Many in the West, of the political right and left, now deny imperialism. For Josef Schumpeter, empires were pre-capitalist atavisms that would not survive the spread of capitalism. But even the ...

The Entente (Great Britain, France, Russia) aimed to maintain dominance, while the Central Powers ... predated the WWI. Yet in 1914, the Russian army was ill-equipped for a major war.

World War I or the Great War began in 1914 and ended in 1918. It was one of the largest … Continue reading "We Didn’t Realize ...

The Balkan Wars (1912-1913) proved that the Megali Idea—the nationalist concept and goal to expand the Greek state to include all ethnic Greeks and historically Greek territories—was a tangible dream.

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Airshow is a great occasion to popularise aviation and the many employment opportunities it provides to designers, scientists ...

From punching out aliens to serious dramas about individual resilience, these are the 33 greatest Will Smith movies.

Both the leaders are expected to travel to ITER (the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance. ITER aims to demonstrate nuclear fusion as a clean green source of ...

Before joining the military and building an Alawite caste around himself, Hafez al-Assad was a fervent supporter of the ...

Warrior, famously called "the horse the Germans couldn't kill," became a symbol of courage and loyalty during World War I.

Brits have been urged to look out for a 'fine specimen' of a coin that is now worth tens of thousands of pounds. The 1917 George V Gold Sovereign is considered to be one of the rarest British ...