Geschiedenis

“Between the years 1500 and 1800, the Barbary pirates are estimated to have enslaved as many as one million people.” By John Danielski WILLIAM Harris was roused from his sleep in the early hours of... The post Corsair Kings — Inside the 300-Year War Against the Barbary Pirates appeared first... Read more »

“It is to an early and speedy showdown and settlement with Russia that we must now turn our hopes.” WHILE THE WORLD celebrated the defeat of Nazism in May of 1945, one of the architects of... The post Operation Unthinkable — Inside Churchill’s Proposed 1945 Surprise Attack on the Soviets appeared... Read more »

“To the Fenian Brotherhood, the campaign to seize Canada seemed entirely plausible. Unfortunately for them, things just didn’t work out that way.” IN 1866, one of the strangest armies in American history marched off to war.... The post Fightin’ Irish – How America’s Fenian Brotherhood Waged War on the British Empire... Read more »

“Just about every major slave-owning society from ancient times to the 19th Century has faced slave revolts.” THE EARLIEST written record of slavery, the Code of Hammurabi (1760 BCE), describes the punishment for helping slaves to... The post Unchained — The Bloody History of Slave Rebellions appeared first on MilitaryHistoryNow.com.... Read more »