Operation Iraqi Freedom – 2003
Operation Iraqi Freedom is the name given to the invasion of Iraq on March 19
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The Kursk Disaster – 2000
Some time over the weekend of August 12-13 2000, while on a naval exercise inside
Iraq Invasion of Kuwait – 1990-1991
In the late 1980s, after the failure of his long and costly war against Iran,
Palomares Incident – 1966
Although some progress towards detente had been made with the signing in 1963 of the
Operation Eagle Claw – 1980
Now it seems either breathtakingly arrogant or plain mad, but in 1979 global diplomacy had
The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan – 1979-1989
Since time immemorial Afghanistan has been riven by tribal, ethnic and religious conflict. In its
Vietnam War – 1959-1975
The protracted and brutal war that laid waste one of Asia’s most ravishingly beautiful countries
Bay of Pigs Invasion – 1961
Lying only 300 km (200 mi) from the US mainland, the Caribbean island of Cuba
Dien Bien Phu – 1954
As Fat Man and Little Boy brought World War II to its nuclear end, former
The Siege of Leningrad – 1941-1944
Leningrad was a primary objective of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union. Its
Battle of Arnhem – 1944
In the months following D-Day in June 1944 the success of the Allies in driving
Dieppe Raid – 1942
Soon after the evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940, Combined Operations Headquarters was set up to
Fall of Singapore – 1942
It’s said that pride comes before a fall, and the efficiency with which Japanese forces
Pearl Harbor – 1941
World War II had been taking its grim course for two years without the involvement
Operation Barbarossa – 1941
If there was one thing at which Germany’s well-trained and disciplined Wehrmacht excelled, it was
Battle of France – 1940
The so-called phony war ended in May 1940 when the Battle of France began. It
Sinking of HMS Royal Oak – 1939
The Royal Navy’s HMS Royal Oak was a Revenge-class battleship that saw action in World
Battle of the Somme – 1916
Can there ever have been a greater military disaster than the Battle of the Somme?
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