The American Revolution was one of the longest wars in United States history. This is the historical atlas of that Revolution. References: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, expanded edition, by Bernard Baylin. The Annals of America Volume 2 1755 – 1783 Resistance and Revolution by Mortimer Adler (editor) Lexington and Concord: The Battle… Continue reading A Historical Atlas of the American Revolution
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The Definitive Historical Atlas of Monaco and Monte Carlo
References: Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire by Peter H. Wilson The Royal House of Monaco by John Glatt Histoire de Monaco by Pierre Fabry The History of Monaco by H. Pemberton The Grimaldis of Monaco: Centuries of Scandal, Years of Grace by Anne Edwards Making Monte Carlo: A History of… Continue reading The Definitive Historical Atlas of Monaco and Monte Carlo
The Definitive History of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
The Definitive History of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa By: Carlos Vara Translated by: Luke Wolf From the book: Las Navas de Tolosa. Carlos Vara. Edhasa. 2012. Pages 329 – 336. Editor’s note: The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa is perhaps the most important conflict in the long and sordid history of… Continue reading The Definitive History of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
Lost Art Film Review: Chilly Scenes of Winter
By: Luke Wolf Editor’s note: In the series Lost Art, Luke Wolf explores important artistic works that have garnered little attention in the English-speaking world. The human heart is a locomotive, choosing to go or stop; but the path is dictated by the rails, by what is possible. As it is written: man’s heart deviseth… Continue reading Lost Art Film Review: Chilly Scenes of Winter
The Definitive Historical Atlas of the Battle of Pearl Harbor
References: Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific by R.V. Burgin and Bill Marvel Countdown to Pearl Harbor by Steve Twomey Day of Infamy by Walter Lord At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Gordan Prange Pearl Harbor Betrayed by Michael Gannon Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and… Continue reading The Definitive Historical Atlas of the Battle of Pearl Harbor
The Horrible Spectacle: The Definitive Account of the Massacre of Otranto, 1480
By Vito Bianchi Excerpted from the book Otranto 1480: Il sultano, la strage, la conquista by Vito Bianchi. Editori Laterza. 2023. Sixth edition. Bari. pages 125-131. Translated by: Luke Wolf Translator’s note: In 1480, the large port of Otranto, a city inhabited by thousands, was destroyed by a Turkish naval expedition. Tens of thousands were… Continue reading The Horrible Spectacle: The Definitive Account of the Massacre of Otranto, 1480
What is Geopolitics?
Aymeric Chauprade (Professor of Geopolitics; Collège Interarmées de Défense) Translated by Luke Wolf How can we define Geopolitics? The study of political relations between states, intra-state movements such as rebellions and trans-state powers such as criminal networks and multinational corporations is based on geographic criteria, the study of geopolitics highlights the importance of geographical criteria… Continue reading What is Geopolitics?
The Moment of Decision in Korea: A Case Study of Power
On Friday, January 3, police officers attempted to arrest suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. The police entered the grounds of the president’s residence where they were met by armed soldiers loyal to President Suk Yeol. The two groups clashed. The BBC reports (Mackenzie, 2025): As dawn broke, the first officers ran up to… Continue reading The Moment of Decision in Korea: A Case Study of Power
The Historical Atlas of Torture
Torture. It’s a universal institution of almost all mankind. As Carl Schmitt notes, the story of Cain and Abel, which is accepted by Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, is a story that demonstrates the inherit conflictual nature of humanity (Schmitt, 2017). Right from the beginning, death and pain were embedded into our closest relationships. Our most… Continue reading The Historical Atlas of Torture
A Historical Atlas of the Battle of Takur Ghar
The Battle of Takur Ghar was one of the bloodiest battles in the long history of the American occupation of Afghanistan. It is also saw one of the first recorded uses of drones as strike weapons in the history of warfare. This is the historical atlas of that battle. Battle of Takur Ghar References Frontline.… Continue reading A Historical Atlas of the Battle of Takur Ghar
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