Nearly 3,000 years ago, a nation few remember today swept through the Middle-East. They laid cities to waste, tortured the survivors, and…
-
-
Psychological warfare misleads, intimidates, and demoralizes the enemy. This use of threats, propaganda, and subtler strategies has been employed for millennia to…
-
History isn’t always kind to the sisters in the shadows. Traditionally, their opportunities were less, even though many were equal to or…
-
Americans tend to treat George Washington like a god. That might seem like a strong word, but his first biographer called him…
-
Refugee crises are nothing new. For millennia, warfare, disease, famine, and political unrest have caused the displacement of millions. The troubles facing…
-
In the era of the great monarchies, the royal families of European nations were people of dignity and culture, above the low…
-
By any stretch of the imagination, life in colonial America was hard, demanding, and cruel. Many European settlers did not survive their…
-
One hundred years before its fall, the Aztec Empire went through an incredible change. The emperor’s son, Tlacaelel, declared that the god…
-
In his writing, Charles Dickens was a voice for what was right. He spoke against greed and cruelty and for the rights…
-
Everyone has heard of Vlad the Impaler, the notorious medieval ruler said to be the inspiration for Dracula. Countless tales are told…