis’s proud role in U.S. military history - a museum worth visiting WA. 
Jeep ActionAugust 2010 Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum Military jeeps, utility trailers and much more can be found at the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon. 
Military MagazineApril 2010 Musee de la Batterie Merville, Merville, France Roy Stevenson visits the scene of the daring night invasion of the Merville Gun Battery, Normandy that took place early on D-Day.
Classic Arms & MilitariaJanuary/February 2010 Brussels Royal Museum of the Army and Military History Roy Stevenson looks at the historic artillery pieces in one of the largest and best military museums in the world. 
The ArtillerymanFall 2009 The Fortresses, Museums and Guns of Suomenlinna Sveaborg Island Fortress, Helsinki, Finland Explore the four fortresses, four military museums, and gun batteries on Helsinki’s Sveaborg Island Fortress. 
Military Machines InternationalDecember 2008 Treasures in LA Tour the American Military Museum and Restoration Center, El Monte, California - a 7 acre haven for military vehicle aficionados. 
Classic Military VehicleAugust 2008 Featured Museum: Ardennen-Poteau ’44 Museum The Ardennen-Poteau ’44 museum has a number of working military vehicles, lovingly restored and maintained by Museum owners Rob and Jacqueline de Ruyter. 
Classic Arms & MilitariaJune 2009 French Guns at Waterloo Napoleon’s misuse of his artillery contributed to the outcome, perhaps more than most historians realize. 
The ArtillerymanSpring 2009 Edinburgh Castle If you're in Scotland, don't miss Edinburgh Castle and it's remarkable gun batteries and military museums. 
Airborne QuarterlyWinter 2007 Three Superb U.S. Airborne Museums In Western Europe Visit 3 airborne museums: Airborne Museum (France), Dead Mans Corner Museum (France), and the Wings of Liberation Museum (The Netherlands). 
Army MotorsSpring 2008 Four of the Most Interesting Military Vehicle Museums in Western Europe Part 1: Take a tour through the Imperial War Museum (England) and the National Museum of Military History (Luxembourg). Return from Roy Stevenson - Military History to Home Page |