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A Father's Hand in the Valley of Death
A walk through the Vietnam Memorial became an unforgettable lesson in faith, protection, and parental love.
06/22/26Read it on The American SpectatorBritain's Imperial Histories
A Fast-Paced History of the British Empire in a Modern Context
4d agoRead it on Strategy PageThe Myth of Military Victory
The Dangerous Idea Driving Today's Wars of Choice
1w agoRead it on Foreign AffairsRival Civilizations: The Rise of Japan and Visions of World Order in Britain
The rise of Japan as a world power in the early 20th century produced in Great Britain a rethinking of geopolitics and world order
2w agoRead it on Asian Review of BooksWhat Franklin Roosevelt Understood About Military Leadership
The United States is at war, and the Army is losing its senior leadership.
3w agoRead it on RealClearDefenseGrant
... this is one of the finest biographies I've ever read
3w agoRead it on Military ReviewThe Military Decline Since Desert Storm
When victory becomes a liability: the debunking of the 'short war' myth.
3w agoRead it on The American SpectatorAncient Warfare: The Basics
An Introduction to War in the Ancient Mediterranean World
3w agoRead it on Strategy PageOn the Brink: A Military History of Taiwan
Taiwan emerges from a complicated interaction among American assistance, Taiwanese decision-making, military adaptation, domestic politics, and...
09/18/26Read it on DODReadsBattleship New Jersey's $24 Million Expansion
WWII's Famed 'Mosquito Bowl' Comes to the Big Screen
The dream team is collaborating once again
09/12/26Read it on Marine Corps Times
Reflecting on an Epic Horse Campaign in the Mountains of Afghanistan
By Brian Glyn Williams • RealClearDefense
The Godfather of American Foreign Policy Realism Speaks to Today’s World
By Francis P. Sempa • RealClearDefense
In Pursuit of Nuclear Abolition
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
Innovation Alone Won’t Prepare the U.S. for the Future Battlefield
By Joshua Segal • RealClearDefense
The sUAS Tactical Trifecta
By Bryan T. Woody • RealClearDefense
Navy Civilianizes Six Former Flag Billets, Reduces Six to Captains
By Mongilio, USNI N.
Raytheon's $8B Contract for Strategic Comms Terminal Modernization
By M+A El
America’s Maritime Moment Will Not Wait
By CDR Salamander
Armor Up?
By Marine Corps Compass Points
Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki • RealClearDefense