The trade patterns of the canton system were developed in the 17th and 19th centuries by Chinese and foreign, mainly British merchants in the southern Chinese trading city of Guangzhou (Canton). The main feature of … Read more
Mont Mouchet was the scene of a famous battle between Nazi troops and the French Resistance, which took place in Normandy. During the Second World War, the 4,900-metre summit of the Mont Mouchet became a … Read more
The Union Army (also known as the Northern Army), also known as the United States Army, was a land forces during the American Civil War to maintain the Union as a collective state. Historians often … Read more
The Treaty of Versailles signed in June 1919 in Versailles Palace in Paris to end the First World War codified the peace terms between the triumphant Allies and Germany. The treaty was one of several … Read more
The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran took place less than two months after the Allied victory over pro-Axis forces in neighboring Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. In the months leading up to the invasion, British and Soviet … Read more
The January Uprising, as it was called in Poland, was waged as a guerrilla war, with smaller attacks by individual Russian units and major battles that the Poles could not win. The leaders of the … Read more
The Anglo-French War began when the Kingdom of France formed an alliance with the United Kingdom during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) and developed into a global war spanning the continent with battles fought in … Read more
The Red Army (Krasnaya Armiya) was the common name for the Russian National Army from 1918 to 1946, known also by the abbreviation RKKA (Workers and Peasants Red Army ). The Red Army was founded … Read more
A Small Introduction to the Polaris Expedition The Polaris Expedition (1871-1873) was one of the first serious attempts to reach the North Pole since British naval officer Sir Edward Parry reached 82 ° 45 in … Read more
The Russian-Japanese war was a 1904-1905 military conflict between the Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire. The Russo-Japanese War began because of a dispute over influence in Southeast Asia and ended in an embarrassing defeat … Read more