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'The Many Faces of War' is a well-researched, creative, historical, mythological and academic look at war, in the cold and often harsh light of trauma, damaged brains, mythology and a very broad sweep of literature

Why do we, as a society, insist on searching for absolute meaning in stories about war?

I recently signed up to volunteer at my local animal shelter. Their rules of behavior stuck me as pretty generally applicable to any organization, but perhaps especially to small military units

The powers that be in Congress, the media, DoD bureaucrats, and the traditional think tanks like CNAS might want you to believe that they have a plan to recraft American foreign policy—they don't

The recent resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis reminds us that serving the nation at the strategic level is not an amoral activity, nor a place where realism pushes ethics off the stage or where Machiavelli is more useful than Aristotle

Have courage. That's how Cornelius Cornelssen VII signed off on a brief telegram to his son, Cornelius VIII, who had...

Tom note: Here is the seventh entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 4th most-read item of...

The origins of the challenge coin have been lost to antiquity. It’s really anyone’s guess as to how these trinkets...

Tom note: Here is the sixth entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 5th most-read item of...

Tom note: Here is the fifth entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 6th most-read item of...

Tom note: Here is the fourth entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 7th most-read item of...

Tom note: Here is the third entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 8th most-read item of...

Sgt. 1st Class Erik Kingsley was driving his brother-in-law to the airport in the early morning hours of April 1,...

Tom note: Here is the first entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 10th most-read item of...

What has been the most effective naval anti-ship weapon over the last 75 years? Air to ship missiles? Bombs? Torpedoes?...

If everyone is an expert on mental health and wellness, are we listening to those who are actually experts?There seems...

I think I have read almost every book David Hackett Fischer has written, including the one on economic history and...

Writing about what some called King Philip’s War, Jill Lepore reminds us of the tight-knit relationship between war and telling...

I’d missed several recent issues of the Marine Corps Gazette, so read them in a bunch when four recently arrived...

News of retired Marine Gen. John Kelly‘s departure as White House chief of oozed out over the weekend like toxic slime....

If you followed my old Foreign Policy column, you’ll probably remember that I have long been interested in leadership and...

Here's the 20th and final entry in our contest about finding meaningful work after leaving the armed services. I’ve really liked...

The morning after Thanksgiving, my dog, Dyngo, was having trouble walking. He’s a strong, happy dog, so with some coaxing,...

Last Saturday, a vice admiral died in Bahrain of an apparent suicide. Officials were quoted as saying “no foul play”...

The vigorous Twitter response to the recent piece “There’s A Reason For All That Hazing And Ass-Chewing, And We Shouldn’t...