It’s a truism as old as warfare itself—spectacular victories often at a terrible cost. […]
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The Poets of Hell
These few Englishmen described the brutal realities of the trenches, not as effete observers […]
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Empire Vs. Tribe: The Roman Empire and the Celts
For five centuries the Roman and Celtic armies and cultures clashed, pitting the most […]
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The War That Wasn’t
The news account is fictional, of course, but there were times when it could […]
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Book Review: Mercenaries to Conquerors
Paul Brown argues that the Normans also deserve credit for victories in the Mediterranean and Balkans
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Battered Beyond Belief: The USS Laffey
At Okinawa, the USS Laffey absorbed an epic amount of suicidal punishment. On Friday, […]
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1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing: ‘The BLT Building Is Gone!’
The 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut killed 241 U.S. military personnel and was a harbinger of a vicious new era in terrorism
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Timoleon’s Trials and Triumphs
Emerging from exile after his brother’s murder, the Corinthian general sought and found redemption […]
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Why Hannibal Lost
The Carthaginian commander ruled the battlefield but never understood his role in the broader political […]
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Tears of Chios
The slaughter of civilians on this Aegean island finally prompted Europe to help Greece […]