Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly ...

What if our understanding of "modern" counter-insurgency is all wrong? This talk, based on extensive research in Cambodian, French, and Vietnamese archives and libraries, focuses on a neglected part ...

During the Cold War (1947-1991), the U.S. and Russia avoid nuclear annihilation by waging "proxy wars," supporting opposing sides in regional conflicts. Vietnam is a classic proxy war, with the ...