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The Battle of Bannockburn

In June 1314, a weary kingdom braced for a reckoning. For nearly two decades, Scotland had struggled through war and…

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The Battle of Teutoberg Forest

In the autumn of AD 9, three Roman legions marched through the wooded hills and marshy tracks east of the…

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The Rise of Drone Warfare

Drone warfare is the use of uncrewed aircraft to watch, strike, and guide other weapons without putting a pilot in…

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The Zulu Wars

The Zulu Wars refer primarily to the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, with related conflicts before and after that year as…

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The Battle of Marathon

The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BCE during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was the culmination…

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The Battle of Crécy

The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 during the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War. Edward…

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The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway took place from 4 to 6 June 1942, six months after Pearl Harbour and only a…

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The Battle of the Boyne

The Battle of the Boyne took place on 11 July 1690. It unfolded along the River Boyne near the town…

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The Rise of the Samurai

The samurai emerged from the shifting political and economic landscape of the late Heian period in Japan, roughly the ninth…

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