Eliot A. Cohen

1 week ago | rsn.org | Eliot A. Cohen

Great battles, won or lost, change the entire course of events. “Battles are the principal milestones in secular history,” Winston Churchill observed in his magisterial biography of the Duke of Marlborough in 1936. “Modern opinion resents this uninspiring truth … But great battles, won or lost, change the entire course of events, create new standards of values, new moods, new atmospheres, in armies and in nations, to which all must conform.” So it was then, and so it is today.

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | Eliot A. Cohen

“Battles are the principal milestones in secular history,” Winston Churchill observed in his magisterial biography of the Duke of Marlborough in 1936. “Modern opinion resents this uninspiring truth … But great battles, won or lost, change the entire course of events, create new standards of values, new moods, new atmospheres, in armies and in nations, to which all must conform.” So it was then, and so it is today.

1 week ago | aol.com | Eliot A. Cohen

The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. “Battles are the principal milestones in secular history,” Winston Churchill observed in his magisterial biography of the Duke of Marlborough in 1936.

2 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Eric Edelman |Eliot A. Cohen

Eliot and Eric offer up candidates for jackassery of the week before turning to a discussion of The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780, (New York: Crown, 2025) the second volume of journalist/historian Rick Atkinson's monumental military history of the American revolution.

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Eliot A. Cohen

Benito Mussolini took a keen interest in Roman archaeology; that did not make Roman archaeology a bad thing. President Donald Trump has ordered a parade in honor of the 250th birthday of the United States Army, which does not make the parade a bad thing. But how the parade is being handled, together with the administration’s use of the Army in improper ways, is disturbing. The United States Army deserves a celebration, as do the other armed services during their upcoming birthdays.