The samurai of Japan have an almost mythic reputation. The idea of a class of katana-wielding warriors held to a noble code…
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With all of the seemingly endless options for amusement we have today, it’s easy to forget that this hasn’t been the case…
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Colonialism gets a bad rep these days, often with good reason. You’d have to be a madman to look at King Leopold’s…
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Roman civilization grew by destroying hundreds of others. In this process, many brave men and women challenged the almighty Roman army in…
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Nearly 3,000 years ago, a nation few remember today swept through the Middle-East. They laid cities to waste, tortured the survivors, and…
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Psychological warfare misleads, intimidates, and demoralizes the enemy. This use of threats, propaganda, and subtler strategies has been employed for millennia to…
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History isn’t always kind to the sisters in the shadows. Traditionally, their opportunities were less, even though many were equal to or…
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Americans tend to treat George Washington like a god. That might seem like a strong word, but his first biographer called him…
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Refugee crises are nothing new. For millennia, warfare, disease, famine, and political unrest have caused the displacement of millions. The troubles facing…
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In the era of the great monarchies, the royal families of European nations were people of dignity and culture, above the low…