Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
Khrushchev believes President Kennedy will not react if he places nuclear missiles in Cuba.
Operation Restore Hopes begins as a way to protect food supplies. Then President Clinton must order more soldiers and helicopters to Somalia.
General Burnside's mistakes at Fredericksburg include waiting too long to cross a river, allowing Robert E. Lee time to bring in more soldiers.
Special gases allow people to breathe underwater and avoid oxygen toxicity and "the bends."
Louis Comfort Tiffany creates modern stained glass works and makes many stunning examples for homes, universities, and churches.
Mogadishu is a combat zone between rebels when US troops arrive. The task is to capture Omar Salad and Mohamed Hassan Awale, aides to Mohamed Farrah A...
Reference locations in Rome provide background for the story of Edgardo Mortara and his kidnapping.
See a picture of Wolfe Tone, and find answers to other questions.
People are fascinated with the life and death of the Romanovs; there are many biographies available about Tsar Nicolas and his family.
On September 22, 1943, the Italian soldiers on Cephalonia believe the war is over; the Germans organize and bomb the Italians.
China has beautiful mountains once covered by trees, but many forest areas are being destroyed.
Mountain sickness, with its common symptoms of dry cough and shortness of breath, can strike above 8,000 feet.
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