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The Romanian "Night of the Long Knives" - Ion Antonescu and the Overthrow of the Iron Guard

Adolf Hitler, far from being an "extreme radical," as he is often portrayed, quite frequently sided with Conservative and est...
The Lousiana Purchase: How Yellow Fever and Swiss Anarchy doubled America Overnight

On this day in 1803, the United States of America doubled in size when the United States government bought the vast territory of Louisia...
OCTOBER 23rd, 1983: THE DEATH OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

US Empire RIP 1983 The minimum requirement for any empire is simple. It is power projection with "boots on the ground" a long way ...
The Mongols Conquer the Great City of Kaifeng

The fall of the city of Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin State on the 26th of February, 1233 was the decisive moment in one of the grea...
The Dambusters Raid – an example of British technological 'try-hardism'

War, among other things, is a great stimulus to technology. WWI saw the invention of the tank, aerial bombardment, and the use of gas a...

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The Romanian "Night of the Long Knives" - Ion Antonescu and the Overthrow of the Iron Guard

Adolf Hitler, far from being an "extreme radical," as he is often portrayed, quite frequently sided with Conservative and est...
The Lousiana Purchase: How Yellow Fever and Swiss Anarchy doubled America Overnight

On this day in 1803, the United States of America doubled in size when the United States government bought the vast territory of Louisia...
OCTOBER 23rd, 1983: THE DEATH OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

US Empire RIP 1983 The minimum requirement for any empire is simple. It is power projection with "boots on the ground" a long way ...
The Mongols Conquer the Great City of Kaifeng

The fall of the city of Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin State on the 26th of February, 1233 was the decisive moment in one of the grea...
The Dambusters Raid – an example of British technological 'try-hardism'

War, among other things, is a great stimulus to technology. WWI saw the invention of the tank, aerial bombardment, and the use of gas a...
THE REAL REASON THE BRITISH EMPIRE FELL

Why did the British Empire fall? Was it because Churchill threw it all away by standing up to Hitler's aggression or was it part of a ...
WHO DID WORSE AGAINST THE JAPANESE IN 1942, THE BRITISH OR THE AMERICANS?

The Fall of Singapore is often presented as the "death knell" of the British Empire, as a cataclysmic and humiliating event that e...
The Death of the Great American Assassin

American Mojo The release of Clint Eastwood’s film American Sniper got me thinking about the long-range marksmen and cold-blo...
THE BATTLE OF YORKTON WAS MAINLY A FRENCH VICTORY

History is often the egoism of nations, rather than the accurate accounting and highlighting of facts. This is especially true where event...
An Oriental Stalingrad and the Chinese Invention of Kamikaze

The Japanese are usually accredited with the development of kamikaze tactics in modern warfare. This is thanks to the dramatic attacks...