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… this new generation of Israeli scholars. This controversy – combined with his scholarship, popular writings, and … the war, ethnic cleansing became a matter of military expediency according to Morris. Morris thus disagrees with his … preceding pages. In addition to the arguments regarding the comparative military advantages of the Jewish population …

… of the intergalactic wars of the Star Trek TV series become as important as the Civil War. An example of how … historians. Yet it certainly reaches a much larger audience through a more powerful medium than scholars' books … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… of Charlie Hebdo in 2015. Looking at specific case studies of terrorist cells and associated acts of terrorism , … European cells in Europe and established its own cells commanded directly by leaders in Afghanistan. Despite being … torture of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison. This comprehensive study also describes the emergence of …

… a national security threat. While the order legally encompassed Germans and Italians, in practice only the … internment, once it began, was relatively easy to accomplish, it met fierce resistance from the U.S. attorney … Sept. 20 of the need to protect “homeland security” with a “comprehensive national strategy” involving FBI agents, …

… appliances, and new opportunities in electronics, telecommunications, and aerospace. In the United States the … century. Carl Abbott is a professor of urban studies and planning at Portland State University, Ore., and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… Sandino was still at large, but the national guard had come under the control of Anastasio Somoza. Somoza then used … United States got what it wanted in the short run – an anti-communist regime – but the oppressiveness of the Somoza clan … of California-Riverside and a writer for the History News Service. …

… and architect seem to have forgotten their potential audience. Inside, the museum distinguishes itself from a … experience. Chosen with the help of a veterans advisory committee from a pool of 250 potential candidates, the 25 … culture. To plan a visit, start with the museum’s excellent website . The entrance to the National Veterans Museum and …

… husband when he was nine) declared that her son “may have committed a sin, but never committed a crime,” she unknowingly evoked the flexible … -- San Marcos and is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… staff, I am alarmed by this news. As their administrations come to a close, presidents establish foundations to raise … didn’t open those tapes until 1996, two years after Nixon died. Taylor sneered, “The archivists have done their … processing staff, is a writer for the History News Service. …

… investigating reports of UFOs. To this end it instituted a comprehensive study of UFOs.  This study, known as Project … “misinterpretation of known objects.”  Nevertheless, it recommended continued investigation of all sightings.  Project … nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union and was the most comprehensive and involved effort to study UFOs.  Project …

… state was “entirely created” by the Bolsheviks after the communist seizure of power in 1917 as part of Lenin’s … value is evident just by looking at a map, but it becomes even more obvious when considering the course of …

… the Romans had paved for their own armies to travel. If war comes, Iraq will be using the computers and cell phones and … dangerous road. Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. …

… the global war on terror is the central event of our time, comparable to the great struggles of the last century … generation to confront and defeat global terror. This has become Americas mission to defend the peace through the … serving in Saipan, Tinian, and occupied Japan. Her military service remains the pivot of her young adulthood. Our …

… Mongo Santamaría and Style in Harlem.   1969 was a complex moment. Even as the festival affirmed the victories … sang “Precious Lord, Take My Hand,” King’s favorite song, accompanied by Mavis Staples and backed by Memphis saxophonist … thrilled the Black crowds in Harlem to the mostly white audience gathered upstate at Woodstock.  Given these …

… in southeast Asia, fully hopeful of joining the world community of free and independent nations. Burma is little … intervening years, Burma’s hope for freedom has been embodied in that brave woman. Thinking that more than a decade … of Martin Luther King and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Guantanamo Bay has become one the most infamous places on earth.  In the United … Irving Max Schwab seeks to uncover and give voice to the complete history of the installation that is largely absent … The revolution of 1959 ensured the institution of a communist regime that was frightening to the United States. …

… a peaceful Europe. At the time, many worried that Communism might gain power in Europe. Could a third world … send a donation to pay for feeding that silent guest to a committee in Plymouth, Mass., the home of Thanksgiving. … History News Service …

… would serve merely as an explicit reminder of the U.N.'s incompetence.   An examination of the situation with an eye to … too quickly and therefore resulted in too many shortsighted compromises.   The order to follow the Second World War … Security Council. Meanwhile, the General Assembly and its accompanying subsidiary organizations, which were to be much …

… and the Equal Rights Amendment being well on its way to becoming the newest tenant of the US Constitution. But it was … Depression and big families could live on dad's single income in the new suburbs, most women didn't have to work. … as pushing America closer and closer to the socialism and communism that they watched develop in the Soviet Union. …

… today as American leaders assess Osama bin Laden’s latest communication. Bin Laden’s audio-taped message offered both … when bin Laden goes, as the Soviet Union did after Stalin died. Acheson had developed a plan based on long-range … of the Permian Basin and a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Freedom's Main Line: The …

… of the 1941/42 Centrifugal Offensive was the Dutch East Indies and its rich oil fields that could make Japan … the bay, devoid of protective torpedo nets, without combat watches on duty, and lacking accessible ammunition, … ground based anti-aircraft fire or airborne fighters, was completely ineffectual. All told the Japanese lost …