Tag: History

Peter Corlett's 'Cobbers' sculpture is displayed at V.C. Corner Australian Memorial on March 26, 2014 in Fromelles, France. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

The Great War, the forgotten war

Crocker Iii · May 25, 2015 9:00 am

A lone French soldier stands amongst graves during commemorations of the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I on November 11, 2008 in Douaumont, France. (Photo by Julien M. Hekimian/Getty Images)

How the world has changed since World War I

Michael Barone · May 24, 2015 9:00 am

In this picture released on Friday, May 22, 2015 by the website of Islamic State militants, shows the Islamic State militants flag, top center, raised on the to top of Palmyra castle, in the Syrian town of Palmyra, Syria. (The website of Islamic State militants via AP)

National Security

Expert: U.S. bombing ISIS near Palmyra ‘like closing the doors after the horses have bolted’

Barbara Boland · May 23, 2015 8:33 pm

This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), now called the Islamic State group, marching in Raqqa, Syria. (Militant Website via AP, File)

National Security

ISIS retakes ancient city of Palmyra

Barbara Boland · May 21, 2015 5:33 pm

People observe ancient artifacts at the Iraqi National Museum after its reopening in the wake of the recent destruction of Assyrian archaeological sites by the Islamic State group in Mosul, as they visit the museum in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)

Islamic State’s ‘brutal’ assault on other faiths

Charles Hoskinson · May 18, 2015 9:00 am

(Courtesy of TIBOR BOGNAR/CORBIS)

National Security

ISIS takes ancient city of Palmyra

Barbara Boland · May 17, 2015 8:29 pm

National Security

Razed, bulldozed and destroyed: A list of ISIS’ obliteration of history

Barbara Boland · May 17, 2015 12:09 am

This combination made from file photos shows Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, left, and former President Ronald Reagan. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

How would Reagan have answered the Iraq war question?

W. James Antle III · May 15, 2015 7:49 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, gestures while speaking with Chinese President Xi Jinping, second left, watching the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II, in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 9, 2015. Xi's wife Peng Liyuan is at left, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is on the right, speaking to a veteran. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

National Security

Putin stages biggest military parade since WWII, criticizes West

Zack Colman · May 9, 2015 2:47 pm

National Security

Thousands gather for WWII tribute and flyover

Tara Copp · May 8, 2015 8:21 pm

"One party wrecks the economy and the other party fixes it. Why isn't the second party ten points ahead?" (iStock)

Binge-and-purge politics: Reaping and not sowing

Dan Hannan · May 4, 2015 9:00 am

Many of the World War II bombers and fighters will be available for touring or rides over the weekend.

Seeing the planes up close

Tara Copp · May 4, 2015 9:00 am