An Aroused Citizenry
How democracies go to war. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Magazine We associate democracies with peace, and thus think that it is hard to convince thousands of free citizens to support a war. Share This
Iraq Redux: Not Another 1991 Gulf War
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Skeptics warn us that we cannot assume that the next war with Saddam Hussein will be as easy as the last — especially since this time we are after his head, not the liberation of Kuwait. Share This
One Year Later
The nature and means of commemoration. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Magazine September 11 aroused Americans from a deep coma induced by a long and luxurious calm. Share This
Martial Art
Book Review of Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime by Victor Davis Hanson American Jewish Committee Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime by Eliot A. Cohen Free Press. 320 pp. $25.00 Share This
The Wisdom of Inaction
Being wrong means never having to say you’re sorry. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online I. Gulf War #I — Summer 1990 Iraq has never attacked the United States. Countries in Africa are invaded all the time — so what could be so special about a border dispute with Kuwait? Share This
It’s a Vision Thing
Language is as powerful as armed force. Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online War takes a toll on democratic leaders, often either discrediting, sickening, or killing them. Share This
So Far, So Good?
Where are all the purported American blunders? by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online It is hard to fathom why the United States has been the subject of such vituperation from Europe and the purported moderate Middle Eastern states. September 11 marked the worst attack on American home soil in the nation’s entire history —
Soldiers of Contrasts
Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life by Carlo D’Este (Henry Holt, 672 pp., $35) by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Magazine Carlo D’Este, a well-respected historian of the U.S. Army’s battles in Europe during World War II and the author of an engaging and sympathetic biography of Gen. George S. Patton, has now written a massive narrative of
Flunking With Flying Colors: Failing the Moral Test of Our Times
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The Middle East crisis offers the world an ethical litmus test for our generation in a variety of historic ways. Share This
The Parable of the Weed
Attacking terrorism at its roots. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online My grandfather, a lifelong viticulturalist, used to sigh that the great plague of his life — besides banks, shippers, and packers — was johnsongrass (holcus halepensis). Share This