By 1865, all Southern women - the happily and regrettably single, the perpetually engaged, the wives and widows - had tired of the war. The Confederacy was shrinking, and the morale of its remaining men shrinking with it. Karen Abbott confederacyengagehappily share on social
The year of my birth, 1940, was the fulcrum of America in the twentieth century, when the nation was balanced precariously between the darkness of the Great Depression on one side and the storms of war in Europe and the Pacific on the other. Tom Brokaw americabalancebirth share on social
You always try to fight someone from another country. But having said that, the public knows, everybody knows, when there's two Mexicans in the ring, there will be a war. Canelo Alvarez countryfightmexican Change image and share on social
The main American naval forces were shifted to the Pacific region and an American admiral made a strong declaration to the effect that if war were to break out between Japan and the United States, the Japanese navy could be sunk in a matter of weeks. Hideki Tojo admiralamericanbreak share on social
Iraq and Afghanistan will, over time, become stable. But the War on Terror will continue long after Iraq and Afghanistan have had success in standing up their own governments. Peter Pace afghanistancontinuegovernment Change image and share on social
In March 1915, at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the British fired more shells in a single 35-minute bombardment than they had during the whole Boer War. Saul David battleboerbombardment Change image and share on social
The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost. Maya Lin acknowledgementapproachdefinition Change image and share on social
Since 2006, when the Second Lebanon War killed perhaps 2,000 Lebanese, many of them civilians, and led to the destruction of an entire section of Beirut, the northern border has been absolutely quiet. Martin Van Creveld 000absolutelybeirut Change image and share on social
One effect could be that the huge atomic arsenal created in the cold war could be reduced significantly. Gerhard Schroder arsenalatomiccold Change image and share on social
Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic. Fatema Mernissi arabcallfact Change image and share on social