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On paper, military engagements often seem dictated by raw numbers: the size of a fleet, the count of infantry divisions, or the caliber of heavy artillery. Military strategists frequently rely on ...

Modern military planners warn of conflict in the unforgiving, claustrophobic environments of the world's cities. The contemporary defense community parses the lessons of urban siege warfare, looking ...

Alexander the Great spent more than a decade doing what seemed impossible. He crossed Asia, destroyed the Persian Empire, defeated armies much larger than his own, and marched as far east as India ...

At noon on September 22, a small ceremony will take place at the foot of a bronze statue in Manhattan's City Hall Park. A color guard will stand at attention, a wreath will be laid and most New ...

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, many Americans are reflecting on the revolution's legacy by visiting historical exhibitions, attending regional fairs,

The 56 men who signed their names to the Declaration of Independence knew that if the British prevailed, they'd be tried for treason. When they pledged "our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred ...

In 1811, several hundred enslaved men walked off the sugar plantations of Louisiana, armed themselves, and began marching toward New Orleans. Their uprising is often described as the largest slave ...

A visitor standing at the intersection of D'Evereux Drive and Liberty Road today would find little reason to linger. Cars pass through the traffic light. Businesses line the road. The sounds are ...

On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Enforcement of this Act, with few exceptions, would remove what remained of Indian presence in the United States east ...

At a time when universities are shuttering their presses, Grove City College has launched Faith & Freedom Press through publisher Whitaker House. Their inaugural book, Born of Ideas, written by ...