During the early decades of the Cold War, large-scale investments in American defense and aerospace research and development spawned a variety of problem-solvin

Since the end of the draft, the U.S. Army has prided itself on its patriotic volunteers who heed the call to “Be All That You Can Be.” But beneath the recru

From belligerent to neutral countries, the civilian war economy that developed from 1939 to 1945 created the foundations for the postwar welfare state. War and

During the early decades of the Cold War, large-scale investments in American defense and aerospace research and development spawned a variety of problem-solvin

While the first half of the 20th century was characterized by total war, the second half witnessed, at least in the Western world, a massive expansion of the mo