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The Porcupine Strategy: How Taiwan Plans to Survive a Chinese Invasion
Inside Taiwan's deterrence doctrine, the Overall Defense Concept, and the war games that reveal what survival against a Chinese invasion would actually cost.
The Beer Hall Putsch: Hitler's First Attempt to Seize Power
How Adolf Hitler's failed 1923 coup in Munich shaped the Nazi Party's rise to power, from the storming of the Burgerbraukeller to its lasting consequences.
Kurdistan's Military History: A Stateless Nation's Fight
Nestled between the Taurus and Zagros Mountains, straddling modern-day Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, lies Kurdistan: a nation without borders. The Kurds,
The Burning of Washington: When the British Burned Down the White House
How British forces burned Washington, D.C. in 1814, destroying the White House and Capitol, and how the Battle of Baltimore inspired the national anthem.
Russia's Energy War Loss: A Geopolitical Analysis
When Russian troops crossed into Ukraine in February 2022, Vladimir Putin anticipated a swift victory and a continent held hostage by energy dependence.
Why the United States Lost the Vietnam War
How guerrilla tactics, failed bombing campaigns, lost hearts and minds, and domestic opposition combined to defeat the US in Vietnam.
Deep Battle: The Soviet Answer to the Blitzkrieg
How Soviet military theorists developed Gluboky Boi — Deep Battle doctrine — from interwar theory through WWII mastery and its relevance today.
Russia's Apparent Coup Attempt: What Just Happened?
Analysis of the Wagner Group's June 2023 march on Moscow, Prigozhin's rebellion against Russia's military leadership, and the implications for Putin's
Should Ireland Join NATO? The Case for and Against Ending Neutrality
Ireland's military neutrality faces its biggest test since WWII. Explore the NATO debate, defense gaps, Russian threats, and Dublin's path forward.
The KGB: Sword and Shield of the Communist Party
How the KGB became one of history's most formidable intelligence organizations, from its Cheka origins to its post-Soviet successor the FSB.
How Bakhmut Became Europe's Deadliest Post-WWII Battle
How the small Ukrainian city of Bakhmut became the site of Europe's deadliest battle since 1945, with tens of thousands killed on both sides.
The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands: Pure, Unadulterated Naval Warfare
How Vice Admiral von Spee's German East Asiatic Squadron clashed with the Royal Navy at Coronel and the Falklands in 1914, and the dramatic chase that