Why did the U.S. enter the Spanish American War? Why was Germany annoyed by imperialism? Why did England enter WW2? Why did Germany invade Belgium? Why did Russia pull out of WWI? Why did Austria become part of Germany in 1938?
Why is it called the War of Austrian Succession? Why did the abdication of Charles V weaken the Habsburgs? Why did the Ottoman Empire fall? What were the reasons for the collapse of the Romanov Dynasty and how was Nicholas II responsible?
Somewhere in Europe, a mutated strain of the Spanish flu virus had emerged that had the power to kill a perfectly healthy young man or woman within 24 hours of showing the first signs of infection. The Spanish Flu Was Deadlier Than WWI...
In the latest issue of World War II, a question was asked why soldiers did not connect their helmet straps when under fire. The answer was that there were two reasons with one reason being superficially plausible but actually wrong. The wrong one surprised me because I had...
Known as “The Great War,” World War I (WWI) began in July 1914 and officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France on June 28, 1919. However, seven months earlier the Allied nations and Germany had agreed to a temporary cease fire–or armistice–at 11:00 AM on ...
As a result of the U.S.declaring war on japan?what was the Nazis’ final solution?What were the Nuremberg Laws?What was the secret deal in the Nazi-Soviet nonaggression treaty?The night of violence against Jews in Germany was called?
Alexandria Was The Cultural Center Of The Ancient World Before The Rise Of Christianity Alexandria is named after Alexander the Great, who founded the city located in Northern Egypt in 331 BCE. But the city blossomed under the rule of Ptolemy. Following the wars of the Diadochi, Ptolemy establi...
ice jam that was causing the river’s rise. They put them together as 50-pound bombs and dropped them on the jam with the help of some local pilots flying small planes. It was a gamble that didn’t pay off. When the bombs failed to solve the problem, the mayor called the governor....
I had commented several times on their social media suggesting that a different theme with the same system would draw me in as I absolutely can not buy-in to WWI or WWII games. In one instance, the runner of the social media I was engaging with responded, in somewhat a surprised tone,...
This article is full of inaccuracies and misconceptions. It reminds me of a story my British father told me. As a Royal Navy officer during World War Two, he met an American counterpart who was surprised that my father didn’t wear a monocle, believing it to be the habit of all English...