Vol. 8, No. 35
May 19, 2003
Cover Story
The Hardest Job in the Army
By Matt Labash
Also in This Issue
- Stalin's Long Shadow — Multiple authors
- on Anne Applebaum's Gulag — Melana Zyla Vickers
- on the Doctors' Plot — Stephen Schwartz
This issue explored military leadership and Cold War history. The cover story by Matt Labash examined challenges facing Army commanders. The magazine also featured a special section on Stalin's legacy, with articles by Melana Zyla Vickers on Anne Applebaum's Gulag, Stephen Schwartz on the Doctors' Plot, Harvey Klehr on Krivitsky's defection, and David Evanier on historian Eric Hobsbawm, reflecting The Weekly Standard's ongoing engagement with communist history and its contemporary relevance.