A new issue of Military Review is out. A new issue of Armed Forces Journal is out. From the inaugural issue of Military Times, Julian Thompson on why military history is important. An interview with Peter Snow on books on military history. Arthur Herman on the re-hollowing of the military: Even as Robert Gates prepares to step down in 2011, he and President Obama are charting a frightening course when it comes to national security. When Robert Gates leaves, it's time for a Democratic defense secretary. From Prism, a review essay on civil-military relations. Ivan Eland on expanding the role of the citizen-soldier without a draft. Warrior Nation: Politics and policy have come to reinforce an American inclination toward military involvement abroad. A review of Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War by Andrew J. Bacevich (and more and more and more and more). The US military reigns supreme in the sea and air, but why not on the ground? Our madness for war: Must we persist in using the military option when it so rarely works? How to spin ancient history to justify modern-day orchestrations of military power: Jim Sleeper reviews Makers of Ancient Strategy: From the Persian Wars to the Fall of Rome, ed. Victor Davis Hanson. A review of Understanding Counterinsurgency: Doctrine, Operations, and Challenges. From The American Interest, a special issue on the future of the armed forces. Dangers of a politicized military: Bruce Ackerman on his book The Decline and Fall of the American Republic. Will militarization of the First Amendment undermine the Republic? Helping the “other” casualties of war: An interview with American Widow Project founder Taryn Davis. Geocurrents on mapping U.S. foreign military bases. The Very Dark Side of U.S. History: Many Americans view their country and its soldiers as the "good guys" spreading "democracy" and "liberty" around the world — it just ain't so.
