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How A Failure Of Decision-Making Put The US On A Road To Disaster In Vietnam

Brian VanDeMark
The Long March

Does Anyone Really Care What The Global War On Terror Did To America’s Heartland?
Opinion

LikeWar: How Social Media Became The Locus Of 21st Century War

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‘Hooligans Of Kandahar’ Is The War Memoir We Need Right Now

Francis Horton

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‘Matterhorn’ Author Karl Marlantes: Stop Treating Vets With PTSD Like Victims

Adam Linehan

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The 8 Military History Books Tom Just Recommended

Tom Ricks

Task & Purpose columnist Tom Ricks.

How to Read Tom Ricks’ Books

Tom Ricks

Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class James Bartsch returns books to the shelves in the library aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22).

Reading Rainbow: Take A Look

Tom Ricks

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Miracle Murphy reads a book in the library aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

Want To Grasp Intel Surveillance Better? Read More Classic Novels

Katherine Voyles

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Quote Of The Day: When To Get Nervous

Tom Ricks

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The DoD Just Released A List Of Every Movie And Book in Gitmo’s Prison Library

Jared Keller

Army Sgt. Nathan Stivers takes shelter from the elements to read a book Christmas Day in Logar province, Afghanistan.

The 10 Books That Should Be On Your Reading List

Here's a list of 10 must-read books for anyone who has served in the military.

Rachel A. Brune