According to Tolstoy himself, War and Peace was "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle." And in this day and age of publishing, where word count, “readability”, and topical relevance are the lifeline...

"War and Peace." A tome. A slog. The sort of book you shouldn't read in bed because if you fall asleep it could give you a concussion. Right? Only partly. "War and Peace" is a long book, sure, but it's also a thrilling examination of...

Benjamin Abelow holds a B.A. in modern European history from the University of Pennsylvania, where he participated in an honors seminar on U.S. Cold War foreign policy taught by the scholar Marc Tractenberg. He then worked in Washington,...

Benjamin Abelow holds a B.A. in modern European history from the University of Pennsylvania, where he participated in an honors seminar on U.S. Cold War foreign policy taught by the scholar Marc Tractenberg. He then worked in Washington,...

World War I was a total war for millions of people in Europe. Many men were enlisted in the fighting, but the war work had implications for the daily lives of a huge number of Europeans. Women entered the workforce in huge numbers, and...

Europe's system of alliances and centuries-old tensions erupted into war in August of 1914. This week on Crash Course Euro, we're talking about the military history of World War I, and taking a look at the broad strokes of how the war...

Benjamin Abelow holds a B.A. in modern European history from the University of Pennsylvania, where he participated in an honors seminar on U.S. Cold War foreign policy taught by the scholar Marc Tractenberg. He then worked in Washington,...

How was Russia defeated in 11 days? Operation Faustschlag

An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Napoleonic Wars, which nations were at war with France and when, how effective Napoleon was on the battlefield, the various great battles, and Napoleon’s ultimate defeat (spoilers).

"I'm not a pacifist, but in the end, war is the greatest human rights abuse and does not make the world safer," says Gabrielle Rifkind, director of the Oxford Process, an organization dedicated to ending armed conflict. She shares how...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has destroyed so much -- including hundreds of schools, where the country's children were forging their futures -- but it has not stopped Ukrainians from pursuing knowledge and curiosity. In a deeply...

1918 is the year that Woodrow Wilson unveils his 'Fourteen Points' as the basis for future world peace. Meanwhile Bolshevik Russia quits the war by signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, freeing up half a million German troops for General...

In 1807 Napoleon waged a grim winter campaign through the Polish winter, trying to force a decisive victory that would end the war against Russia and Prussia. It was a campaign that lead to two brutal battles, Eylau and Friedland, after...

Korea was split into North and South Korea after WWII when Japan surrendered its colonies to the US and Soviets. The US occupied the South, and the Soviets took the North, split along the 38th parallel. This division eventually led to...

Korea was split into North and South Korea after WWII when Japan surrendered its colonies to the US and Soviets. The US occupied the South, and the Soviets took the North, split along the 38th parallel. This division eventually led to...

What was the most iconic moment during the appeasement? What was the watershed moment when it came to the occupation of Czechoslovakia?<br/>
10 Steps to World War Two, Part 4

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Great Northern War

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Second Northern War

One hundred years after the end of the first world war, battle-related deaths have fallen worldwide. But flashpoints remain and new threats are looming

The Telegraph's Political and Defence Correspondent, Danielle Sheridan, reports from the town of Borodyanka, a town destroyed by Russian forces.
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No one yet knows the death toll in Borodyanka, but Volodymyr Zelensky,...

Benjamin Abelow holds a B.A. in modern European history from the University of Pennsylvania, where he participated in an honors seminar on U.S. Cold War foreign policy taught by the scholar Marc Tractenberg. He then worked in Washington,...

A video titled "A Flawed Peace" is about Europe after World War I and its instability.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Balkan Wars

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Dano-Swedish War of 1657