Category: Wars You Never Knew About
Britain’s Forgotten War — 10 Surprising Facts About the 1918 Russia Intervention
“The campaign remains virtually unknown in Britain today.” By Damien Wright AFTER THREE YEARS of loss and suffering on the Eastern Front, Imperial Russia descended into revolution. In November 1917, Vladimir Lenin‘s Bolsheviks (later known…
Giants of Antiquity – Five Great Conquerors Who Dominated the Ancient World
“Centuries before Alexander the Great was even born, powerful warlords were writing their own pages in the annals of military history.” ALEXANDER THE GREAT was just 32 when he died. The Macedonian conqueror breathed his…
Gulf War 1941 — The Forgotten Allied Invasion of Iran
“The ensuing campaign would cost hundreds of lives, raise to the throne a future dictator and set the stage for the first real show down of the Cold War.” DURING THE LATE summer of 1941,…
The Forgotten Jihad – What Sparked a Tribal Revolt Against the British in India’s North-West Frontier?
“Few today remember that conflict, which would become known as the Pathan Rising.” By Mark Simner FOR OVER A decade the word jihad has appeared frequently in print throughout Europe and North America. The reason,…
Warfare After Alexander – The Armies of the Early Hellenistic Era
“By the time of the Diadokhoi, Hellenistic warfare had become a multi-national, multi-disciplined, complex affair.” By David Grant ANY APPRECIATION OF warfare in the Hellenistic Era requires an understanding of the military prowess of Alexander…
The Puppet Masters – How Japan’s Military Established a Vassal State in Inner Mongolia
“Japan propped up the region’s fledgling nationalist movement as a means to to further destabilize China, as well as to provide a strategic glacis in the event of a larger war with the Soviet Union.”…
