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… War . Or so the story goes. In January 1918, after forty-one months of combat, Allied troops were ready for a ceasefire, but they … and fall, the German army saw the attrition of 750,000 to one million men. In many cases, they simply went on leave … Milestones …

… two Turkish journalists of Armenian descent, were given a one-year prison sentence. Their crime: they had used the … to produce genocide. These include the Young Turks' intense commitment to the homogenization of Anatolia (a development … the role of religion, not simply ethnicity, as a major component in the homogenization policies of the Committee of …

… Political administrations have changed and negotiators have come and gone but the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians seems … over “facts”—the usual approach of pitting the “fact” of one side against the “fact” of the other—such an approach …

… bombs could inflict on America. The results were appalling. One study showed 65 percent of the U.S. population either … Bush faces the prospect of North Korea or even Iran becoming a nuclear power. China, India, Pakistan, Great … arsenals. The nightmare of numerous nuclear states is one that pushed Eisenhower to start arms control efforts. …

… in state and local races across the land.  Many pundits are comparing this election to the election of 1994, when anger … Republicans control of Congress. Like all analogies, this one isn't perfect.  But if it fits at all, it does not … political movements in this country as bees:  They sting one of the two major parties.  Then they die.   This is …

… Until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the combination of new technology with the "classically liberal" philosophy of laissez-faire and the "universal money" of the gold standard, created the conditions for a … from Stalin's brutal attempt at forging "socialism in one country" to the benign aegis of the Bretton Woods …

… we—and how should we—remember this war? Tactically, it was one of the most successful military operations in history, … the war as an overwhelming victory. Within only twenty-one days’ time, an enemy army of some 400,000 men dissipated … with a willful misleading of the public, and a war that committed a democratic nation’s armed forces to a …

… West, the Emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707) stands out as one of South Asia’s most controversial historical figures. Today—365 years after ascending the throne as the sixth Mughal Emperor—his name elicits a range of … thousands of non-Islamic monuments and temples, and committing genocide.  To some South Asian Muslims, he was an …

… Joseph Roisman’s  The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of … well, mixing popular, well-known generals with more obscure ones. Leonidas, the doomed Spartan king who stood at … navarch Lysander who shattered that empire. Similarly, one expects to see Epaminondas and Pelopidas, who together …

… Musicals are the quintessential American dramatic art form, combining spoken dialogue with music, song, and dance. For … did adapt familiar historical characters from folklore. One of the most famous was Evangeline, or The Belle of … film adaptation of The King And I. In both cases, the bare bones of the stories were true, yet Rodgers and Hammerstein …

… While not explicitly backing Manila, Obama stressed his commitment to preserving stability in  the South China Sea . … the famous terraces of northern Luzon, and positioned themselves as a dominant merchant class. By the late … finally surrendered on April 9, 1942, placing 70,000 prisoners in Japanese hands. The headquarters on Corregidor …

… Franco died in bed, signaling the unceremonious end of one of Europe’s longest dictatorships (1939-1975). Portrait … 1950s with the forced-labor of thousands of political prisoners, the Valley of the Fallen is a mass burial site that was designed to commemorate the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) as a …

… this new generation of Israeli scholars. This controversy – combined with his scholarship, popular writings, and political protest – soon transformed Morris into one of Israel's most prominent public intellectuals. … search of an authoritative military history of the war. As one would expect from one of the New Historians, Morris …

… a million people. South Dakota, the stories revealed, had become the “Cayman Islands of the Heartland.” As unlikely as it might seem, South Dakota provides one of the best places in the United States to examine the … that raised the possibility the trusts were funded with money from illegal activity, University of South Dakota law …

… met to plan Operation “Ikrit and Biram” under mission commander “Issa,” Arabic for Jesus. Ikrit and Biram were two … window detailing the terrorists’ demand: the release of prisoners—234 from Israel and two from West Germany—by 9 am, or an Israeli hostage would be executed every hour. The prisoners were to be taken to an Arab country for the exchange. …

… the Golden State, we live with the knowledge that the ‘Big One’ is still due. Yet despite the warnings, we are woefully … has produced more political benefits than structural ones. The seismic retrofit program began in 1972 when the … and undervalued, the seismic program was still incomplete almost two decades later when Loma Prieta struck …

… and for those who saw the movie. Now that’s all forgotten. One of America’s most notorious penitentiaries, Attica was a … and National Guardsmen stormed the prison and killed 39 prisoners and hostages. The nation was transfixed and horrified. … the world, trailing only Russia. The prison industry has become big business: billions of dollars are being spent on …

… of immigrants were rounded up on vague suspicion of communist or anarchist sympathies. Ashcroft and his aides … of becoming what Palmer became in 1920 — in the words of one newspaper, a “Little Red Riding Hood with a cry of … June 2, bombs exploded overnight in seven American cities. One blew off the front of Palmer’s Washington home, killing …

… policy. President Reagan called for “the total elimination one day of nuclear weapons from the face of the Earth.” But … the bomb, and Iran may be joining the nuclear club. When one thinks of the horrific scenarios that could emerge from … for new nuclear weaponry. The U.S. refusal to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty to eliminate nuclear test …

… , or Hawaiian ruling class. Children, the elderly, and non-combatants could also find peace and shelter within a … Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau, established around 450 years ago, is one of the best-preserved examples of these sanctuaries and … view reconstructions of important ceremonial structures. One of these includes the Hale o Keawe, a sacred temple that …

… As China completes its takeover of Hong Kong, it should be remembered … In its first years, Tibet’s semi-independent status functioned smoothly. Throughout the 1950s, the Chinese … and, at least in the 1950s, the operation of two systems in one country proved incompatible. In recent years, Hong Kong …

… In one of the more interesting and ironic twists in recent … Protestants. Evangelical-Catholic relations have come a long way over the last generation, but for all their … during the earth’s last days. Roger Williams, a Puritan and one of early America’s champions of religious liberty, …

… are only make things worse. America’s goals in Bolivia come down to two things: limiting the production of cocaine … gas to the United States. To many Bolivians, the plan was one more colonial abuse. Bolivia has produced great fortunes … come to feel more ownership of their own government. One possibility for creating this sense of ownership lies in …