List of Military articles
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A screenshot from Project Azriel, a cognitive training game. (Courtesy of CurriculaWorks) Can the Navy’s Million-Dollar Zombie Game Turn You Into a Supersoldier?
I wanted to see if killing the undead would make me smarter.
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Nigerien soldiers receive a counter-IED class as part of Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, Feb. 28, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria) 10 questions from a veteran Special Operator about that night in Niger
How did this happen?
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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly speaks during a White House briefing Oct. 19 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) What this general heard from General Kelly about America — and didn’t hear
I will give Bob Killebrew the credit and thanks he deserves for his military service to the nation.
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(Tim Boyle/Getty Images) Two cheers for COIN
It has become fashionable to trash counterinsurgency.
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A german shepherd and its military handler. (Department of Defense) War dog: A dog and his handler
A dose of companionship
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Portrait of John F. Kennedy; Portrait of Ho Chi Minh (White House Press Office; Wikimedia Commons) Edgar on Strategy (Part VII): When evaluating strategies, go beyond good and evil, and keep the narrative in mind
Our propensity to see the world in terms of good and evil might be described as a shared, though ill-defined, moral conviction so strong that it blinds leaders to the complex motives, interests, and perspectives of other actors.
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Cover of The Soldiers of Empire, by Tarak Barkawi. (Cambridge University Press) Book excerpt: On soldiers’ use of racist language in the Asia-Pacific wars
The Allies [in WWII] often used analogies involving animals or insects that lived underground to describe the Japanese.
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American soldiers conduct a training exercise with the Senegalese military in 2016. (Seyllou/AFP/Getty Images) Why Is the United States in Niger, Anyway?
National security isn’t just about fighting the Islamic State — it’s about building strong partners in Africa.
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Australian troops in New Guinea during WWII. (Wikimedia Commons) Finally, the Australian military explained to the rest of us: It’s a sentimental outfit
It is not surprising that a style of warfare characterized by aggression, individual initiative, and a distinctly impertinent attitude towards authority was celebrated.
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U.S. Army soldiers salute during an anniversary ceremony of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2011 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (John Moore/Getty Images) The Right Way to Honor the Troops
Contrary to the Trump administration’s suggestions, the best method for honoring soldiers is simply learning what they do.
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An Air Force Airman guards his post at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, on Oct. 11. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria H. Taylor) What’s wrong with this picture?
Hint: This is what Humvee gunners looked like in Iraq in 2003.
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The cover of C.S. Forester's "The General." (William Collins) Max Hastings on C.S. Forester’s classic tale of World War I, ‘The General’
C.S. Forester recognized that his fumbling half-hero was as much a tragic figure as the men whom he led, often to their deaths.
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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the beginning of a meeting at the White House on Jan. 31. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Trump Is Tarnishing the Military Brass
The president’s “generals” are serving the country at the expense of the reputation of its armed forces.
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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly speaks during a White House briefing Oct. 19 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Some quiet thoughts on Kelly’s militarism
The gap widens between the military and American society.
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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly speaks during a White House briefing Oct. 19 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) An Old Colonel Looks at General Kelly
A thousand years ago when I was about to begin my military career, a wise old retired Marine colonel, a veteran of the carnage at Tarawa, gave me some advice.
