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British, Zulus, and Two Legendary Battles

by Henrik Beringvia Policy Review
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Henrik Bering on Zulu Rising: The Epic Story of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift by Ian Knight.

Afghanistan: America’s War of Perception

by Ann Marlowevia Policy Review
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Boots but not facts on the ground

Analysis and Commentary

Our Elite Schools Have Abandoned Military History

by Peter Berkowitzvia Wall Street Journal
Saturday, April 30, 2011

The study of war elucidates some of mankind's noblest virtues and bitterest vices. So why do colleges seem afraid of it...?

How Peace Gets Made

by Henrik Beringvia Policy Review
Friday, April 1, 2011

Henrik Bering on How Wars End
by Gideon Rose.

Hoover senior fellow Richard T. Burress meets with Major James Korth

Once a Marine, Always a Marine

by Richard T. Burress, Colonel Christopher Starling, USMC (Ret.)via Hoover Digest
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

It’s been more than sixty years since he helped capture Iwo Jima, but Hoover fellow Richard T. Burress tells his old unit that some things never change. By Christopher C. Starling.

Malta

On the Cover

via Hoover Digest
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Nicolas and Lascelle Meserve de Basily

A Room Alive with Memories

by Dennis L. Bark, Linda Bernardvia Hoover Digest
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Every painting and object in the Nicolas de Basily Room tells a story. Together their story is a search for lost time. By Dennis L. Bark and Linda Bernard.

Princeton historian Bernard Lewis

The Multiple Futures of the Middle East

by Bernard Lewisvia Hoover Digest
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

“Imperialist designs” have come to an end. Now, says the dean of Mideast studies, the Arab-Muslim lands must shape their own destinies. By Bernard Lewis.

Yellow Ship

China at Sea

by Commander David Slayton, Craig Hoopervia Hoover Digest
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Less flashy than stealth fighters or missiles, a versatile blue-water navy is preparing to cast China’s influence upon the waters. By David M. Slayton and Craig Hooper.

Gaza camp

The Palestinian Proletariat

by Michael S. Bernstamvia Hoover Digest
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Permanent refugees, generation after generation: these are the fruit of a U.N. agency that blocks both peace and a Palestinian state. By Michael S. Bernstam.

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The Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict examines how knowledge of past military operations can influence contemporary public policy decisions concerning current conflicts.