This month author and historian Carlo D’Este describes his feelings about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting while highlighting the bravery of some of the victims.

A lifetime of military and cultural training prepared General H. Norman Schwarzkopf to achieve one of history’s most astonishing victories: a tribute upon his death.

Damien Cregeau shares this photo essay documenting the experiences of his grandfather, Stephen Vitka, who was a China Marine in the early 20th century.

Tactics 101, the continuing monthly series, looks at adaptation in war, including historic examples, tried-and-true adaptations, and, not least, recognizing success or failure.

In his latest special report from Afghanistan, Army Lt. Col. Pat Proctor reports on the ongoing battle both in Afghanistan and the Pentagon over who will run the war after 2015.

In December 1972, President Richard Nixon initiated Operation Linebacker II, a series of B-52 strikes against Hanoi and Haiphong, in an attempt to bring North Vietnam to the negotiating table and end the Vietnam War.

Writer Peter Suciu visits the sites of Istanbul during a recent trip to Turkey.

Author and historian Carlo D’Este highlights the contributions of Sir Max Hastings — the winner of this year’s Pritzker Military Library Lifetime Achievement Award for Military Writing.

Writer Peter Suciu visits the sites of Gallipoli during a recent trip to Turkey.

A new Cold War has begun, this time between the West and Iran. Like the earlier Cold War, this one is marked by assassinations, intelligence-gathering flyovers, and sabotage.

‘The Combat Raid’ is the topic of Tactics 101 078. This installment in the monthly series discusses the planning, preparation, and execution of a raid and looks at some of history’s most famous raids.

In his latest special report from Afghanistan, Army Lt. Col. Pat Proctor reports on the Tangi Valley — a stubbornly violent insurgent safe-haven connecting Wardak and Logar Provinces.

An update on the status of the General George Patton Museum of Leadership at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Author and historian Carlo D’Este offers insight into how Afghanistan has now turned into an endless and unwinnable war that seems destined to encompass future generations of Americans.

The monthly series ‘Tactics 101′ concludes its discussion of security operations by examining the third principle security mission – the covering force.

In his latest special report from Afghanistan, Army Lt.Col. Pat Proctor reports on Task Force Devil (1st Brigade, 82d Airborne Division) fighting the last major offensive of the Afghan war to drive the Taliban out of Ghanzi Province.