Howard Weistling dreamed of becoming a great comic strip artist, but he felt compelled to enlist in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He eventually created a comic while a prisoner of war in Germany.
The researchers looked at responses of 1,709 people in three countries that have undergone prolonged, brutal conflict. The findings hold encouraging news — and a cautionary note.
In his new book, Michael Beschloss focuses on the lead up to war. But a more pressing danger and indictment of presidential power may be the interventions not authorized by Congress.
A love story between a black Army nurse and a German POW during World War II? You couldn't make that story up — and Alexis Clark, author of the upcoming book, Enemies in Love, didn't.
A new study compiled nearly 200 incidents in 2016 in northern Syria — double the amount from a previous attempt to come up with data. And everyone agrees that number is likely an undercount.
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces drove the militants out of the city eight months ago, but residents say hardly any efforts are in place to rebuild homes after airstrikes and explosions toppled them.
Civilian death tolls are piling up as the Syrian regime and its ally Russia attack Eastern Ghouta, outside Damascus, and parts of the northern Idlib province.
A café owner in Dearborn, Mich., sees himself as part entrepreneur, part cultural ambassador for his home country, which is more associated with war than being the world's first coffee exporter.
April 6 marks 100 years since the U.S. entered World War I. Years before, the U.S. supported the effort by sending over thousands of horses — who were so important that Germans plotted to kill them.
There's another tragic and untold story of American citizens who were also interned during the war. They are the 881 Aleuts from Alaska who were held for three years.
Capt. Nathan Michael Smith, who is currently on active duty in Kuwait, says he is concerned that an "illegal" war "forces him to violate his oath to 'preserve, protect and defend' the Constitution."
A high-flying pilot finds herself unexpectedly pregnant and reassigned to the "Chair Force" of desert drone pilots in George Brant's award-winning play
The Green Berets have won an almost mythical status during the Vietnam War. They were the crack troops that would win the war against the counterinsurgents.
The Green Berets have won an almost mythical status during the Vietnam War. They were the crack troops that would win the war against the counterinsurgents.
In 415 BC Euripides' play "The Trojan Women" was performed at the Dyonisia. It's being presented again in a modern translation at the Black Box Theatre at UNLV.
Brookings scholar Peter Singer's book "Wired for War," explains the realities of technology like unmanned drones, in modern warfare. Singer comes to UNLV as a visiting scholar at Brookings Mountain West and he'll give a lecture Tuesday (3/22) night called "Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21 Century.
What happens when veterans return home from war? How do they deal with the loss of friends who died before their eyes? How do they re-adapt to work, to the neighborhood..
What does a life of guns, children, and prayer mats look like through a photographer's lens? Air Force photographer Larry Reid talks about taking pictures of sergeants mixing with everyday Afghanis. How did it change his perspective? Join us for a special conversation.
The United States has only 5% of the world's population but it uses
60% of the world's drugs. That number alone is enough to suggest that
we have no chance of winning the war on drugs or so argues Dr.
A Nevada company has been accused of bringing rare metals from mines in some
of the most troubled areas of the world - the Congo. We talk with an
official of ENOUGH - the project to end genocide and crimes against humanity
- about the importation of rare minerals for use in everyday electronics.
Veterans have been sold short for decades, argues Matthew LaPlante. He's the
author of a new series on the failure to give veterans the benefits they
need to re-enter American society.
