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The Middle East During WW2: the Birthplace of Many Modern Conflicts
By William StroockFor more than a century, the Middle East was the British Empire’s vital link between the Mediterranean and India. Read more
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New Borders, Old Enemies, The Iran-Iraq War
By John WalkerThe world awoke to ominous news on September 22, 1980. Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein had launched a massive armored and air attack across the Iraq-Iran border. Read more
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The Fourth Fitna: A Family Feud that Crippled a Caliphate
By Jefferson M. GreyTo his contemporaries, Harun al-Rashid, fifth caliph of the Abbasid dynasty, seemed the most fortunate of men. Read more
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Sargon the Great and the World’s First Professional Army
by Brian GeeslinIn about 2340 BC, the king of the ancient city of Kish, Ur-Zababa, was ousted from his throne by one of his courtiers who went by the name of Sargon, who would later be known as King Sargon the Great. Read more
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The Battle of Cunaxa and the March of the 10,000
by Eric NiderostAround 10 am on the morning of September 3, 401 bc Cyrus the Younger’s army was approaching the Babylonian village of Cunaxa, a tiny settlement not far from the Euphrates River. Read more
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The Battle of Gaugamela: Alexander the Great vs. Darius III
By Marc G. De SantisThe Battle of Gaugamela began on the morning of October 1, 331 bc, when two great armies drew up for battle to determine the destiny of empires. Read more
