“I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical.” -- Gilbert & Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance (1879) In 1851, Victorian historian, ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Many worthy candidates ended up on the cutting-room floor. None, however, compares to the top five for world-historic significance. Ranking battles by their ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: It appears wise to define a decisive victory more three-dimensionally than Clausewitz does, namely as a trial of arms that lets a belligerent accomplish some positive ...