Essays
WORLD WAR I
National Pride and National Positioning Made World War I Inevitable
Nationalism and World War I in Europe
Reasons Germans Joined the Military during World War I
The Use of Poison Gas in World War I and the Effects on Society
World War I Policy and Strategy: Ends and Means
WORLD WAR II
Breakout From the Hedgerows: A Lesson in Ingenuity
FDR and the Road to Pearl Harbor
Initial Success of the German Invasion of Russia
Rulers of the World: Hitler Youth
Special Motivation: The Motivation and Actions of the Einsatzgruppen
The Battle of the Surigao Strait: The Last Crossing of the "T"
The German Army after the Battle of Kursk
The Rape of Nanking: Reasons and Recrimination
The Soviet Formula for Success in World War II
THE HOLOCAUST
Adolf Hitler's Rise to Power and the Affect of Mein Kampf
From Racial Laws to the Final Solution
Reasons that the Hlinka Guard Became Involved with the Deportation of the Slovak Jews
The Concentration Camps and the Death Camps
The Evolution of the Holocaust
The Holocaust Under the Cover of War
The Holocaust: Can it Happen Again and What Was Learned
The Nuremburg Laws and the Wannsee Conference
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The Problems the Mischlinge Presented the Nazis
The Pursuit of the SS in the Extermination of the Jews
The Treaty of Versailles and the Impact on Germany
What Ordinary Germans Knew and the Role of the Wehrmacht
Who Was a Jew in Nazi Germany?
Why the Holocaust was Possible
MILITARY LEADERSHIP, PHILOSOPHY & STRATEGY
Advantages and Disadvantages of Italy's Colonization of Libya
America's Paradoxical Trinity: WWII and Vietnam
Analysis of the Battle of Surigao Strait
Hitler's Leadership Style: The Undoing of Germany
Manifest Destiny Effects Prior to the U.S. Civil War
Strategic Events & Technological Developments of Air Power That Changed the Accuracy of War
Sun Tzu Compared to Clausewitz
Sun Tzu and Clausewitz Applied to War at Sea
The Evolution of German Military Strategy and Tactics: 1918-1945
The Work of Bismark in Unifying Germany
The Success of the Deutsches Afrikakorps was Based on Rommel's Leadership
The Western World was Saved at the Battle of Chalons, 451 AD
The Impact of War on the US Economy
The Opium Wars and European Powers in East Asia
REVOLUTION
President Portfirio Diaz: A Major Cause of the Mexican Revolution of 1910
Social Causes of the Chinese Revolution
The Ecological Damage Inflicted on Central Asia by Russian Rule
The Financial Crisis that Contributed to the French Revolution
The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on Warfare
The Image of the Indian on the Eve of American Independence
The Influence of the Young Turks Revolution on the Politics of the Balkans and the Middle East
The Rise of Radical Islam in Uzbekistan
The United States and Mexico Celebrate for the Same Reasons: Independence Day
When Slogans Aren't Enough: The Bolsheviks Came Up With Ways to Keep the Revolution Going
RELIGION & CULTURE
African Migrations Up to the 19th Century
Constantine's Influence on Christian Historiography
Formation of Cultural Morality in Modern Chinese Society
Important Determinants of People’s Life Chances
Individuals in Relation to the Digital Social World
Religion Causes Military Action
Ritual, Myth and Moral Code in Confucianism and Roman Catholicism
Religious Ceremonies in the Medieval Church
The Political and Social Consequences of the Black Death, 1348-1351
The Medieval System of Indulgences and Use of the Funds
The Problems of Evil in the World
The Role of Totems in Aborigine Culture
Why People Live in Mexico: Through the Eyes of a Tijuana Dog
ANCIENT HISTORY
The Evolution of Historiography in the Greek Civilization
The Iliad and the Odyssey: Shapers of the Future
The Status of Women in the Ancient World