In the 1950s, Vietnam was a partitioned and volatile country. Communism ruled the north while the U.S.-backed president Ngô Đình Diệm consolidated power in the south. Where did North Vietnam’s Viet Cong come from? […]
The Confederates controlled the area between Vicksburg and Port Hudson, Louisiana. While these were the two remaining strong points, Vicksburg was the more important one of the two. Until Vicksburg fell, Union plans to control the Mississippi River could not be completed, which is why it was Ulysses S. Grant’s first target. […]
The Battle of Murfreesboro was the bloodiest battle during the American Civil War. Though the Confederates under the command of Braxton Bragg had retreated, the battle was not as decisive as it should have been. […]
There was a considerable dissatisfaction in both the civilian and the military sections of the North after the Battle of Antietam. Abraham Lincoln made changes in command at the top and expected to get positive news from the battlefield. […]
A number of wonderful things became possible because of airplanes. But what were the political and military implications of this invention? […]
A peek inside the early battles and victories of American Revolutionary Wars: Elucidating how the the British failure to clinch complete victory opened space for new diplomatic opportunities. […]
What were the main tactics employed during the American Revolutionary War? And how were the armies organized tactically and socially by the famous generals of the war? […]
The Continental Army was in many ways similar to the British Army. What was the reason behind these similarities? And how did these similarities manifest themselves? […]
Read on about the momentous battles at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, which were decisive toward the outcome of the war. […]
Read About one of the most important parts of the American Civil war: the Union’s Offensive in the Western Theater, which went on to shape the outcome of the war. […]
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