Category: Wars You Never Knew About
First Blood – History’s Earliest Recorded Military Conflicts
“Early scribes from Mesopotamia were able to leave behind history’s first-known preserved accounts of war.” WARFARE IS as old as civilization itself. In fact, experts believe that the first armed conflicts were fought more…
On the Brink – Five International Crises That Nearly Led To Nuclear War
“A number of emergencies, communication errors and computer glitches have very nearly precipitated nuclear war.” ON MORE THAN one occasion over the past 50 years, the world’s super powers have nearly ended all life on this planet….
The Many Battles for Sochi – Olympic Town Has Seen Its Fair Share of Bloodshed
The eyes of the world are fixed on Sochi as some of the planet’s best athletes vie there for Olympic gold. Yet, this isn’t the first time the Russian Black Sea resort town has been…
The Battle of Nauru – Nazi Germany’s Forgotten Foray into the Pacific
“German warships would carry to the fight against the Allies to the very shores of Nauru. The ensuing battle would represent the only Nazi military action of World War Two to take place in the…
Technicolor Revolutionaries – The Red, White, Blue and Green Armies of the Russian Civil War
Most remember the Russian Civil War as a fight between the Bolsheviks or Red Army and the anti-communist White Russian forces. While it’s true that these two opposing factions represented the largest and most powerful…
American Revolutions — Six Rebellions That Pre-Date the War of Independence
“In the 100 years leading up to the revolution, there were at least six separate armed uprisings in Britain’s New World provinces.” THE AMERICAN writer Ralph Waldo Emerson famously referred to the opening musket volley of the April…
