Long before modern politicians used the media to mold public opinion, a Corsican first consul of France employed a cooperative artist to enhance his image.
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The War in Their Words: ‘The Meramack Headed Directly For Us’
A Union sailor left a remarkable first-hand account of the struggle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia.
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The Wages of War
In 1965 Rhodesia’s white-minority government went rogue, sparking a war whose reverberations have left a nation in anguish
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Laws of War | A Neck for a Neck?
In 1782, just a few years into its nationhood, the United States was forced to grapple with the issue of revenge as an instrument of war
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Vietnam War Officer’s Ideas Changed Postwar Army
Former U.S. Army armor officer Mike Guardia has made the most of his second […]
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MHQ Review: The Age of Total War, 1860–1945
The Age of Total War, 1860–1945 Jeremy Black, (Praeger Security International, 2006), $44.95. Most […]
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The War List: War, Death, and Taxes
Taxes have led to warfare since ancient times
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War List: Self-Inflicted Disasters at Sea
Some of the worst warship disasters before the 20th century happened outside of combat.
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Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin Meet for First Time At War Summit
There was no love lost when Josef Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill locked horns at the Allies’ first ever wartime summit in Tehran
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The War List: The Plagues of War
Here’s a look at some epic diseases that impacted empires, armies and the outcomes of wars throughout history.