Ancient Rome waged many campaigns of conquest during its history, but its most influential wars may have been the ones it fought against itself. Power hungry leaders and political backstabbing made civil war an ever-present part of Roman life, and the infighting eventu...
The feudal period of Japan is considered by many as arguably the most fascinating time in the history of Japan. An example of this is the creation of the television mini-series Shōgun, which aired on NBC in September o...
On August 10, 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War history observed the first battle between modern steel battleships in the Battle of the Yellow Sea. (A minor battle had taken place a few months prior that lasted only 20 minutes that trapped the Russian...
Caesar had approximately 22,000 men; Pompey possibly had as many as 45,000.
Pompey concentrated the main force of his cavalry on his left infantry wing, hoping to outflank and overpower Caesar’s right wing, which was made up of...
This day in history in 1945, America dropped a second atom bomb on Japan. It was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, this ultimately forced Japan to surrender unconditionally.
The first Atomic bomb had been dropped on Hiroshima. It had caused huge damage and hu...
