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Author: C. J. CHIVERS

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The British Army’s Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan

April 30, 2021May 1, 2021C. J. CHIVERSComments Off on The British Army’s Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan

A new book looks at the changes the British Army has undergone and roles it has played as an almost volunteer sidekick to the American military in the war on terror.

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The Violence That Followed Iraq’s Post-Invasion Spiral

September 20, 2019September 21, 2019C. J. CHIVERSComments Off on The Violence That Followed Iraq’s Post-Invasion Spiral

James Verini is out with “They Will Have to Die Now,” a book about the battle of Mosul and its consequences.

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At War: The Problem With Memorializing Our War Dead Without Honest Accounting of History

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019C. J. CHIVERSComments Off on At War: The Problem With Memorializing Our War Dead Without Honest Accounting of History

It’s irresponsible to memorialize wars in a way that strips out the darker notes and creates a narrative that is “narrow, heroic and emotionally soothing.”

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At War: What Happened in Iraq: ‘Seven Months of Blood and Fire and Broken Glass’

January 18, 2019C. J. CHIVERSComments Off on At War: What Happened in Iraq: ‘Seven Months of Blood and Fire and Broken Glass’

In this week’s At War newsletter: Many veterans know something that the politicians who speak for military action often do not: for those who do the fighting, war is often reduced to who is near and whatever happens.

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At War: A Marine’s Reaction to a Children’s Book Prompts an Apology From the Publisher

November 30, 2018C. J. CHIVERSComments Off on At War: A Marine’s Reaction to a Children’s Book Prompts an Apology From the Publisher

In an article for the Times, a former Marine criticized a “choose your own adventure” children’s book set in Afghanistan. A week later, the book’s publisher wrote to him with an apology.

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Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage

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Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding By INF Treaty

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Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Tariff Leverage

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U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry

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A Rare Copy of ‘The Hobbit’ Is Found on an Unassuming Shelf

August 4, 2025Amelia Nierenberg

A Rare Copy of ‘The Hobbit’ Is Found on an Unassuming Shelf

August 4, 2025Amelia Nierenberg

Razia Jan, 81, Who Built an Enduring Girls’ School in Afghanistan, Dies

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Russian Nuclear Submarine Base Was Damaged in Earthquake, Satellite Images Show

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