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Discover the annals of military history and revolutions, exploring pivotal battles, strategies, and uprisings that defined eras and redrawn borders.
In the early years of World War II, Germany swept through Europe in a series of surprising attacks known as Blitzkrieg (lightning war).
Women had more power in feudal Japan than one might expect. These warrior women took part in history-defining events on the battlefield and off.
The First Liberian Civil War inflicted unthinkable suffering on the Liberian people.
In September 1943, the US and Britain invaded fascist Italy. Unfortunately, Nazi Germany kept dictator Benito Mussolini in power. Could Rome be taken without being destroyed?
A new technology was introduced during the Civil War: the ironclad vessel. Covered with iron plates, they were impermeable to traditional cannonballs. What would happen if they fought?
This is the thrilling story of the elite special forces warriors who defined a new way of war in the greatest armed conflict in human history.
To end the American Civil War, the Union needed to crack the strong Confederate defenses around Richmond, Virginia. Could General Grant’s men breach years’ worth of fortifications in time?
What happened to European militaries at the end of the Cold War?