Lessons Learned from Operation Chenghiz Khan
During Operation Chenghiz Khan in 1971, Pakistan's air force repeated recent military history at their own peril
‘The most important lesson I learned’: Fmr. Gen. David Petraeus on the Vietnam War, Iraq and Afghanistan
David Petraeus on the lessons of the Vietnam War and their impact on the senior military leadership
The Private Lincoln: Examining His Most Personal Reflections
Author Ronald C. White explores an overlooked side of the 16th president
Warring Commanders: The Army and Marines Battled Over War Plans in Vietnam
Relations between top Army and Marine commanders became testy in early 1968 as generals with clashing views attacked not only the enemy but also each other
How 1930s American Gang Violence Paved the Way for Gun Control
In the 1930s trigger-happy gangsters prompted America to impose controls on firearms
How Police Caught Infamous Gangster ‘Baby Face’ Nelson
A pistol and information from a shady gunsmith helped police locate the notorious criminal who killed a federal agent the evening of April 22, 1934
Who’s an American? Another Look at the Immigration Debate
Author Jia Lynn Yang reexamines the immigration debate and how it still centers on 'Americanness' and ethnicity
Operation Enduring Freedom: The War in Afghanistan in Photos
A look at the war in Afghanistan in pictures as the bulk of forces fighting America’s longest war are to be withdrawn by Sept. 11, 2021—the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
‘A View From Abroad’ Review: Abigail and John Adams Became Americans on Their Decade-Long Grand Tour
The first couple of New England gained greater insight Into their country by contrasting it to the old world
Lessons from England’s 16th Century ‘Rough Wooing’ of Scotland
King Henry VIII's heavy-handed attempts to impose union between Scotland and England through royal marriage sparked bloodshed
A Controversial Question: Did General Giap Say North Vietnam Was Close to Surrender?
Did Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, North Vietnam’s top commander for most of the war, actually say the U.S. was close to winning after the Tet Offensive?
Russia Adopts New Law to Counter Nazi Symbols, Revisionism
In July 2021 Russia became the most recent nation to join European countries adopting legal measures to stop the spread of Nazi symbols and ideology
August 2021 Readers’ Letters
Readers share dispatches about Old West gun ordinances and stampedes
‘From Presidio to the Pecos River’ Book Review
Orville Shelburne describes the mid-19th century efforts of surveyors to delineate the southern border of the United States
Red Tape: Inside the Viet Cong’s Revolutionary Bureaucracy
Communist fighters in Vietnam relied on a complex network of agents behind the scenes to carry out their plans
Where Those Rockets Got Their Red Glare
America owes its national anthem to South Asians who perfected the short-range missile (and sold it to the British)
