Crusades: Europe was nearing the peak of the High Middle Ages in the late eleventh century. A growing population supported not only rapid expansion of arable land, but the growth of cities that in turn fostered trade and the arts. The continent began looking outward, nowhere more so than the Levant, where Islamic expansion had subsumed much of Classical Antiquity.

Tet Offensive: Appearances can be deceiving. In 1968, the leadership of North Vietnam was convinced victory in the decades-old war for control of the nations of Indochina. A massive country-wide offensive exploded during the lunar new year. Viet Cong guerrillas supported by regular units of the North Vietnamese army overran towns and cities across the south as the surprised soldiers of the US and the Republic of Vietnam flailed helplessly.

American Revolution: Britain was the superpower of the day in the last half of the eighteenth century: her navy the equal of any two others; possessed of rich colonies in North America, the Caribbean, India, and the Far East; with a merchant fleet carrying the wealth of nations across every ocean.

Whirlwind: A detailed analysis of the Soviet offensive against Germany on the Eastern Front following the failure of Operation Barbarossa.

Thirty Years’ War: A fresh look into the Thirty Years’ War in Central Europe in the 17th century and its influence on military history.

Anaconda Plan: An analysis of naval operations during the American Civil War.

Roman Republic: An in-depth look at the military and political foundations of the Roman Republic.

Origins of World War I: A detailed analysis of the political and military strife that led to World War I.