Military History

Whether fought with catapults or drones, war has been a major force of change over the years. Learn about the evolution of warfare, key wars and battles, and important military leaders from antiquity to the modern day.

  • William the Conqueror in the Bayeux Tapestry
    The Consequences of the Norman Conquest
  • George Kennan Talking to Reporters
    The History of Containment Policy
  • The battle of Waterloo
    The Best Books: The Battle of Waterloo
  • Russian Troops Marching
    Order Number 1 Nearly Destroyed the Russian Army: What Was It?
  • Adolf Hitler with uniformed Saxon youths in 1933
    The Hitler Youth and the Indoctrination of German Children
  • Long Live the Three-million Man Red Army!, 1919. Artist: Anonymous
    The Russian Civil War
  • Napoleon in his study, by Jacques-Louis David, 1812
    A History of Napoleon's Continental System
  • German Autobahn
    Guns or Butter: The Nazi Economy
  • 1600s & 1700s Military History Timeline
  • Antoine-François Callet - Louis XVI, roi de France et de Navarre (1754-1793)
    Overview of the Declaration of Pillnitz
  • From Hawaii, the Starfish Prime test appeared like a dazzling artificial sunset.
    Starfish Prime: The Largest Nuclear Test in Space
  • A full-color image depicting the battle of Agincourt.
    Military History Timeline From 1401 to 1600
  • Battle of Austerlitz
    1800s Military History
  • A Military History Timeline of the 1900s
  • Hooded British soldiers going over the top to charge a German trench in WWI
    "Over the Top" Phrase Origin
  • A History of the Norman Conquest of 1066
  • William the Conqueror, 19th century engraving, England
    William the Conqueror
  • Fabian Strategy: Wearing Down the Enemy
  • Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
  • Rebel soldiers who fought in the Philippine-American War
    Philippine-American War: Causes and Consequences
  • Israeli tanks in the Six-Day War
    Six-Day War in 1967 Reshaped the Middle East
  • Israeli tank on the Golan Heights, October 1973.
    The Yom Kippur War of 1973
  • US Marines raising the American Flag over Guantanamo Bay
    Treaty of Paris 1898: The End of the Spanish-American War
  • Reenactment of the Battle of Moscow
    World War II: Battle of Moscow
  • Allied troops landing in Italy, 1943
    World War II: Invasion of Italy
  • Monte Cassino Abbey after the bombing
    World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino
  • France's Duke of Alencon (R kneeling) crouching in
    Wars and Battles Throughout History
  • Attack on Fort McHenry, 1814
    War of 1812: Battle of Fort McHenry
  • engraving of from the Mexican-American war
    The Mexican War and Manifest Destiny
  • Fighting during the Battle of Caen, 1944
    World War II: Battle of Caen
  • Naval battle between the HMS Java and the USS Constitution, December 29, 1812
    War of 1812: Causes of Conflict
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    World War II: First Battle of El Alamein
  • Attack on Peking during the Boxer Rebellion
    How China Fought Imperialism With the Boxer Rebellion
  • General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
    The History of the Battle of Gonzales
  • Map of the Battle of Culloden
    The Forty-Five: The Battle of Culloden
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    Indian Rebellion of 1857: Siege of Lucknow
  • Emperor Augustus
    Wars of the Second Triumvirate: Battle of Philippi
  • battle-of-queenston-heights-large.jpg
    War of 1812: Battle of Queenston Heights
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    War of 1812: Battle of the Thames
  • third battle of ypres
    The Battle of Passchendaele - World War I
  • Painting depicting the Battle of Gaugamela.
    The Battle of Gaugamela During the Wars of Alexander the Great
  • Hannibal of Carthage
    Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia
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    War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa
  • Tank & Burning Oil Wells
    Why Did the United States Go to War with Iraq?
  • World War II: Battle of Bataan
  • Naval battle between the USS Constitution and the HMS Guerriere, August 19, 1812
    Overview of the War of 1812
  • Battle of Chosin Reservoir
    Korean War: Battle of Chosin Reservoir
  • Vercingetorix Throws Down His Arms At The Feet Of Julius Caesar
    Gallic Wars: Battle of Alesia
  • Lithograph of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders Charging San Juan Hill
    American War Timeline: Colonial Times to Present Day
  • VIETNAM RESCUE FLIERS
    Top Essentials to Know About the Vietnam War
  • A painting of Queen Anne of Great Britain
    Timeline of Queen Anne's War
  • The Rebel Insurrection at Kagoshima by Yoshitoshi
    Satsuma Rebellion: Battle of Shiroyama
  • Inchon Invasion
    Korean War: Inchon Landings
  • Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, 1898
    The Battle of San Juan Hill During the Spanish-American War
  • Somali children playing on wreckage of downed US helicopter in Mogadishu
    The Battle of Mogadishu: Blackhawk Down
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    World War II: Battle of Peleliu
  • A column of troops and armor of the 1st Marine Division move through communist Chinese lines during their successful breakout from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.
    Overview of the Korean War
  • William H. Harrison
    Tecumseh's War: Battle of Tippecanoe
  • Greek and Persian soldiers fight
    Persian Wars: Battle of Plataea
  • battle-of-molino-del-rey-large.jpg
    Mexican-American War: Battle of Molino del Rey
  • US Army
    Iraq War: Second Battle of Fallujah
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