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Published: July 30, 2007 at 10:25 am
Understanding the Costs of War
[Re. the letter to the editor by William H. Bacharach, July/August:] Certainly there is no requirement to agree with any of the views expressed by Andrew J. Bacevich ("Dreams of Dominance Collide With Reality," Voice, …
Published: July 30, 2007 at 10:23 am
The Decisive Moment
Historians often adorn battle assessments with a tried-and-true array of adjectives, clichés that pass through our consciousness like neutrinos zipping through our body—making no mark, arousing no feeling, leaving no trace. We all know them: bitter, fierce, …
Published: June 08, 2007 at 10:40 am
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War Declared!By Jonathan Turley Presidents and Congresses have long debated the powers of war, wrangling over the right to start and to end conflicts abroad
Policing the EmpireBy Robert R. Mackey…
Published: May 11, 2007 at 4:29 pm
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Frederick II
By Dennis Showalter
Crazy, vindictive and nasty, but still great
The Worst General
By Geoffrey Norman
Reassessing Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's costly tactics
Washington Risks Everything
By Michael Stephenson
The …
Published: April 19, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Due Credit for Dental OfficersAs a former Naval dental officer assigned to a Marine Corps infantry battalion aid station, my eyes were drawn to the image showing Navy corpsmen carrying a casualty of the bombing of the Beirut Marine …
Published: April 19, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Documents, Talk and Hard Objects
Military history, or any other kind of history, is mostly just words. What we learn reaches us through the filter of someone else's words—published, unpublished or spoken. Words in print have some authority, but the …
Published: January 30, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Wars and Meanings
Lots of commonplace objects are fraught with meanings. Think of a favorite toy, a wedding ring, a snapshot, an autograph, a wooden cross, a coffin. Any of them can carry a world of emotionally charged meanings. A …
Published: January 30, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Letters From Readers March 2007 Military History Magazine
The German View of Alvin YorkThe German point of view of Corporal Alvin York's exploits, as recounted in the September 2006 issue, brought more detail and another dimension to the historical …
Published: January 16, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Venona Files Reviewed
I read the July/August "Intrigue" article by Peter Kross on the Venona project with interest, until I reached p. 73. The facts stated there pertaining to Donald MacLean are incorrect. He was head of Chancery from 1944 …
Published: January 16, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Seeking an Edge
It's an old story: A breakthrough weapon can redefine warfare for decades — or ages — to come.
The belief that gaining a technological edge over a wartime opponent can provide the margin of victory is an …
Published: November 28, 2006 at 12:56 pm
The Greatest American Soldier?As I was reading the article on Peter Francisco in the July/August 2006 issue, I was struck by the picture of Francisco in his later years on P. 31, which offers a strong clue as to …
Published: November 28, 2006 at 12:54 pm
UniformityWearing a uniform is not always a sure sign of the character inside
Along with all their other obvious functions in the military, uniforms are also a visual expression of the importance and desirability of uniform behavior by the …
Published: October 26, 2006 at 11:39 am
Shame on ShamesI have a few minor corrections for the interview "One Tough Screaming Eagle," by Michael Washburn, in the June 2006 issue. On P. 37, Ed Shames stated that as a sergeant he became "operations officer for the …
Published: October 26, 2006 at 11:38 am
Career CrossroadsSome turns affect not only lives, but how posterity regards those lives.
Military history abounds with heroes and villains who made larger-than-life names for themselves. It is also replete with fascinating also-rans who, either because of their own …
Published: September 18, 2006 at 4:10 pm
Peripheral PaladinsSome military heroes are not great captains — or even military personnel.
Alexander the Great, Gaius Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte, Douglas MacArthur. All are familiar names in military history. Their deeds have been recounted through the ages, though …
Published: September 18, 2006 at 4:08 pm
Fired ImaginationI enjoyed reading "The Lost Secret of Greek Fire," by Bruce Heydt in the April 2006 issue. In regard to the mysterious apparatus used by the Byzantines to spray the liquid fuel toward their attackers, the term "siphon" …
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