The Japanese destroyed most of the photographs of their prized WW II mega-battleship. This one shows Yamato on its sea trials in 1941 where it…
China and the United States seem to be friendly rivals now (frenemies?), but Dr. Graham Allison’s book explores how the competition could escalate to a…
It was 5 a.m., Paris time, Nov. 11, 1918. Sunrise was still nearly three hours away. A group of war-weary or desperate British, French and…
Film legend Steven Spielberg released Saving Private Ryan 20 years ago, and it has since been hailed by some as the “greatest war movie ever…
Film legend Steven Spielberg released the iconic Saving Private Ryan 20 years ago. Although hailed by some as the “greatest war movie ever made,” I…
Everyone who has ever seen a Star Trek or Star Wars movie knows future wars will be fought in space. President Trump apparently has seen…
Then as now, when Confederate General-in-Chief Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union Commanding General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9,…
For most of history, warriors killed in action were subjected to inglorious, anonymous burials in mass graves … if they were buried at all. Someone…
The subject of identifying war remains is as fascinating as it is gruesome. Thanks to advances in DNA science, more and more KIA are being…
The late Edwin Starr’s hit 1970 antiwar song made for good protest music but incorrectly answers his own question. If you’re reading this blog you…