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The civil war before the Civil War.

Greatest victory by one of the greatest military commanders. Sit tight.

A big one for Rome.

Also known as the Easter Rebellion, this armed insurrection was launched by Irish republicans against British rule, in attempt of establishing an independent Irish Republic. Here's what happened.

Greek fire. Not to be confused with regular fire.

Story of the Soviet invasion of Finland in WWII.

This German-army failure to defeat Soviet forces marked a crucial turning point in the war.

Sherman's March to the Sea.

Winning the Revolutionary was actually quite.. revolutionary.

The 'fighting Irish' isn't just a saying - fighting for freedom is deep in their roots. Let's talk about that.

The (Second) Siege of Vienna.

The war was short, but its affects can still be felt today.

Also known as the Conquest of Mexico, these wars fostered in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

In July of 1943, British bombers raided Hamburg, Germany, during the night. Here is what happened.

A long war over fish. Yep, that really happened.

Let's just pretend this never happened. Signed, Australia.

Talk about cooperation..

A 12-day conflict that changed the course of history.

Darius could run, but alas, he could not hide.

The collapse of the Soviet Empire came suddenly, mostly due to the invasion of Afghanistan. Let's talk about that!

The Soviet-Ukrainian War - also known as the Ukrainian War of Independence - will probably be one of the messiest, most-brutal conflicts we’ll ever cover.

Not much is known about the Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896, save that it's regarded as the shortest war in history, lasting a total of just 38 minutes.

The Transnistria War broke out between Moldova and its separatist, pro-Soviet republic Transnistria, shortly after the fall of the USSR in 1992.

With nearly 400,000 deaths, the Paraguayan War, which lasted between 1864 and 1870, remains the deadliest inter-state war in Latin American History.

Whether you're religious or not, you have to admit that it's played a huge role throughout human history. With that said, some people have worshipped some questionable relics and artifacts that most of us would consider gross.

Costing the lives of over 130,000 people, the Yugoslav Wars and resulting conflicts are marked with war crimes, genocide, and ethnic cleansing, and is one of the worst humanitarian crises that occurred since WWII.

Despite being one of the deadliest conflicts in recent times, the Congo Wars aren’t a topic that’s discussed very often in history class.

We all know the ending of the American Civil War, but what were the first events that started it?

Carthage was the capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization, and was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean. Its fall came at the end of the Third Punic War in 146 BC at the Battle of Carthage, and all that remained was set ablaze and razed to the ground.

The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, took place in 1967 and shaped the Middle East into what it is today.

The defeat of the Japanese forces in the Philippines.

Fought over ten bitter months, the Irish Civil War was a brutal capstone to the independence story: an epilogue written in the blood of brothers. Taking place in both cities and open countryside, it pitted friends against neighbors, sons against fathers in a great, fratricidal struggle. A struggle that would change Irish history. In this third part of our loose series on Irish Independence, we’re delving deep into the Civil War - a conflict that still scars Ireland to this very day.

Decades before the beginning of the Cold War, the relationship between the US and the Soviet Government had already become heated. President Reagan had forgot to mention - or had simply forgotten - that American and Soviet troops had already engaged in active combat on several occasions, from August 1918 to April 1920. This is the story of the almost forgotten American invasion of Soviet Russia.

For one great power, the military disaster ended decades of homogeneity over the German-speaking world. For the other, the victory catapulted their nation into the diplomatic big leagues. All too often overlooked, semi-forgotten in the shadow of the larger Franco-Prussian War, this is the story of the Seven Weeks’ War… and the summer that changed German history.

Between 1839 and 1842, a war was fought between Imperial China and the United Kingdom around the trade of this substance, famous for its narcotic properties. Today on Warographics, we bring you the First Opium War.

In August of 1964, an international confrontation, now know as the Gulf of Tonkin incident, was the catalyst that led the United States into the Vietnam War.

The invasion of Grenada was a 4-day event in October of 1983, that ultimately restored their former government, but at the cost of 113 lives.

In February of 1942, The Empire of Japan captured the British stronghold of Singapore, an important economic port in South–East Asia, which marked the largest British surrender in its history.

In 1916, Pancho Villa crossed the border to attack the US town of Columbus, NM. In retaliation, Woodrow Wilson ordered an American invasion of north Mexico - thereby dragging Washington into the Mexican Revolution (for the second time). It was notable for being the final time cavalry paid an important part in a US military action. Mexican history seems to do well, and we can also cover Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus - the last time anyone successfully invaded the continental US.

The invasion of Normandy wasn't accomplished strictly through American forces. Meet the 3rd Canadian infantry division that stormed Juno Beach. Their mission was to cut the Caen-Bayeux road, seize the Carpiquet airport, and form a link between the two British beaches on either flank.

The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain in 1898, that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific.

Pickett's Charge: Gettysburg's Bloody Turning Point

The First English Civil War, fought between England and Wales from around August 1642 to June 1646, saw a war-related population collapse of around 4%, twice that of World War I.

The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax uprising against George Washington's government that marked the young USA's first major crisis, and nearly triggered a new revolution.

