Books

In a forgotten historical footnote, the U.S. implemented its first-ever peacetime draft in 1940. It would prove crucial in...

In the novel, Steele must contend with a foreign assassin who's targeting top-tier U.S. military personnel and protect our...

Henry Johnson served in World War I as a member of the 369th Regiment, the African American unit that was later called the...

His new book is full of action, but it’s has other stuff soldiers experience in combat, like embarrassment, confusion, and...

Two Marine sergeants and their captain/author reflect on the book that won the prestigious National Book Award for fiction.

“Thank you for your service” rings hollow to West Point Professor Elizabeth Samet.

It’s one of those noble qualities we all want. What traits do courageous people share? Is courage something that can be...

Through wars hot and cold the comic book company whose pantheon of heroes has included Captain America for more than 70 years...

Task & Purpose spoke with author Mary Roach about “Grunt,” an investigation into the mind-blowing world of military science.

Civilians know that the war in Iraq was a different kind of war, with large numbers of weekend warrior National Guardsmen and...