This Week in History March 10th, 2026 – March 16th, 2026

This Week in U.S. Military History: March 10th, 2026–March 16th, 2026 follows a week where questions of loyalty, power, and responsibility sit at the heart of the story. Listeners move from George Washington calming angry officers at Newburgh and the founding of the United States Military Academy at West Point to Ulysses Grant taking charge of all Union armies and United Nations forces recapturing Seoul in the Korean War. Along the way, the narrative tracks Pershing’s expedition into Mexico, MacArthur’s escape from Corregidor, and the creation of the Army’s K-9 Corps.

The episode also confronts the extremes of modern conflict, from the firebombing of Tokyo and the announcement of the Truman Doctrine to the tragedy of My Lai and its impact on military ethics and public trust. Each stop on the calendar shows how decisions made in cramped meeting rooms, desert columns, bomb bays, and small villages shaped both American strategy and the standards expected of those who serve. This Week in U.S. Military History is the Tuesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads.com.