This afternoon, members of the House International relations Committee began the formal process by which President Bush will be authorized to wage war against Iraq. It's expected that by this time ...

In World War II, if it comes, some nations may avoid fighting. But they will certainly not go untouched. Just as modern warfare is no respecter of lives, soldier or civilian, so it is no respecter of ...

The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a protracted conflict between communist North Vietnam and the US-backed South Vietnam, rooted in Cold War politics. The war cost millions of lives, caused immense ...

Thousands of demonstrators are expected in Washington this weekend to argue against a possible U.S. military strike on Iraq. The largest protest was in Washington on Saturday, when thousands of ...

No. 7 of the series of Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies, by J. F. Embree, is devoted to an account of the Japanese nation, its origins and present social structure. The reader is assumed ...

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1943. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1944, p. 4. Oehser, Paul H. The Smithsonian Institution ...