Exactly a century ago, when New Zealanders marked the first anniversary of the Gallipoli landings, they would have been heartily sick of war.

Corazon Miller pays tribute to those unsung women who served in a time they were expected to 'sit down and sew things'.

Former soldier Glyn Harper, now Professor of War Studies at Massey University, has written numerous history books and children's books.

A NZ soldier executed for mutiny during WWI will finally be commemorated at a memorial in Britain after a campaign by an amateur Wellington historian.

It is difficult to view Saudi Arabia's relentless war of attrition in Yemen as anything other than a destructive failure.

Historian discovers how close five young Kiwis came to being among first victims of Irish insurrection.

For five years Syria has suffered through a civil war that has tortured its people and destroyed the country, writes World Vision's Chris Clarke. For five years too long children have witnessed things no one should ever see.

There are over a million refugees living in Europe. Living in squalid and challenging conditions. And witness how that influx of humanity has destabilised Europe, writes Rachel Smalley.

COMMENT: To increase military budgets as a justification to stir the pot in this region which needs to be demilitarised is questionable.

A cessation is the most basic good-faith requirement as a first step towards discussions about what peace may look like, writes Alexander Gillespie.

A $3 million World War I memorial in Auckland Domain may not proceed after concerns the five shortlisted designs do not meet the original vision.

Charles "Chook" Fergusson narrowly escaped death when his plane was shot down. Then he found himself in a Japanese prisoner of war camp.

There is a danger that this conflict will draw us ever deeper into a quagmire, writes Gehan Gunasekar. There is a danger of escalation should the current proxy conflict spill into conflict between the great powers involved themselves.

The US deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally Sth Korea yesterday, in a show of force after North Korea's nuclear test last week.

In the event of a nuclear war, the Pentagon in 1956 penned a report that listed 1200 cities that were prioritised for various levels of destruction.

Coalition air strikes have killed 10 Isis commanders, with some linked to last month's attacks in Paris.

Iraqi forces broke into Ramadi's city centre, closer to its main government buildings as commanders hope to recapture the capital from Isis militants.

The elite troops being sent in to help dismantle Isis are men who have been waging a secret - or not so secret - war for 14 years.

New Zealanders first got to know journalist Rachel Smalley from her lively work in television and radio.

Simply by raising the idea of commemorating the wars annually, at least one New Zealander - me - studied up on what the wars were about, Heather writes.

A mother and an Auckland community will gather today to salute their fallen soldier.

Special Ops task force will expand US troops' direct involvement in battling Isis commanders.

Twelve years ago, George W Bush gave his "Mission Accomplished" speech from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, confident that the Saddam Hussein regime had been....

Before the Syrian conflict, the country suffered a severe drought. Resulting crop failures sent over 1.5 million people into urban centres that contributed to the destabilisation of the country and devastating civil war.

For days, Russian jets had been roaring along the Turkish border, bombing hills on the Syrian side in support of a regime attack on rebel forces.

COMMENT: Russia's President has been taught a lesson with the shooting of a warplane over Turkish air space.

The downing of a Russian SU24 fighter jet by Turkish authorities was inevitable. Russia has flouted the territorial border of Turkey time and again in the past few months so it is no surprise that this has happened.

The immense human toll is a far more immediate and obvious concern.

Muslim communities have to be more forthright in their commitment to Western values and less indulgent of those in their midst who preach and practice hatred, writes Paul Thomas.