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Countdown to War: How Imperial Japan Prepared for the Second World War
From the Treaty of Versailles to Pearl Harbor, how Imperial Japan's hunt for self-sufficiency and resources drove its step-by-step march into world war.
Assassinating Hitler: Nazi Germany's Last Chance at Salvation
From lone poisoners to the July 20 bomb plot, the full history of at least 42 assassination attempts against Adolf Hitler and why each one failed.
General Winter: Does Cold Weather Really Always Favor Russia?
From Napoleon's 1812 retreat to the Winter War with Finland, examining whether Russia's brutal winters truly guarantee battlefield victory.
Naval Drones: How Ukraine's Sea Robots Could Rewrite Naval Warfare
Ukraine's cheap kamikaze sea drones struck Russia's Black Sea Fleet at Sevastopol. Analysts are split on whether the attack signals a true naval revolution.
The Great Siege of Malta: Knights Hospitaller vs the Ottoman Empire
How 600 Knights Hospitaller and Maltese militia held off 40,000 Ottoman troops in 1565, killing Dragut and saving Europe from invasion.
How Ukraine Lost and Retook Snake Island
The five-month battle for a 0.2 km² rock in the Black Sea cost Russia close to $1 billion, the cruiser Moskva, and control of the northwest Black Sea.
Sinking the Tirpitz: The Hunt for the Beast of the Kriegsmarine
How the Allies spent nearly five years and 35 operations trying to sink the battleship Tirpitz, the largest warship ever built by a European navy.
The Brusilov Offensive: Russia's Greatest Victory of the First World War
How General Aleksei Brusilov's 1916 assault shattered the eastern front stalemate, crippled Austria-Hungary, and helped set Russia on the road to revolution.
Zeppelin Raids in WWI: The First Battle of Britain
How German Zeppelin airships bombed Britain in WWI, killing 577 civilians and forcing revolutionary changes in air defense before the age of bomber planes.
The Nigerian Civil War: Nigeria's Deadly War of Ethnicities
How ethnic tensions, oil politics, and Cold War rivalries fueled the Nigerian Civil War and the Biafran secession that killed over 2 million people.
First Kashmir War: How the Indo-Pakistani Conflict Ignited in 1947
How the 1947 partition of British India led to the First Kashmir War, including tribal invasions, sieges, and the UN-mediated ceasefire that drew today's
The Evolution of Naval Special Forces: From World War II to Modern Day
Learn about the evolution of naval special forces from WWII to modern day, including their origins, establishment, and operations