Refusing to Learn: Vietnam, the US Military, and the Battle of Ap Bac

A stamp commemorating the NLF’s prowess at the Battle of Ap Bac against South Vietnamese and U.S. advisory forces.

Targets of Opportunity: AppleTV+’s Manhunt

Remedial Case Studies: For Want of a Recount

Big Strategy: Ian Morris’s Geography is Destiny

Making History, Marking History VII: The Great Anniversaries of 2024

War of Attrition: AppleTV+’s Masters of the Air

Sherdbound: Archaeology and the Trap of Relative Chronology

Patriots with Benefits: Eric Jay Dolin’s Rebels at Sea

Inconvenient Suits: The White of Citizenship

Bhagat Singh Thind in his Army uniform, 1918