At the turn of the 20th century, the British fought a long battle with early immigrants in the region of southern Africa, costing millions in blood in treasure.

Apr 5, 2009 - Jason Chavis

During the Boer War, British surgeons and doctors made massive advancements in the treatment of wounded soldiers. Efficiency in procedures led to less deaths in battle.

Apr 6, 2009 - Jason Chavis

The First Boer War consisted of just three major battles: Laing's Nek, Schuinshoogte, and Majuba. All three proved to be humiliating defeats for the overconfident British

Jan 20, 2008 - Joseph Allen McCullough

A battalion of Canadian volunteers joined the British in the South African War. The 10-day Battle of Paardeberg Drift but was bloody, gruesome, and costly

Feb 19, 2011 - Susanna McLeod

General Koos de la Rey was a hero of Afrikaners in the Anglo-Boer War. General Louis Botha's archived testimony now says he led the 1914 Boer Rebellion.

Sep 24, 2011 - Thembinkosi Lehloesa

Seventy years ago, victory for Britain's RAF in the air war against the German Luftwaffe saved the UK from invasion.

Jul 6, 2010 - Peter Feuilherade

Turkey's entry into World War I is an interesting example of the forces that drive a country to take sides in a war and the strange and deadly alliances thus formed.

Aug 31, 2009 - James Parsons

How Bernard Edleman and Tim O'Brien's first hand accounts of being in the Vietnam War show the tragic outcome of the war.

Apr 7, 2011 - Jennifer Harvey

Following the British successes in the First Opium War, a second conflict brought British hegemony to fruition throughout the region.

Jul 17, 2010 - Jason Chavis

Harry Truman led a senate committee investigating waste, profiteering, and negligence in the defense industry during World War II.

Sep 4, 2009 - William L. Wunder

Homer recorded one of the first amphibious operations in history when the Greeks attacked Troy in 1183 BCE. Weapons and equipment have changed, but not the principles.

Apr 20, 2009 - Michael G Walling

The long duration of the war enabled the Union to out-man and out-supply the Confederate armies, ultimately ensuring a Northern victory.

Apr 18, 2010 - Michael Streich

How Russia and Japan came to odds over the territorial control of Korea and Manchuria.

Jul 21, 2010 - Jason Chavis

During World War 2 a dogged resistance movement spread through Nazi-occupied Poland. Some of the most capable of these freedom fighters were Girl Guides.

Jan 13, 2011 - Sarah McCabe

Wisconsin Senator Bob La Follette answered Woodrow Wilson's war message by detailing why the U.S. should not enter the European conflict.

Dec 28, 2010 - Michael Streich

Sqdrn/Ldr 'Pat' Pattle fought a brief but oustanding career in the Middle East and Balkans and could well be regarded as the leading Allied ace.

May 18, 2011 - Murray McLeod

Their troops bogged down in trench warfare on the Somme, British generals hatched a plan to divert the enemy with an attack at Fromelles in French Flanders.

Nov 19, 2010 - Brian Cross

The Victoria Cross formerly known as the Imperial Victoria Cross was originally created by Queen Victoria for acts of bravery during wartime

Aug 13, 2011 - Parania Wilson

The Triple Entente of the First World War had little faith in the Army United States of America as a prepared and equal partner on the field of battle.

Apr 30, 2010 - Nicholas Efstathiou

For many years the contribution that animals made to the war effort and through 'acts of bravery' went unrecognised. This is no longer the case thanks to Maria Dickin.

Nov 2, 2009 - Lynda Osborne