As a rule, Milstack Saturday showcases the best articles I read on Substack in the past seven days. The current issue of that series, however, deals only with the pieces I read in the second half of the second week of July, 2026. For links to the cream of the crop I gathered in the earlier part of that period, please see:
The Gruntled History Teacher explains how he used a classic text, some recent scholarship, and ChatGPT to make sense of the 30 Years War.
The Bismarck Cables catalogs the factors that, in his view, prevent a near-term end to the war in Ukraine.
The Military Reading Room interviews the authors of a soon-to-be published book about the adventures of Pierre J. Ortiz, a remarkable Marine who, marvelous to say, fought his Second World War in Europe.
The Atlantic Challenge challenges the legend of the T-34.
Just Armour does a deep dive on a photo of a shot-up tank. (Welcome to the wonderful world of Milstack, Peter Blanchard.)
Speaking of deep dives … Action Stations has begun to tell tales of projects to provide the US Navy with cargo submarines.
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