World War History

The Battle of Iwo Jima began in 1945 when U.S. forces launched an attack on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II.

Table of Contents The Battle of Iwo Jima began in 1945 when U.S. forces launched [...]

The Battle of Chattanooga: Did the North or the South Win?

Table of Contents In September 1863, the Confederate South achieved their greatest victory on the [...]

Russo-Turkish War: The Bloody Conflict of the 19th Century

Table of Contents In the late 19th century, the Russo Turkish War was Russia’s attempt [...]

How Did the Peloponnesian War Unfold? – Athens vs. Sparta (431–404 BCE)

Table of Contents From 431 to 404 BCE, the two most powerful city-states of ancient [...]

Battle of Chaeronea: Macedonian Empire vs. Athens and Thebes

Table of Contents The end of Classical Greece was marked in 338 BCE when Philip [...]

Battle of Trafalgar – The Naval Clash That Shaped World History

Table of Contents In October 1805, Britain faced the threat of a French invasion. The [...]

Little-Known but Crucial Napoleonic Naval Battles

Table of Contents During the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, the fleets of Britain, France, [...]

Battle of Borodino: The Defeat That Buried Napoleon’s Dream of Dominance

Table of Contents On June 24, 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte launched the most violent campaign of [...]

Operation Rolling Thunder: Why Did the U.S. Military Bomb North Vietnam?

Table of Contents Operation Rolling Thunder was the codename for a U.S. bombing campaign conducted [...]