"The Other Face of Battle" reminds us that "irregular" or "asymmetrical" warfare is now not the exception but the rule. Understanding its roots seems more crucial than ever.
By Wayne E. Lee, David L. Preston, Anthony E. Carlson, and David Silbey
On Tuesday afternoon, a rocket left Cape Canaveral Space Station in a fiery plum to take a fifth missile warning satellite to its constellation. The satellite's job is to provide backup.
The grim news from the commander of the Coast Guard Sector New Orleans comes after days of searching for the missing workers from the oil industry lift boat Seacor Power, which capsized Tuesday during a fierce storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
"The Road Less Traveled" describes how tantalizingly close far-sighted statesmen came to ending the war near the end of 1916, saving millions of lives, and avoiding the total war that dimmed hopes for a better world.