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Should the United States be Pulling its Troops out of Iraq?

The answer to this question will have enormous ramifications not only for American politics, stability in Iraq and the Middle East, but also global affairs for decades to come. I believe that Barack Obama’s decision to remove troops from Iraq could prove to be one of the worst decisions... 

Pearl Harbor - Japan Made The Right Decision To Attack

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” So goes the opening of the speech delivered by Franklin D. Roosevelt the day after the Japanese... 

Cortez Got Lucky…

According to legend, Hernan Cortez took a small army, a handful of horses, a few cannons, and was able to virtually exterminate the oldest and most militaristic nation in the America’s. The Aztec nation was an extremely advanced (though barbaric) people who had established themselves... 

Why Not to Take a Slow and Unsupplied Army into the Middle of the Desert

On July 4th 1187, the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem were almost entirely wiped out by a Muslim army at the battle of Hattin. This was one of the most crushing defeats for western forces during the Crusades, and highlighted the ignorance and arrogance which so often led... 

The Longest Siege in History

The Siege of Candia, the then capital of the Venetian held Mediterranean island of Crete by the Ottoman Empire in the 1600’s, is widely regarded as the longest siege in history. The Ottoman’s began the siege of the city in 1648, and in the year 1669 finally took over the city... 

Operation Vengeance

On April 18th 1943 a group of 18 American fighters, piloted by a hand picked group of airmen was sent to find and shoot down the airplane transporting Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Yamamoto was the Commander of the combined fleet of the Japanese Imperial Navy as well as the man... 

East Beats West

The Russo-Japanese War stands out in history for it was the first time that an Asian power defeated a modern western nation in a military conflict. The success of the Japanese was met by stunned surprise around the world and not only catapulted the Japanese onto the world stage as... 

Spartacus: Slave, Prisoner, Soldier, Mercenary, Gladiator, and Hero

Spartacus led perhaps the most triumphant slave rebellion in history, and is recognized for holding at bay the most successful military force in human history. Spartacus lived in the 1st century BC, but his life is shrouded with mystery. Myth and legend are almost inseparable with... 

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