Home » Archives for world war

A Review of Niall Ferguson’s “the War of The World”

by Bazza1972 in History, November 16, 2009
noimage

The main purpose of Niall Ferguson’s book was to examine the reasons for why the conflicts of the 20th century, particularly the First and Second World Wars were so bloody. Therefore “The War of the World” starts its narration in the latter part of the 19th century examining the factors, which provided considerable influences over the courses and the outcomes of the First World War, the Second World War and also the Cold War.

Assualt on Pearl Harbor (Wwii)

by Ph.D. DR. ZIXING JIE in History, November 2, 2009
noimage

A brief identification on the main points on the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Causes of The World Wars

by seneil in History, October 19, 2009
noimage

Essay on the causes and the effects of the world wars.

Surrender of The Germans to Field Marshall Montgomery in 1945

by Jackie118 in History, September 17, 2009
noimage

It seems that the first British colour photographs of the final surrender of the Germans to the Allies have just come to light almost 65 years after they were taken.

Words From Nowhere: Common Words, But Where Did They Come From?

by Mr Ghaz in Languages, September 9, 2009
noimage

Even such common words as blizzard, flare, freak, pad, and puzzle are listed in dictionaries as being of “unknown origin.” It is not even that their roots have been lost with the passage of time: no one can explain the appearance of certain contemporary words, such as hijack, which was first recorded in the 1920’s…The investigation of the source of such words has led to many different explanations, some more farfetched than others. Here are some examples…

Causes of Conflicts in The 20th Century

by Max Martin in History, September 6, 2009
noimage

Causes of major Conflicts in the 20th Century.

How Did World War One Effect The British Civilian Population?

by Aladar in History, August 15, 2009
noimage

Title explains itself.

CPR: The Once Great Canadian Railway

by Lt Funbags in History, August 7, 2009
noimage

A brief history on the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Did We Have to Nuke Japan?

by Ralph Brandt in History, August 7, 2009
noimage

The end of a war and the beginning of injustice.

Blunders That Led to World War

by MattCoops in History, July 26, 2009
noimage

Could a third world war begin by accident? Could statesmen and their military advisers grossly miscalculate risks and cause the loss of millions of lives?

Powered by Powered by Triond