Berlin: The Battle That Ended the Third Reich
The spot where Adolf Hitler took his own life as his empire collapsed around him is today an...
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Tannenberg: The Battle That Crushed Russia’s Invasion of East Prussia
The Russian army broadcast its battle plans in the clear, uncoded, over the open airwaves, and the...
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Amiens: The Battle That Began Germany’s Final Collapse
For weeks beforehand, Allied commanders went to extraordinary lengths to make sure the Germans...
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Vimy Ridge: The Battle That Forged a Nation’s Identity
Before a single shot was fired in the real attack, Canadian soldiers had already fought the battle...
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Adwa: The Battle That Kept Ethiopia Free From Colonial Rule
During the era when European powers carved up nearly the entire African continent among...
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Rorke’s Drift: The Legendary Defense That Redeemed a Disaster
No single action in the history of the British Army has ever produced more Victoria Crosses than...
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Second Battle of Canton (1841): The $6 Million Ransom That Broke Qing Resistance
In the weeks after British forces stormed the forts guarding Canton in May 1841, the Qing Imperial...
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Plassey: The Battle That Gave the East India Company Control of Bengal
A brief monsoon downpour on the afternoon of June 23, 1757, did more to decide the fate of Bengal...
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Panipat 1761: The Battle That Crippled Maratha Leadership
An eyewitness present in the winning camp the following morning put a number on what had happened...
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Vienna 1683: The Siege That Turned Back the Ottoman Tide
Even the Ottoman Empire’s own chronicler could not soften what had happened outside Vienna...
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