The Seven Years' War was a series of battles across the world between Britain and France for global power. Among them, the French and Indian War.

On December 13th, 1939, the first naval battle of the Second World War would occur in the South Atlantic, and become known as The Battle of the River Plate.

The Norwegian heavy water sabotage in Vemork was an Allied-led attempt to halt Germany's heavy water production in Nazi Germany-occupied Norway during World War II.

The Battle of the Mediterranean, fought by sea during WWII, was over 3 main objectives for both sides. To attack the supply lines of the other side, to keep their own supply lines open in North Africa, and to destroy the opposing sides Navy.

The First Kashmir War (1947-1948) was the first of four wars fought between India and Pakistan over the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

More than 1 million people dead from conflict, ethnic leansing, or because of starvation; the fall of the Republic of Biafra, and the rise and development of Igbo nationalism. Here is the history of the Nigerian Civil War.

This is the story of the largely overshadowed, but not forgotten, First Battle of Britain, when German Zeppelins bombed the United Kingdom during WWI.

In coordination with the British and French operations in the west, Russia was preparing to launch their most ambitious plan of the entire war – an absolutely gargantuan operation involving nearly 2 million men across the eastern front, with the goal of not just gaining some land, but knocking out the Austro-Hungarian army for good and crippling the Central Powers.

The crippling of this ship would alter the entire face of the naval war … the loss of 100 machines or 500 airmen would be well compensated for.” The Royal Navy, the RAF, and the Combined Operations group were all unleashed in her pursuit. Through a variety of methods and tactics, they all had a common objective: to sink the Tirpitz!

With equipment losses estimated at close to $1bn, why did Russia expend so much material holding this lump of rock? And how did Snake Island come to occupy such an important place in both nations’ narratives? Today, Warographics is detailing the story of the Battle for Snake Island… and how this tiny place came to have a such an outsize impact.

The mid-16th century was a rough time to be living in the Mediterranean, to say the least. Especially if you lived in a coastal city, you would have definitely seen your fair share of conquest, battles, and the usual, violent ransacking. And most of this could be traced back to a single source: The Ottoman Empire, ruled at the time by Suleiman the Magnificent, a man whose younger portrait you’re unlikely to forget thanks to his absolutely epic headwear.

He’s been called Russia’s most-reliable general. An old warhorse who has helped his homeland defeat some of Europe’s greatest powers. General Winter - also known as General Frost - is today the stuff of legend. With winter fast approaching and the Ukraine War showing no signs of abating, now is the perfect time to dig deeper into the history of conflict and Russian climate… and what this may mean for Kyiv and Moscow in 2022

In total, Hitler survived no fewer than 42 assassination attempts from the time he first began his rise to power in the early 1930s, until he eventually took his own life roughly fifteen years later. Some of these plots were no more advanced than a lone-gunman looking for the perfect opportunity to strike, while others required the careful planning and coordination of hundreds. Today, we will be taking a look at this dark time in history and discussing some of the more well-known plots as well as how and why they failed.

Between Japan and the West, things were going to go sour. The only questions were, just how long would that take…and just how bad would it get?

Who would win in a fight? A man holding a 16-foot pike or the guy trying to poke him with a 2-foot sword? And what if it’s not just one soldier, but thousands of them. On one side, a compact mass of pikemen. On the other, a loser formation of soldiers wielding short swords. This was the Battle of Cynoscephalae.

Annexed by Putin back in 2014, Crimea is a vastly different place to Kherson. A defensible peninsula where Moscow’s rule has become deeply entrenched. But does that mean its liberation is impossible? Or might Ukraine really be capable of reclaiming it? In today’s episode, we’re examining Kyiv’s stated goal of retaking Crimea… and analyzing whether Ukraine could really pull off its greatest victory yet.

Millions upon millions of deaths, widespread famine, and cities turned to ashes - all because of, believe it or not, a cult started by the self-proclaimed younger brother of Jesus Christ. Today on Warographics we’re going to explore the origins of the Taiping Rebellion, and the absolute chaos that it brought to China for 14 years.

Waging a war on another nation’s economy is one of the most effective ways to both end a war and to even prevent one from starting in the first place. Join us today as we explore the remarkable impact that economic warfare has had on world history, and its quiet potential to cripple entire armies.

It was clear what was happening: the tensions with Iraq had finally snapped, and Saddam Hussein was now launching a full-scale invasion of Iran. What followed was eight years of tank battles, trench warfare and human wave tactics on a scale not seen since the First World War, and even the use of chemical weapons. Today on Warographics we’re going to take a look at the devastating Iran-Iraq war, and the ghost it left behind in the Middle East.

It’s now been more than 20 years since the War on Terror was declared, but has it actually brought any peace, or is the United States fighting an unwinnable war? Today on Warographics we’re going to provide you with an overview of the Global War on Terror - its successes, its failures, and its many controversies.

It’s October, 1922, and Rome is under siege. Attacked from all sides by a vast horde of angry young Italians, there is no guarantee that the king, his parliament, or even the foundations of the state itself will survive.