
Book Review: First Platoon
Annie Jacobsen’s offers a cautionary tale about military reliance on biometric data and surveillance
Annie Jacobsen’s offers a cautionary tale about military reliance on biometric data and surveillance
George English resigned his commission, converted to Islam and joined an Egyptian campaign upriver to Nubia—but to what end?
On Dec. 19, 1941, Italian sailors slipped three of the manned torpedos into the port of Alexandria, Egypt, with devastating results
Fierce combat waged against ISIS fighters hellbent on savage dominion was ravaging Syria in 2014 when a revolution unlike any other — and one unknown to much of the world — began turning the tide of the conflict.
The military dog charged through a maelstrom of bullets to take out an insurgent, saving the lives of many British soldiers
Dan Jones relates the 11th- through 13th-century wars between Christian and Muslim armies for control of the Holy Land
From Cleopatra to Elizabeth and Njinga to Meir, strong women have proved every bit as resolute as their male counterparts
American gun designers modeled this combat rifle after the Mauser M1893 used by enemy troops during the 1898 Spanish-American War
Father-daughter authors Jonathan W. and Emily Anne Jordan profile 13 of history's most prominent female war leaders
Matthew Sutton follows four U.S. missionaries and religious leaders tapped by the Office of Strategic Services during World War II
Tim Weiner argues that the United States mishandled the collapse of Soviet-style communism, and now we’re reaping the consequences
“I knew he met the criteria for the Medal of Honor. I told my kids I could not leave this world without it happening."
The lance corporal doesn’t recall throwing himself between a buddy and a hand grenade—but investigators confirmed his valor