New book chronicles the long tradition of dissent in U.S. armed forces By Chris Ford Chris Lombardi has recently published a book recounting the history of dissent in the military. Lombardi’s book should appeal to any student of history and, especially, to…Read More »
By David Gespass Donald Trump has put the issue of criminal behavior on the battlefield squarely before the world with his pardons of 1st Lt. Clint Lorance and Maj. Matthew Golsteyn and his ensuring that Chief Edward Gallagher will retire as a…Read More »
By Chris Ford The debacle in Vietnam informs today’s costly militarism Vietnam Reconsidered: The War, the Times and Why They Matter By John Ketwig Trine Day 2019 330 pp. Editor’s Note: This review examines John Ketwig’s latest book. His previous book was…Read More »
By David L Parsons Published by The University of North Carolina Press Page Count: 176 Publication Year: 2017 Website Reviewed by Matthew Rinaldi The U.S. military, during its war in Vietnam, witnessed such a high level of disintegration that Col. Robert Heinl…Read More »
By Jim Klimaski Got my invitation to the preview of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s new documentary. So I went. The ticket, which you had to pick up at the Kennedy Center just before the showing, gave you an indication to where this…Read More »
By David Gespass On May 17, 2017, Chelsea Manning walked out of Fort Leavenworth thanks to the commutation of her sentence by outgoing President Barack Obama. The seven years she spent in confinement were far less than the 35 she was sentenced…Read More »
Book Review Court-Martial: How Military Justice Has Shaped America from the Revolution to 9/11 and Beyond by Mr. Chris Bray, US Army Infantry Sergeant & PhD in History from UCLA. The United States came into existence at a time when the laws…Read More »