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Victims of Vietnam War
Eras Modern History 

Forgotten Crimes – Operation Ranch Hand

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 A. R. Usmani 0 Comments America, Cold War, Military history, War Crimes

Part of The Forgotten Crimes Series  To see an oppressive dictatorship make use of chemical weapons is harrowing enough yet it

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Leo Major in Zwolle
Eras Modern History 

Meet the One-Eyed Canadian Badass Who Would Have Put Captain America to Shame

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 A. R. Usmani 0 Comments America, Germany, Historical figures, Military history, Nazi, World War 2

The story of the guy who would become one of the biggest badasses to ever grace Canadian history started off

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Badass Japanese Karate Master
Asia Modern History World History 

A Japanese Karate Master Got Bored, Joined the Mujaheddin and Fought the Soviets

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Ross Osborne 1 Comment Historical figures, Japan, Military history, USSR

What do you do when you get fed up with your daily 9 to 5 schedule? Take a vacation to

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Jewish pogroms by the Iron Guard
Eras Europe Modern History 

Forgotten Crimes – The Bucharest Slaughterhouse

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 A. R. Usmani 0 Comments historical events, Holocaust, Jewish history, Military history, Nazi, World War 2, WWII

Part of The Forgotten Crimes Series  World War II made us witness the extent of cruelty that man could unleash

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The Road to World PoweThe Spanish-American War
America World History 

The Road to World Power: The Spanish-American War

November 23, 2019November 24, 2019 Anthony Ruggiero 0 Comments America, historical events, Military history

The Spanish-American War of 1898 was pivotal in launching the United States into recognition as a Great Power. Following the

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The 10 Most Destructive Wars in History
Countdowns 

The 10 Most Destructive Wars in History

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 A. R. Usmani 0 Comments historical events, Lists, Military history, Mongols, Top Tens, WWI

Wars are as old as history itself, as natural as any other human endeavor. Barring natural calamities, wars have often

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Forgotten Crimes – The Circassian Genocide
Eras Europe Modern History 

Forgotten Crimes – The Circassian Genocide

September 5, 2019October 27, 2019 A. R. Usmani 0 Comments historical events, Holocaust, Military history, Russia

Part of The Forgotten Crimes Series  The resort town of Sochi in Russia may look serene but here lies buried the

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In 494 BC, the Spartans invaded a city defended mostly by women and were defeated
Classical antiquity Eras 

In 494 BC, the Spartans invaded a city defended mostly by women and were defeated

July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 Katherine Otte 0 Comments Battles, Greece, historical events, Military history, Women in history

  But when the time shall come that the female conquers in battle, Driving away the male, and wins great

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Can you Survive the Battle of Somme?
Modern History Quiz 

WW1 Quiz: Can you Survive the Battle of Somme?

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 A. R. Usmani 0 Comments Germany, historical events, Military history, Quiz, WWI

The Battle of the Somme was an Allied offensive meant to hasten Allied victory. The largest battle of the Great

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most absurd wars in history
Countdowns 

10 Most Absurd Wars in History

February 18, 2019December 15, 2019 A. R. Usmani 0 Comments Battles, historical events, Military history, Top Tens

“War is politics by other means”, as one Prussian general famously quipped. And just like politics, one should not be

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