“Battles,” Carl Von Clausewitz said, “decide everything.” Yet the famed Prussian military theorist is wrong. Great battles and brilliant leaders can shape the course of events. But often it is ...

Many of the tactics used by modern militaries were forged long before today’s conflicts ever began. During the Cold War, firearms were designed with an eye toward deterrence and large-scale war, but ...

This book review appeared in the Fall 1998 issue of The Independent Review. Total war has been the costliest pastime of the total state in the twentieth century. Recognizing war as “the health of the ...

Before we talk about the role of crisis phenomena in the emergence of modern wars, in our view it is important to note that wars actually arise, firstly, from the nature of the ruling mechanism “THE ...

Those looking for a thrill and a nuanced story this week will find one in the form of one of the best modern war movies, as it is already streaming for free only two years after it was released. When ...

Minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are all abundant in central Africa, are essential to the comforts of everyday life. Our phones, laptops and electric ...

Desert warfare has long been one of the harshest testing grounds in military history, where extreme heat, blowing sand, and endless open terrain push weapons to their limits. In these unforgiving ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE DEBATE OVER whether war films, by depicting the act of warfare, are automatically guilty of ...

We are not used to modern warfare. And we are not used to Donald Trump’s wars. Many conservatives believe that this is the main problem we have. That is not my view. For me, the main problem is the ...