Many believe that armed conflicts shape and define human history. Wars and their outcomes have shaped the destinies of many ...

When you think about more recent military history, it’s unsurprising that World War II is the centerpiece of most ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Many worthy candidates ended up on the cutting-room floor. None, however, compares to the top five for world-historic significance. Ranking battles by their ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Topping the list are naval actions that decided the fates of civilizations, empires, or great nations. This is decisiveness of the first order. Ranking battles by their ...

When you look at the overall history of warfare, air battles are still relatively new. Considering the airplane is only around 120 years old, compared to civilizations fighting wars for centuries, air ...

Decisive Battles was a television show on the History Channel that depicted historic battles. It ran for thirteen episodes in mid-2004. The show used the game engine from Rome: Total War to present ...

“Battles,” Carl Von Clausewitz said, “decide everything.” Yet the famed Prussian military theorist is wrong. Great battles and brilliant leaders can shape the course of events. But often it is ...