In 1912, the nations of the Balkans joined together to kick the Ottoman Empire out of Europe, end its influence in their countries and free the people living in those territories from Ottoman rule.

Since the end of World War II, the “men on a mission” action film genre has been rich in great entries. It makes sense: small units taking on insurmountable odds away from the front lines makes for ...

The nature of war -- Generalship -- pt. 1. Ancient warfare: War in earliest times. The ancient Greeks. The expansion of Rome. The Roman defensive and the Barbarian migrations -- pt. 2. Medieval ...

The history of warfare stretches back thousands of years, with early battles shaping civilizations, borders, and cultures. While humans likely engaged in conflicts long before written records, ...

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises above Lebanon, following an Israeli strike, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon (Reuters) - ...

This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 138. From the earliest days of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR had nuclear weapons, but only one means of delivering a strike – ...

The drive to explore is one of the most potent human urges. Finding out what's just around the next bend has been a prerogative of humanity since the earliest hunters and gatherers. As long as there ...