Robert Frost was neither a military strategist nor policy wonk, but his poem “Mending Wall” captures the paradox of defensive walls. While walls are often built to defend against others, those same ...
May 10 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union troops. He spent the next two years in prison. In 1869, the "golden spike" was driven at ...
Across Europe, nations have signaled a desire to dig, wire, and network their frontiers. From the Baltic Defense Line and the European Union’s proposed “drone wall” to Finland’s pilot barriers and ...
The Karl-Gerät, literally the Karl-Device, was one of Nazi Germany’s largest siege mortars, and one of the biggest mortars ever built. It is difficult to overstate both the Karl-Gerät’s size... Here’s ...