This article was originally published in 2019. The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 is often considered “played out,” ...

This article was originally published in 2023. It is a story so well known it has become a meme. “Americans: Willing to cross ...

Snow has fallen on the mountains you dreamed of.” This Turkish saying describes a situation where something that was long ...

China’s military is both corrupt and increasingly capable. Yesterday, the Pentagon released its 24th China Military Power ...

From strikes by uncrewed aerial systems launching precision Hellfire missiles in Afghanistan and Iraq to U.S. Navy ships ...

Every year we kick off the holiday season with a roundup of books recommended by the War on the Rocks team. Enrich your ...

You might not think of military planners as the authors of fairy tales, but unfortunately many of us are. As a planner at U.S ...

If Santa had a Christmas list for the Cold War, it might look something like General Harold K. Johnson’s. A Finnish immigrant ...

In honor of Christmas, we proudly publish the text of Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe's 1944 Christmas letter to the U.S. 101st Airborne ...

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If U.S. European Command — where I am the chief of staff — had to fight today, we would risk failing to support our commander ...

Of all the flashpoints facing the Trump administration on Jan. 20, 2025, China’s campaign of intimidation and maritime ...