As a weapon, fire was limited in its effectiveness by the difficulty of controlling and delivering it. The Chinese are credited with the first controlled wartime use of fire about 500 b.c. Other ancient peoples used pots full of burning oil to defend...

A flamethrower is a mechanical device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire. Some flamethrowers project a stream of ignited flammable liquid; some project a long gas flame. Most military flamethrowers use liquids, but commercial...

A former defense minister whose name was stricken from history books after he was accused of plotting to assassinate Communist leader Mao Zedong has been included in a museum exhibit honoring a group of China's military luminaries, state media reported Monday.A portrait of the late...

We’ve already seen the future of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry: flamethrowers like Joba Chamberlain and Philip Hughes joining second baseman Robinson Cano in the Bronx; second baseman Dustin Pedroia’s rookie-of-the-year caliber .324 average (entering Sunday’s game), phenom outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury’s near-.400 average in his first...

A few Fridays back, the workweek passed the baton to its old friend the weekend in typical fashion: A long day at the office culminated in an hour-long decompression period of sedulous drinking with co-workers at a local bar, followed by a yellow cab depositing...

A few Fridays back, the workweek passed the baton to its old friend the weekend in typical fashion: A long day at the office culminated in an hour-long decompression period of sedulous drinking with co-workers at a local bar, followed by a yellow cab depositing...