Another clustering of non-violent revolutions (with few exception) was the "Autumn of Nations" in the, now former, Eastern Bloc nations in 1989....
I've always found the 250. Infanterie-Division (División Azul) pretty fascinating. They were the Spanish volunteers in the Wehrmacht on the Eastern...
Is ISIS a threat to the United States right now? No. Is it a threat to her allies and interest abroad? Yes, I'd say so. Will they be a threat...
It is very troubling that both sides are now sitting on the bomb as there are plenty of examples on when they've gone to war in the past. If you...
Yes, indeed, the Revolução dos Cravos (Carnation Revolution). After Salazar was no more, the country decided it was time to transition to democracy....
I think one can make a good case that it was the best of its class during the war. It did have a very high rate of fire and was costly to build....
I've done work with community emergency management and I have yet see anything even remotely credible to support the whole "FEMA Camp" thing. As...
In terms of scale, there is no doubt: The Second World War. It ran from 1939-1945, was fought on nearly every continent, tens of millions died...
I am not aware of a 150 mm artillery piece fielded by the US during that period. They may have been thinking of either the 105 mm or 155 mm...
Unlike the Pacific War that had some key turning points (e.g, Coral Sea, Midway, etc.), the Battle of the Atlantic is a bit more difficult to...
Germany was the intended target of the atomic weapons project. From Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves' book Now It Can Be Told: The Story Of...
I've read in a number of sources that a good number of Spaniards that fled in the wake of the Spanish Civil War went to France. Once there, some...
Seneca once wrote "Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own." I think you can make a case for American's...
Thank you for the warm welcome. I have been indeed enjoying the forum. :)
It is an interesting and, obviously, somewhat disturbing question. The North Koreans now have a limited number of atomic devices. They may be...
Hello all. One hobby I've thought about taking up when time allows is modeling the aircraft of the Spanish Civil War (SCW). Both sides (Republican...
Good afternoon all. I have been doing a good amount of reading on the occupation of Yugoslavia during the war. I am interested in doing some more...
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