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Wars are won beyond the battlefield
31+ min ago (243+ words) Phillips O'Brien, an American historian and professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, and author of the recently released "War and Power: Who Wins Wars " and Why," speaks to Kathimerini about what will likely determine…...
Victory without evidence: How political necessity is sustaining a failing war
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (327+ words) Published 1:30 am Thursday, April 2, 2026 The war is not won. It is not even close. President Trump says otherwise. That claim is not a mistake. It is a necessity. Acknowledging failure would expose the truth this administration cannot afford to admit:…...
‘Stay Alive,’ About Life in Nazi Berlin, Shows How Easy it Is to Just Go Along
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (240+ words) It's been 80 years since Adolf Hitler shot himself in his bunker, yet our fascination with the Nazi era seems eternal. By now I've read and seen so many different things that I'm always surprised when somebody offers a new angle…...
McLaughlin receives 100th birthday citation in Cumberland
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (56+ words) McLaughlin receives 100th birthday citation in Cumberland'The Valley Breeze Chapel Hill Cumberland Senior Living Community resident Marguerite "Peggy" McLaughlin received a citation from Cumberland Mayor Jeff Mutter last week for her 100th birthday celebration. McLaughlin, who turned 100 on Sunday, March 29, had family…...
Navy to commission submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798)
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (290+ words) BOSTON " The Navy will commission the 25th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, March 28, at Boston Harbor. The Honorable David Denton, General Counsel of the Navy, will deliver the ceremony's principal address. Additional speakers…...
Retired Army sergeant major shares story of perseverance at Lewisburg middle school
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (546+ words) HARRISBURG " Members of the Pennsylvania Senate voted Monday to approve a bill t" SUNBURY " At least three people convicted of murder in the V" Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Kevin Bittenbender spoke to middle school students after the Stronger Than You…...
Researchers solve 85-year-old mystery of unknown soldier from WWII
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (625+ words) Trooper Fred Tingle was identified as the previously unknown soldier from WWII. (Crown Copyright via SWNS) A World War II soldier has finally been laid to rest in a marked grave following amazing detective work by two researchers. Trooper (Tpr)…...
250kg WWII bomb at Changi Airport construction site successfully disposed of
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (11+ words) 250kg WWII bomb at Changi Airport construction site successfully disposed of'CNA...
Illinois Holocaust Museum founder Samuel R. Harris, who survived the Holocaust, dies at 90
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (664+ words) As a youngster, Samuel R. Harris survived the Holocaust, making him one of the youngest such survivors of the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Later in life, Harris was behind the creation of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center…...
Oxford taught me about bravery
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (16+ words) Oxford taught me about bravery'Manila Bulletin Press Escape to quit searching Oxford taught me about bravery...