Kuno, a British Military Working Dog, Awarded Highest Honor for Service Animals
The military dog charged through a maelstrom of bullets to take out an insurgent, saving the lives of many British soldiers
Book Review: Crusaders
Dan Jones relates the 11th- through 13th-century wars between Christian and Muslim armies for control of the Holy Land
Women of War
From Cleopatra to Elizabeth and Njinga to Meir, strong women have proved every bit as resolute as their male counterparts
M1903 Springfield
American gun designers modeled this combat rifle after the Mauser M1893 used by enemy troops during the 1898 Spanish-American War
Book Review: The War Queens
Father-daughter authors Jonathan W. and Emily Anne Jordan profile 13 of history's most prominent female war leaders
Book Review: Double Crossed
Matthew Sutton follows four U.S. missionaries and religious leaders tapped by the Office of Strategic Services during World War II
Book Review: The Folly and the Glory
Tim Weiner argues that the United States mishandled the collapse of Soviet-style communism, and now we’re reaping the consequences
For Alwyn Cashe’s Family, Another Step Towards an Overdue Honor
“I knew he met the criteria for the Medal of Honor. I told my kids I could not leave this world without it happening."
Kyle Carpenter: Worth It
The lance corporal doesn’t recall throwing himself between a buddy and a hand grenade—but investigators confirmed his valor
The Failed Mission to Take Out Germany’s Desert Fox
Looking to score big, a young British commando set his sights on a famous target: General Erwin Rommel
January 2020 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about chemlights, the Ukraine, airborne turrets and WWI relics
Book Review: The Crusader Armies
Steve Tibble takes a decidedly unconventional look at the Crusades, considering its sedentary and nomadic opponents and even the weather
How the Ottomans Collapsed the Byzantine Empire
The Turkish dynasty rose from the dying embers of another once great empire
Book Review: The Fighters
C.J. Chivers details the lives of six Americans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq and the price they paid
