So I study war because it’s terrible, and because it’s truly terrible. I was raised, you know, in the Netherlands and with family members who had fought and who had died in the second world war in the camps and, you know, and elsewhere. It’s gonna take a lot of dying and a ...
Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, then Russian leader Boris Yeltsin once told the United States and NATO that cooperation with the only Western military alliance was an integral part of Russian security, and called NATO membership a "long-term political aim" of Russia. Russia followed a ...
Richard Eder
One memorable 1851 game in London was between Adolf Anderssen of Germany and Lionel Kieseritzky of Russia — so memorable that it was later dubbed "the immortal game." "Series of sacrifices made by Anderssen made this game probably the most famous game of all time. He gave up both rooks,...
On a Knife Edge: How Germany Lost the First World War jlalande@stfx.caJ.-Guy Lalande
You study your terrain, where you're going to be, your mission, your route, how to get to the objective the best way, how long you have to get there -- because everyone else is going to be coming up behind you, so you have to get there before them. So, basically, mission prep ...
year-long campaign that has left more than 42,000 dead, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. “Israel has always accused Sinwar of being the one who obstructs the deal, but now after his death we hope that we will not hear more lies from Israel and the war will end as soon ...
What the Allies never intended, though, was that their temporary solution to organize Germany into four occupation zones, each administered by a different Allied army, would ultimately lead to a divided Germany. “Only over time, as theCold Wareroded trust between the Soviet Union and the Wester...
The European nation’s energy revolution has made it a leader in replacing nukes and fossil fuels with wind and solar technology.
The country was forced to borrow more than it produced as a result and the government began spending more. It increased taxes to pay bonuses to independence war veterans, became involved in a war in the Congo, and borrowed from the International Monetary Fund to improve development and living ...