War Above the Trenches
With Germans gaining technology that outweighs the Allies, the RAF must find a way to keep up the pressure.
With Germans gaining technology that outweighs the Allies, the RAF must find a way to keep up the pressure.
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French forces defend Orléans from the English army in the Hundred Years' War's brutal siege of 1428–29.
France turns a corner toward absolute monarchy after 1627–28's Siege of La Rochelle, with Louis XIII in power.
The French army was in disarray. Why did this handful of French soldiers continue to fight when all was lost?
This infamous battle was one of the worst moments of World War II.
Despite Hitler's vow to destroy Paris, Parisians rose up to play a crucial role in driving the Nazis out.
Commanders and historians study the events of Normandy to improve modern tactics.
Castro outlived generations of U.S. presidents, Soviet General Secretaries, and CIA directors to rule Cuba.
In April 1862, two Union armies under Ulysses S. Grant overcame the forces General Albert Johnston commanded.
Horatio Nelson is Britain's greatest naval hero, a leader at times insubordinate and reckless yet charismatic.
Napoleon was a military genius who exploited revolution to become Emperor of France and later conquer Europe.
Julius Caesar used military power to dominate Rome. He led his armies in a bid for wealth, glory, and power.
The first, and perhaps the greatest, commander of all was Alexander the Great. Alexander conquered the world.
President Herbert Hoover presided over the Great Depression before losing his reelection bid to FDR in 1932.
Only one attempt to assassinate Hitler might actually have succeeded: the secret Operation Foxley was it.
With Germans gaining technology that outweighs the Allies, the RAF must find a way to keep up the pressure.
Only one attempt to assassinate Hitler might actually have succeeded: the secret Operation Foxley was it.
With Germans gaining technology that outweighs the Allies, the RAF must find a way to keep up the pressure.
In a time when aerial flight was dangerous, some of the world's most intense aerial battles were undertaken.
The fortress at Alesia falls to Caesar in his greatest victory, redefining siege warfare with Roman know-how.
Richard the Lionheart constructs a mighty castle on the Seine to dominate over his strategic Normandy lands.
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