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Hell on Wheels American Movies Channel; Sundays, 10 p.m. The new AMC series Hell on Wheels is an enjoyable and reasonably authentic treatment of the Transcontinental Railroad’s construction during the 1860s. Although the action takes place right after the Civil War ended, key elements of the plot and characterization are rooted firmly in our nation’s …
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Laws of War: Founding FathersHugo Grotius and Emmerich de Vattel laid the intellectual groundwork for the modern concept of lawful warfare. The idea that warfare should be regulated or restrained by a code of … Read MoreMHQ Letters from Readers- Winter 2012Does Torture Work? I take issue with Colin Woodard’s one-sided conclusion in “Why We Won’t Give Up Torture” Autumn 2011—that it does not work. Discussing torture used in the war on… Read MoreArms and Men: Pump Up the VolumeFrom trumpets at Jericho to Eminem at Fallujah, music and sound have been valuable weapons. Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore leads his helicopter gunships in over the beach. Loudspe… Read More‘Jove’s Thunder’ The Federals’ Fredericksburg Scorecard: Shameful orgy of destruction, wretched lossIt was a command Union Brig. Gen. Henry J. Hunt probably hoped he wouldn’t have to give. But on December 11, 1862, after a series of aborted attempts by the Federals to cross the R… Read MoreAttack on Long BinhIt was another hot February day in 1969 at the sprawling Long Binh logistics base about 20 miles northeast of Saigon. My driver arrived at the usual time, a little before sundown, … Read More
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