This is true, CarpeNemo. The British had very long lines of supply. Another factor to consider is that the British people at home were by no means...
I think the neutral colonists were pretty smart to see how everything would turn out without committing themselves to either side. We tend to forget...
I think French finances were in a shambles even without the American Revolutionary War. I think the war did hasten the arrival of the French...
I think deaths among the Americans were hugely important, especially since the Continental Army was so small to begin with. Washington deserves a lot...
I really like the Battle of Trenton. It was a surprise coup pulled off by Washington at a time when the colonials badly needed a victory to get them...
It is true that Hitler joined an already existing party. Through clever manoeuvrings, he managed to displace the leaders of that party, and change...
PT-boats and MTBs were heavily used by the USA and Britain during WWII. I have always been fascinated by these small, fast boats which could quickly...
This is a very interesting article, skyblue. The author makes a compelling case that today's political Big Government agendas are not only immoral...
It looks like these rockets were inexpensive to produce, and could be fired very quickly. They had some drawbacks, notably a very long reload time...
Wow, thanks for that additional information, skyblue. It seems there have been more of these types of incidents than I had realized. While reading up...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sumner#The_.22Crime_against_Kansas.22_speech_and_subsequent_beating_by_Brooks Senator Charles Sumner made an...
There were some attempts at compromise in the years leading up to the war. But whenever things would settle down, there would be some incident or...
I can easily believe that at the beginning of the Civil War, both Union and Confederate armies were a laughing-stock. But they rapidly improved, both...
Remarkable article. I'm glad nobody was hurt. It's amazing how primitive we consider the weaponry from that time, yet how much of it still remains...
I think the blockade runners were necessary to the Confederate war effort. Of course, the best thing of all for the South would have been to break...
I believe the blockade did indeed help the Union. Without being able to export cotton, the CSA was deprived of important hard currency. This led to a...
I think you are right about that, cameronpalte. The French not only helped the US with men and money, but also opened up British shipping to the...
Hi Skyblue, According to wikipedia, "When slaves were emancipated by Act of the British Parliament in 1834, the British government paid...
The draft caused a lot of unrest in the North. In New York City, there were riots which left over 100 people dead. These riots were portrayed vividly...
I'm not so sure about that, Skyblue. Slavery had been "on it's way out" since the early 1800s. It seems that any advancement of abolition led to a...
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