“At some point in time before the battle, Key and Skinner were transferred back to the Minden, “and they thought themselves fortunate… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Despite all of these important drawbacks, the Americans still won the battle convincingly, thanks mostly to the killer blows struck by one… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“France’s foreign policy in the 19th century was one of expansion and revenge. The idea that the French needed to seek revenge,… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“At the start of World War I, the Ottoman Empire was often described as a dwindling power, mired by administrative corruption, using… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“By the end of the war, the Civil War had become a forerunner to the trench warfare of World War I, and… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Civil War generals began the war employing tactics from the Napoleonic Era, which saw Napoleon dominate the European continent and win crushing… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“As the Soviets contemplated additional expansion following the “Great Patriotic War” and the U.S. military came to understand the putative allies of… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Though she is the goddess of love, Aphrodite’s part in bringing about the Trojan War cannot be overstated, and it was at… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“The local pub, The Red Lion, has the double distinction of being the only pub in Britain to be surrounded by a… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“This period also saw the Yeni Ceri (“New Soldiers” or Janissaries) win their war of influence against the Ottoman nobility. There was… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“After the battle ended and the Union army was in rapid retreat, Beauregard stated sardonically that had Richmond dispatched adequate supplies to… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Operation Detachment,” is more of a misnomer than anything. It was fought as part of a large American invasion directed by steps… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Several Marines of the 27th were stabbed in the night, and general rules of combat as a tactical code did not exist… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Like so many, he felt that his primary obligation was to Virginia. He had hoped for a political resolution, hoping to avoid… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“The decree was largely inspired by proposals made by France and Britain who assisted the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean war (1853-1856)… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“The Germans drafted a profusion of designs, many intriguingly bizarre, but nevertheless, the ancestor of practically every advanced aircraft made following World… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“In 1717, the iconic silver star was embedded on a white marble floor in the Cave of the Nativity upon the spot… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“It’s ironic that a battle in Baltimore inspired America’s national anthem because most of the War of 1812 was fought over and… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Dead soldiers along the turnpike at Antietam. Antietam was the first battle in which war dead were photographed and made publicly available,… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Ill-advisedly, the western Allies, following the defeat of Germany in World War I, sought to punish and degrade their adversary rather than… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“During World War II, Waterman (1943) highlighted this fact and proposed an interesting theory regarding the original purpose of this structure. He… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“After the Battle of Winchester, Jackson allowed his men two days of rest and prayer, while his quartermasters tallied the spoils left… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Feeling increasingly at odds with his superiors, in a letter sent from Gaines’ Mills, Virginia dated June 28, 1862, a frustrated McClellan… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“However, the most popular cultural response to the Wars of the Roses is not a work of history or historical fiction but… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“After being wounded and carried behind the lines on the night of May 2, Stonewall Jackson had his arm amputated, after which… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Iwo Jima is more officially known as “Sulfur Island,” and it lies in a chain of volcanic islands south of the Ogasawara Islands. In… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Rachel’s tomb is located a short distance north of Bethlehem, on the road between Jerusalem and Hebron. It consists of a small building with… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“By the following morning, September 15, Jackson had positioned nearly fifty guns on Maryland Heights and at the base of Loudoun Heights. Then he… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Washington is the only President to be elected unanimously – not once, but twice.” — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“As the story goes, the cardinals began to regret their decision the very night of Pope Urban VI's coronation. During the celebratory feast that… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“When Lee heard of Jackson’s injuries, he sent his religious leader Chaplain Lacy to Stonewall with the message, “Give him my affectionate regards, and… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“For the first time, the Ottoman Empire was forced to recognize the full independence of a nation, not because of a war with a… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Midway was merely a convenient target chosen by Yamamoto to draw the Americans out, and both sides’ objectives were attritional attempts to degrade their… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Paris had heard of Helen of Sparta’s beauty, and though she was married to the warlike Menelaus, he immediately consented to awarding Aphrodite the… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Although cargo shipments of precious metals as described here seem quite fanciful to modern ears, archaeologists recently excavated a shipwreck at Uluburun with a… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“The British government in 1807 had issued the “Orders in Council,” which enforced a naval blockade against France, and with a shortage of seamen… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Fearing for his life, Urban stayed put. He publicly blasted the French cardinals and attempted to revoke their titles, breaking records by appointing 26… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
