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Venezuela on the Brink — Inside the 1902 Crisis that Nearly Sparked a Great Powers War
“While at the time Berlin and London were slowly drifting to war, the estranged powers, along with Italy, did manage to find a common enemy in Cipriano Castro.” LAST MONTH, Venezuelans bid farewell to Hugo…
Sticker Shock and Awe — The Astronomical Cost of America’s Wars
“The Cost of Major U.S. Wars report provides present-day dollar figures (adjusted for inflation) for every U.S. war from the Revolution to the 1991 Persian Gulf War.” (Originally published in 2013) ARMED CONFLICTS DO HARM to…
Runners – The Untold Story of Wartime Desertion
Eddie Slovik was the first to admit that he wasn’t “cut out for combat duty.” And for a time, the U.S. Army agreed. The 24-year-old Detroit native was initially passed over for military service in World…
With Triumphs Like These, Who Needs Defeats? — A Brief History of Pyrrhic Victories
“The term ‘pyrrhic victory’ is named for the ancient ruler of Epirus, King Pyrrhus, who went down in history for winning a string of major battles against Rome and Carthage but still losing the war…
The Battle for Nassau – Inside the First Overseas Mission for America’s Marines
“Less than a year into the revolution, a force of Continentals invaded and captured the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. Their target: a cache of military supplies that included 200 barrels of gunpowder.”…
The Battle of Seattle — Indigenous Warriors take on the USMC
“The battle, which was part of the larger Puget Sound War of 1855 and 1856, came amid native unrest following a series of lopsided treaties imposed upon local tribes by the genocidal governor of Washington…
