Modern, sophisticated air defense systems have made the A-10 more vulnerable than before. But throwing in the towel on one of ...

New books tell the history of modern architecture Mark Lamster on recent monographs on Mies van der Rohe, Paulo Mendes da Rocha and Architecture Research Office. By Mark Lamster.

The U.S. aerial strike against Iran was conducted under such unique circumstances that it offers as many questions as lessons ...

The modern state of Iraq was an imperial fiction of the 20th century that now barely exists. The name “Iraq” has ancient origins, probably from the Sumerian city of Uruk, birthplace of writing ...

Phebe Marr, scholar of Iraq’s history and upheavals, dies at 93 A bus trip to Baghdad in the late 1950s began Dr. Marr’s path to become one of the leading American experts on Iraq. January 14 ...

Taking Cover It was the worst Marine-on-Marine friendly fire incident in modern history. But it's not in the history books. An explosion in Fallujah, Iraq left three dead, a dozen wounded, and ...

From his childhood in the wetlands to his university education in Baghdad (which included a stint in Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s prisons) to his lifelong efforts as an advocate and activist to ...

We present an excerpt from the introduction of 'Pictured Worlds: Masterpieces of Children’s Book Art by 101 Essential Illustrators from Around the World,' by historian Leonard S. Marcus.

Books ‘Conflict’ Review: How Wars Are Fought and Won Modern military history is a succession of partnerships to counter violent challenges from nationalists, terrorists and dictators.

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During the early years of the U.S. war in Iraq, Dr. Marr’s book “The Modern History of Iraq” (1985) was on the military’s reading list for intensive pre-deployment courses among officers ...