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…The Persian Gulf War Why Did the US Army stop short of Baghdad in Operation Desert Storm and leave Iraqi Shi’ites and Kurds more or less alone to face the wrath of Saddam Hussein? Why did a coalition of over 30 nations find it was necessary to go…

…The Seven-Years War The word "privateer" conjures a romantic image in the minds of most Americans. Tales of battle and bounty pervade the folklore of privateering, which has become a cherished, if often overlooked part of our shared heritage. Legends…

…alive when war with England comes, as sooner or later it must, for we shall never forget this humiliation, and if I can carry a musket in that war I will carry it. The British were relieved over a peaceful outcome. They realized that if they fought…

…A. Plan of the Investigation The scope of this investigation is to discover the length to which Israel initiated the 1967 war against the Arab states and to what extent the Arab states were threatening Israel with military action. Important…

…and ensure the survival of the diamond industry.” (CNN) Recently, UNITA has made peace proposals to the Angolan government to end the civil war. The MPLA run government responded by saying that the ending of the war all depends upon the laying down of UNITA’s…

…Why Did the North Win the Civil War? In 1861, following the secession of the Deep South on a platform of states rights, the right to property and the event of Fort Sumnter, the ‘inevitable’ conflict Seward had predicted emerged as the Civil War. Four…

…War is any active hostility, contention, or struggle. Throughout our lives we wage a constant mental war. This “spiritual” war is a languid process that shapes our lives and engenders many journeys in life. Conflict arises within our vibrant minds…

…, the cruiser Charleston stopped at Guam and accepted its surrender from its Spanish governor who was unaware his nation was at war. Although the two belligerents on August 12, Commodore Dewey and Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, signed a peace protocol leader of the army…

…bring a peaceful end to slavery, but instead it seemed to bring the nation closer to war. Of course, not all Southerners supported slavery, nor did all Northerners oppose it. Yet antislavery feelings were on the rise in the North…few white…

…The origins of the Cold War Up to 1945 the most dominant countries were European, Britain, France and Germany, by the end of the war however this was very different. The retreating German army had destroyed whole areas of towns and industries…