The Rebellion of the United Irishmen
The day after the return of devolved government to Northern Ireland, we take a look back at the story of Irish nationalism and the struggle for independence.
Read MoreThe Panzer Graf
Generalleutnant Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz served Germany mostly on the East Front - he would eventually become known as simply "Der Panzer Graf (The Tank Count)."
Read MoreWehrmacht Master of Defense
General-Oberst Gotthard Heinrici had built his reputation as a brilliant defensive fighter during the disastrous winter of 1941-42 when the Soviets threw a hundred divisions at his freezing and ill-clad troops.
Read MoreBattle of Koniggratz
Koniggratz was the result of years of political maneuvering. By the mid-19th Century Prussia, previously thought of as the weakest of the German powers, was rising like a phoenix.
Read MoreBattle of Trafalgar
In October 1805, Right Hon. Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson, led the British Royal Navy to a sweeping victory over Napoleon Bonaparte’s Franco-Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar in Southern Spain.
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