Warfare

Smithsonian Folkways is re-releasing its classic catalog of songs about the Spanish Civil War.

Revisiting the Timeless Tracks of the Spanish Civil War

Smithsonian Folkways is re-releasing its catalog of Spanish Civil War songs

David Graham, rear, with John Tee-Van, front, with one of the young pandas.

How an American Missionary Helped Capture the First Panda Given to the U.S.

"Missionaries sometimes have to tackle strange and unusual jobs," David Graham wrote.

A 'Bring Back Our Girls' campaigner addresses supporters at the Unity Fountain, on the 100th day of the abductions of more than 200 school girls by the Boko Haram, in Abuja on July 23, 2014.

Boko Haram Has Displaced 400,000 People, Even As the Nigerian Military Fights Back

The situation in Nigeria has only been getting worse

U.S. Army combat medic Shawn Aiken lies down during his EKG appointment at the VA Medical Center in El Paso, Texas May 24, 2013. Aiken, who served 16 months in Iraq and 13 months in Afghanistan and has been active duty for nearly 10 years, has severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

Some Who Suffer from PTSD Never Get Better

As many as 11 percent of Vietnam veterans diagnosed with PTSD still suffer from the disorder

Looking across old town towards The Citadel

Irbil, the Iraqi City the US Is Now Defending, Is One of the Oldest Continuously Inhabited Places in the World

Irbil, Iraq, has a long, long, long history

The Airman's Coin Ceremony during the final week of Air Force Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, April 4, 2013. After this event, individuals are no longer called a ''trainee.'' They've earned the right to be called ''Airman.'' Many Airman consider this to be one of the most significant events in their career.

More Than Two Thirds of American Youth Aren’t Good Enough for the Military, Says the Military

The military won't accept people prescribed ADHD medications—but that doesn't mean soldiers aren't using Adderall

A pre-war daguerrotype of James R. McClintock. Inventor, likely crook, possible spy.

The Amazing (If True) Story of the Submarine Mechanic Who Blew Himself Up Then Surfaced as a Secret Agent for Queen Victoria

The leading mechanic of the famed H.L. Hunley led quite the life, if we can believe any of it

Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes, Detachment 1 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Attack Squadron commander, performs a pre-flight inspection of an MQ-1B Predator unmanned drone aircraft in September 3, 2008.

There Have Been 418 Major Drone Crashes Since 2001, Many of Them in the United States

Even the military is having drone problems

A view of a damaged production unit after a bomb attack at Baiji oil refinery, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad February 26, 2011. Militants attacked Iraq's largest oil refinery on Saturday, killing four workers and detonating bombs that touched off a raging fire and shut down the plant in northern Iraq, officials said

The Jihadists That Just Attacked Iraq's Oil Fields May Already Have More Than $2 Billion in Assets

ISIS is an incredibly well-financed terrorist organization

Armed militiamen from the pro-Russian Vostok Battallion took part in a rally held in Lenin's square, Donetsk, against Ukraine's presidential elections being held across the country.

Dozens Dead After Fighting Erupts in Donetsk, Ukraine

Ukraine's military pushed to clear pro-Russian rebels out of the eastern provinces

A Syrian rebel fighter wears a gas mask in 2013.

Syria Won’t Give Up the Last of Its Chemical Weapons

U.S. officials say the Syrian government is holding on to some of its chemical weapons to use as leverage

Some of America’s Nuclear Arsenal Is So Old It Still Runs on 8-Inch Floppies

The technology backing America's nuclear arsenal is showing its age

Troops in Crimea.

U.N.: Kidnappings, Torture, Propaganda Preceded Crimea's Secession Vote

The conditions around Crimea's secession vote were not clean, says a draft U.N. report

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Globally, Deaths From War And Murder Are in Decline

The world is getting safer, even if it doesn't necessarily feel like it

A mural of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Hundreds of Thousands of Syrians Are Starving As the Civil War Continues

Sieges and blocked supplies are hurting Syria's civilian population

Rocket cat and rocket bird, Buch von den probierten Künsten, Franz Helm, c 1535.

Incendiary Bats, Rocket Cats: Military Strategists Will Dream of Attaching Firepower to Anything That Moves

In 16th century manuscripts, drawings of feline grenades

This double-edged iron sword was found in Denmark’s Tisso Lake.

The Vikings’ Bad Boy Reputation Is Back With a Vengeance

A major new exhibition is reviving the Norse seafarers’ iconic image as rampagers and pillagers

The storming of the Bastille

The French Revolution in Pictures

The French Revolution Digital Archive has more than 14,000 images from the Revolution of 1789

A mosquito of the genus Anopheles.

Nazi Scientists Wanted to Use Mosquitoes to Send Diseases Behind Enemy Lines

The Nazi SS ran an entomological research facility

The XStat is designed so that as many as 97 tiny sponges can be injected into open wounds to stop bleeding in seconds.

An Injectable Bandage Can Stop Heavy Bleeding in 15 Seconds

A new technology developed for the military has the potenial to save soldiers from fatal gunshot wounds

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