Battle of Marathon: Major Cause & Historical Importance
In so many ways, the Battle of Marathon, which was between the ancient Greeks and the Persian Empire, was one of the greatest battles ever recorded in human history. The...
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10 Biggest Wars of All Time
A war is a large-scale armed conflict that’s fought between two or more factions with differing motives. Wars have been with us since time immemorial. But theoretically, it’s possible for...
Major Causes of World War One
Breaking out in 1914, the First World War was a catastrophic global conflict which erupted in Europe and later expanded to other areas. Before eventually dying down in 1918, the...
Causes & Timeline of the Spanish Civil War
Peace is not valued until war comes knocking at the door. The years between 1936 & 1939 were very bloody for Spanish citizens. During that time interval, the civil war...
22 Interesting Facts about Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Admiral, Isoroku Yamamoto, was the navy tactician who masterminded the Pearl Harbor attack on the U.S. on December 7, 1940. Historians and military experts reason...
The Seven Years’ War Explained in Brief
Commonly described as the world’s true first world war, the Seven Years’ War pitted colossal European kingdoms against one another from 1756 to 1763. The war involved three main empires...
When and How Did The Korean War Start?
Military historians estimate that the Korean War claimed about 2.5 million lives over a period of about three years. The carnage started when communist North Korea, backed by the People’s...
