The following is excerpted from the afterword to Michael Kelly's book Martyrs' Day, about the first Gulf War. Kelly was killed in Iraq in early April as he accompanied American forces advancing on Baghdad
A letter from Kuwait City
Developments, encouraging and otherwise
Developments, encouraging and otherwise
Developments, encouraging and otherwise
Developments, encouraging and otherwise
Developments, encouraging and otherwise
Developments, encouraging and otherwise
Developments, encouraging and otherwise
What foreigners love to hate about America is also what they love to buy
The third of three essays on the revolution in air power
One legacy of Vietnam that we continue to live with is the idea that air power cannot win a war
Historians and military analysts have long stressed the limitations of air power. Their arguments are no longer tenable
A dubious political sport that neither party can resist
We want our virginity back
A dubious political sport that neither party can resist