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On December 27th 2008 Israeli Defense Forces launched Operation Cast Lead. Israel ignored international calls for a cease-fire until its operation was complete.

A summary of the opening salvos of the Korean War from invasion to the Pusan Perimeter defense

Dwight Eisenhower and the CIA planned a Cuban invasion by exiles in 1960. President John Kennedy set Brigade 2506 with air support on the path to the Bahía de Cochinos!

The U.S. Army is using a multi-faceted approach to woo new recruits during a time when enlistments have become harder because of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

On 27 December 2008, Israeli airbourne forces entered Gaza airspace. The offensive to date has killed nearly 1000 people and injured more than 3000 others.

NATO's Kosovo campaign began in the spring of 1999 with low cloud hampering the aerial bombing, but clearer weather during May provided better conditons for NATO pilots.

The announced resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has significant implications for the U.S. war on terrorism.

In reaction to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the CIA became more and more interested in using Afghanistan as a means to weaken the USSR.

The biggest problem concerning the adaptation of The Time Traveler's Wife is, not surprisingly, time.

Much was expected of the Blenheim IV but its crews suffered heavy losses in the opening years of World War II.

Russia warns that the United States can no longer act unilaterally, putting pressure on the President-elect to respond.

Between 1980 and 1987 Libyan forces of Col Muhmar Qadhafi invaded its neighbor Chad three times, ultimately being forced out by France.

Douglas MacArthur had the most brilliant military career in U.S. history. An unexpected final campaign that he seemed to have won ultimately did him in.

The story of an Australian airman's unflinching bravery while enduring interrogation and finally his brutal execution.

The P-47 Thunderbolt was the most versatile and durable of all fighter aircraft and built a combat record that is challenged by very few other planes.

With the Bulge secured, the 75th Infantry Division assists in the elimination of the Colmar Pocket in eastern France, before returning to Holland and entering Germany.

Barbarossa began with massive victories for the German armed forces yet failed to gain total victory. Despite huge losses the Red Army was not beaten decisively.

Hitler had Hermann Pohlman design the Junkers 87 dive bomber specifically to be used as a weapon of terror. The Stuka was to drastically change warfare forever.

The early settlers of the English Lake District were not Anglo-Saxons but Celts. Their language lingers in the names of many of the rivers, lakes and mountains.

On December 27 2008, Israel launched Operation Cast Lead, a large-scale offensive against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. It was a predictable end to an uneasy truce.

The 75th Infantry Division's motto "Always Get There Somehow" showed, as the division moved from the Ardennes Region, to the Colmar Pocket, and into the German Ruhr Area.

A review of the Vickers Wellington which carried the attack to Nazi Germany when Britain stood alone.

The guns of USS Washington were vital in blazing a path to ultimate triumph over Imperial Japan in the epic struggle for dominance in the Pacific.

W/Cdr. Hugh Malcolm was remembered as a determined and inspiring leader in the harsh conditions of the 1942 North African campaign.

The savage fight for Hong Kong lasted only 18 days but claimed the lives of hundreds of Canadian soldiers during battle and in the miserable prisoner-of-war camp.

With the recent theatrical release of Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Kevin Smith has repackaged some of his older originals, as a treat for the Holidays.

Hardcore gamers still battle it out across the Empire at War universe, and with these tips, taking on the pros will be as as easy as bulls-eying wamp-rats in a T16.

Joint Force Harrier is written in traditionally understated British manner which raises the sense of excitement and tension that would be lost with a more gung-ho style.

The Persian Gulf war was a situation in which the military planned for the worst so well, their plan failed to factor in overwhelming success.

Reporting Iraq is one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. Journalists are caught between professionalism and their lives.

In late World War II, the young & inexperienced 75th Infantry Division rushed to help defend against the Ardennes Offensive; the Diaper Division became the Bulgebusters.

The US Marine Corps began in 2002 to develop a program for Designated Riflemen and Squad Advanced Marksmen, two superb shooters that werent quite snipers.

Stein's Melanctha is a young woman who is desperate to find herself. Through her relationships, she tries to define who she is and what it is that she seeks

Kara Mustafa was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1676 to 1683, and the architect behind the 1683 siege of Vienna.