Edward Jost had barely settled in America before he was called to war and took a bullet in the face for his country. ...more

September 27, 2008

In attacking my book "Churchill, Hitler and 'The Unnecessary War" How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World," Victor Davis Hanson, the court historian of the neoconservatives, charges me with "rewriting ... facts" and showing "ingratitude" to American and British soldiers who fought World Wars I and II. ...more

June 18, 2008

If Sen. Barack Obama becomes the Democratic nominee, he faces a financial dilemma: Use his vaunted fundraising operation for the general election or limit himself by accepting public funds. ...more

February 15, 2008

In 1917 – more than 90-years ago -- the United States entered the Great Conflict in Europe. Sixteen-year-old Frank Buckles decided he wanted in, too. He figured he could fib about his age; say he's 18. But the Army recruiter told him, "No good: you need to be 21." So he kept shopping around until finally, he found a recruiter who believed him when he said his home state of Missouri didn't keep birth records when he was born; it's back home on the farm, an entry in the family Bible. ...more

February 6, 2008

TAMPA - World War I veteran Harry Landis has died in Sun City Center at the age of 108, leaving 107-year-old Frank Buckles of West Virginia as the only known surviving World War I veteran. ...more

February 6, 2008

Just out of high school and married barely a week, 18-year-old Winifred Dean saw her husband off to war in 1944 and boarded a bus for home. While Walter J. Dean joined his World War II field artillery unit bound for Okinawa, Japan, Winifred Dean prayed for her husband's safety. ...more

November 21, 2007

South Korea's president expressed confidence North Korea will abandon its nuclear weapons after a summit with Kim Jong Il, where the two countries pledged Thursday to pursue a peace treaty and end their decadeslong standoff across the world's last Cold War frontier. ...more

October 5, 2007