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Too often the impulse when going through a reading list is to critique it, and point out the holes. I’ve...

Here's the 18th entry in our contest about how and whether to find meaning post-military. We are seeing some patterns...

Because I suspect that support for hazing is a lot more widespread in the military than people recognize, and I wanted...

Luke Flowers argued on Friday in this column that we need less babying of our junior enlisted ranks. “We need...

As I read this statement I thought, Boy, this is in Mattis’ own voice. In my experience, this is how...

Editor's Note: The headline of this article has been changed to more accurately reflect the author's viewpoint. The rank of...

This is no. 17 in the contest about how one might find meaning after leaving military service. Duance France writes:...

I’ve never understood rabbits as pets, but clearly, some people enjoy them. But somehow I don’t think this chicken was...

Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister, and an expert on China, reviews the U.S.-China relationship in a powerful article...

When discussing societal ills, people start talking about mandatory national service as a solution. A lot of this comes from...

In November 1862, in the wake of the Union victory at Antietam, President Lincoln fired his general-in-chief General George B....

The rules that emerged from a recent meeting of British Army leaders struck me as somewhat different from what I...

The Russian confrontation with Ukrainian forces is nothing to sneeze at. As this article points out, the two largest standing...

I don’t know why, but I found this photo odd. Also, I think it a missed opportunity in having one...

May 2024 was a lot like the summer that preceded it 85 years earlier. The Russians knew as much, which...

This is entry No. 16 in the meaningful contest. Bob Barrett writes: “My civilian job is a means to an...

I showed my high school students how to use my Army-issued tourniquet last week in case there is a shooting...

Defense Secretary James Mattis announced last month that his department would be standing up a new task force to make...

Here’s the 12th entry in our contest about finding meaning in life after leaving the military. Michael Hartman writes: “It...

To create an environment where this was feasible—where officers could use individual judgment and yet cooperatively further the overall objective...

B.H. Liddell Hart is considered by some to be the Clausewitz of the 20th century, and his most important book,...

Editor's note: This is the depressing conclusion of a chapter on the Romans from a new book, The Many Faces...

This is the 11th entry in our contest about finding meaningful endeavors after leaving the military. Colin Blair writes: “My...

Yesterday the New York Times Book Review ran my new survey of books about military history. Here are some highlights:...

It has been said before, but as the song says, it bears repeating: “In 1944 there were 256 flags for...