In 1949, I saw a World War II veteran named Lou Brissie, who had nearly lost a lower leg in combat, pitch in the All-Star Game in Brooklyn. George Vecsey brissiebrooklyncombat Change image and share on social
The only thing that kept the Cold War cold was the mutual deterrence afforded by nuclear weapons. Chung Mong-joon affordcolddeterrence Change image and share on social
People have a very political way of looking at war, and that's understandable. Phil Klay peoplepoliticalunderstandable Change image and share on social
I've been asked what differentiates war literature as a category, and I don't think there is anything. Phil Klay askcategorydifferentiate Change image and share on social
Accurst be he that first invented war. Christopher Marlowe accurstinventwar Change image and share on social
Cape Cod baseball dates back to the time of the Civil War. A poster at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown touts a round-trip train ride from Hyannis to Sandwich on July 4, 1885 - the occasion of the 14th annual baseball game between Sandwich and Barnstable. Jane Leavy 14thannualback share on social
The marketplace for books when I entered the business shortly after World War II consisted of a thousand or so well stocked independent booksellers in major towns and cities supplemented by thousands of smaller shops that carried limited stocks of mostly current titles along with greeting cards, toys and so on. Jason Epstein bookbooksellerbusiness share on social
My God, war is not about bathrooms. War is not about political correctness or words that are meaningless. War is about winning. Michael T. Flynn bathroomcorrectnessgod Change image and share on social
We've waged war on work. We have collectively agreed, stupidly, that work is the enemy. Mike Rowe agreecollectivelyenemy Change image and share on social
When the citizens of Baltimore banded together to repel the British during the War of 1812, three in five were immigrants, and one in five was black - some were free, some slaves. Martin O'Malley baltimorebandblack Change image and share on social