military history

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• 1/26/20
  

  The Film “1917” and the Allegory of the Wooden-Headed

  by James Ottavio Castagnera

  Viewed with one eye on this current context, “1917” can surmount its surface characterization as an exciting “war movie” to become an allegory.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  1/23/20
  

  The American Chaos Machine: U.S. Foreign Policy Goes Off the Rails

  by Danny Sjursen

  President Trump’s rash, risky, and repugnant decision to assassinate Iranian Major General Qassem Suleimani on the sovereign soil of Iraq was only the latest version of what has proven to be a pervasive state of affairs.

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• SOURCE: Washigton Post
  1/19/20
  

  A black mess attendant was a Pearl Harbor hero. Now an aircraft carrier will have his name.

  Even without gun training, Doris Miller jumped behind one of the unmanned Brownings, swung it skyward and fired until his belt was empty and crew members were ordered to abandon ship.

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• 1/19/20
  

  Remembering Dennis Showalter, Grandmaster of Military History

  by Paul A. Thomsen

  On the evening of December 30, 2019, Dennis Showalter, a noted scholar of German, American, and military history, fought his last battle and rode off on a pale horse.

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• 1/16/20
  

  Stepping Back From the Brink of War

  by Alon Ben-Meir

  Trump’s order to kill General Soleimani is one of the most reckless acts taken by a president, who once again has put his personal political interest above the nation’s security.

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• SOURCE: History.com
  1/13/20
  

  'Broken Arrow': When the First U.S. Atomic Bomb Went Missing

  Since the demolition crew’s report was top secret, no word emerged about the whereabouts of the missing atomic bomb. Were there clues in the wreckage that the bomb had in fact been released prior to impact?

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  1/11/20
  

  Invaders, allies, occupiers, guests: A brief history of U.S. military involvement in Iraq

  For the past 17 years, the United States has maintained a military presence in Iraq.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  1/12/20
  

  How the President Became a Drone Operator

  by Allegra Harpootlian

  From Obama to Trump, the Escalation of Drone Warfare

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  1/8/20
  

  War with Iran is not inevitable — but the U.S. must change course

  by Kelly J. Shannon

  The relationship between the countries, once friends and allies, has soured — because of U.S. aggression.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  1/9/20
  

  The Global War of Error

  by Tom Engelhardt

  Failure is the new success and that applies as well to the “industrial” part of the military-industrial complex. 

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• 12/22/19
  

  Americans Are Ready for a Different Approach to Nuclear Weapons

  by Lawrence Wittner

  Although today’s public protests against nuclear weapons can’t compare to the major antinuclear upheavals of past decades, there are clear indications that most Americans reject the Trump administration’s nuclear weapons policies.

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• 12/29/19
  

  Barbarous Hun: The Sinking of the Lusitania and the Rise of Propaganda

  by Albinko Hasic

  British and U.S. war advocates quickly turned the tragedy into pro-war propaganda and created everything from postcards, to medals, to posters.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  12/19/19
  

  How War Targets the Young

  by Andrea Mazzarino

  War on Terror, War on Education

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  12/17/19
  

  The (Failed) War on Terror's Precursor

  by Danny Sjursen

  It Was “Progress” All the Way Then, Too

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• SOURCE: Time
  12/16/19
  

  WWII Allies and Ex-Enemy Germany Together Mark Battle of the Bulge 75th Anniversary

  Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany together marked the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II — the Battle of the Bulge, which stopped Adolf Hitler’s last-ditch offensive to turn the tide of the war.

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• 12/15/19
  

  A Real Red Wedding Massacre Puts Lie to Trump's Claim That he "Obliterated" ISIS

  by Brian Glyn Williams and Javed Rezayee

  The human cost of the war in Afghanistan. 

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• 12/8/19
  

  A President Ready to Pardon

  by Harlow Giles Unger

  President Trump was far from first to issue controversial military pardons.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  12/1/2019
  

  Michael Howard, Eminent British Military Historian, Dies at 97

  A decorated soldier in World War II, he helped reshape the study of war and was knighted in 1986 for his academic work.

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• SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
  12/2/2019
  

  Poland’s far-right leaders seek to criminalize World War II restitution

  Poland is the only major former Eastern Bloc country to do nothing to return private property confiscated by Nazis or nationalized by the communist government, according to the World Jewish Restitution Organization.

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• 11/26/19
  

  The History Behind the Rocket Used in the Latest Attack Against Israel

  by Gideon Remez

  Israel wielded a similar "mega-rocket" against Egypt 50 years ago. How Soviet advisers dealt with it.