War

“His story is so much the story of Afghanistan: youth destroyed violently while fighting for a better home."

"Militarism in America is in full bloom and promises a future of vigorous self-pollination."

The U.S military and the Taliban have been in peace talks recently. The two sides signed a withdrawal agreement on … Continued

"The Army is an all-volunteer force. We want to do this. You pay your taxes and we get to do this."

The Philadelphia chapter of a leading Muslim civil rights group is urging the U.S. Army War College to reconsider an upcoming lecture by an Islamic history scholar over his "simplistic,...

His comments came as two U.S. government sources said the United States strongly suspects Shi'ite militias with ties to, and possibly encouragement from, Iran fired a rocket on Sunday into...

How do military leaders come up with these? In the case of the U.S., military commands are assigned blocks of the alphabet, say from AA to AD, from which they...

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has presented an updated military plan to President Donald Trump's administration that envisions sending up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack...

"There clearly are threats out there."

'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...

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

When looking at interstate wars, conflict between groups may actually be more about internal group dynamics than about the actions … Continued

Editor’s note: The Long March will be closed for inventory the month of August. We regret any inconvenience this causes … Continued

My earliest television memory other than my Saturday morning cartoon ritual was watching Operation Desert Storm occur live. And since … Continued

Ryan Crocker and some other smart, experienced guys propose just that, to better coordinate low-level U.S. wars. In their short … Continued

World War II is returning to the big screen; let’s be honest though, it never left. This time though, it’s … Continued

The world is less peaceful than at any point in the past 10 years as the number of refugees worldwide … Continued

In a 2015 U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center presentation for his book “Doughboys on the Great War: How American … Continued

Alexis de Tocqueville rightly notes that democratic armies crave war; the draft must be reinstituted in America in order to … Continued

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in March 2016 and has been republished for the 20th anniversary of 'Saving Private … Continued

Few pieces of gear are steeped in as much martial history as the KA-BAR Fighting Utility Knife — from stories … Continued

From Peter Watanabe, a comment on the issue of some of today’s recent vets disliking cops: “31 year old Marine … Continued

Gen. Frederick Kroesen commanded a rifle company in World War II, a battalion in Korea, and a brigade and a … Continued

Editor's note: Carmen Gentile has covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and been featured in the New York Times, … Continued

President Donald Trump surprised his top aides last week when he said he wanted U.S. troops out of Syria “very … Continued