Battles, campaigns, military decisions, wars, and the soldiers who fought them.
Three Allied armies prepared for a coordinated triple assault on Germany’s formidable Hindenburg Line in early September 1918. Rapid gains in Picardy suggested the German defense was beginning to collapse after years of stalemate.
In February 1901, Piet De Wet, chairman of a Boer peace commission, wrote to his brother Christian De Wet appealing for surrender. The letter highlighted growing divisions within Boer leadership as the Second Boer War entered its second year.
New York City mobilized unprecedented resources to welcome home Admiral George Dewey from his Spanish-American War victory. The elaborate preparations included massive public viewing stands and coordinated entertainment.
Emperor Nicholas II assumed personal command of Russian armies as German forces threatened the strategic Baltic port of Riga. The dramatic decision marked a critical turning point in Russia’s World War I campaign.
