About 6,800 Americans died and 26,000 were wounded or missing at Iwo Jima, which was one of the most brutal battles in military history. No historical account of World War II would be complete without ...

As controversial as war is, countries all over the planet dedicate massive resources to developing military materiel and padding their defenses. A handful of countries have developed weapons and ...

The first all-Black National Guard unit and the first to be commanded by Black officers became federalized and headed for training in 1917. The Houston Race Riot of 1917 resulted in what's known as ...

The war in Ukraine should serve as a vivid reminder: we may be sick and tired of war, but war isn’t finished with us. Those who thought there wouldn’t be another land war or cross-border invasion in ...

The USS Constitution is a symbol of durability and strength, and its longevity is thanks to a special 40 acres of land from ...

The history of combat can be defined by eras of technological development. Civilizations that have found smarter ways to wage war won out over those with archaic technology, solidifying, dynasties, ...

To understand the world, one must understand conflict, and conflict on the grandest scale. Peoples, nations, civilizations took their shapes predominantly as a result of wars. Although most, if not ...

After college I joined the CIA. They assigned me to the Iran-Iraq military account so I had a front-row seat for the Persian Gulf War. I went on to do two tours at the NSC and a quick stop at DoD in ...