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Albania 1939–44
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Albania 1939–44
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On 7 April 1939, Italian forces took Albanians by surprise, ensuring that they were unable to organize an effective resistance, and within a week Italy had annexed Albania. In support of Albanian aspirations to a ‘Greater Albania’, they gained some popularity with their subjects by subsequently annexing Kosovo to Albania... More
Alexandria 619
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Alexandria 619
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The Sassanid Empire poised itself for an invasion of Byzantine Egypt following its victories in the eastern Byzantine territories of Syria and Palestine. After entering Egypt in 617, the Sassanids reached its capital Alexandria in 619. Sources describing the battle for the city are scarce and give varying accounts of... More
Anglo-Saxon England and the Great Heathen Army 865–73
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Anglo-Saxon England and the Great Heathen Army 865–73
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Ragnar Lodbrok (“Hairy-Breeches”) was a renowned Viking warrior and raider who was, according to Icelandic sagas, captured by the Northumbrian king Aella, and put to death in a pit of snakes. The Great Heathen Army, led by three of Ragnar’s sons, was, the sagas claim, a revenge mission. It was... More
Anglo-Saxons and Vikings 878–86
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Anglo-Saxons and Vikings 878–86
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By 878, the Viking invaders of Britain were suffering mission fatigue. The original Great Heathen Army had split, with a contingent under Halfdan raiding north as far as Scotland. With Northumbria at their mercy, many settled and began to farm the conquered land. The remaining forces under Guthrun harried Wessex... More
Arab Refugees 1948
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Arab Refugees 1948
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The UN Relief Agency estimated 726,000 Palestinian refugees left Israel by the end of the war in 1949. Unsurprisingly, the causes are hotly contested; however, it is clear that there was a significant voluntary component, reflecting a reasonable desire to escape imminent, then actual, war. It is equally clear that... More
Attica c. 480 BCE
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Attica c. 480 BCE
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When the Persian king, Xerxes I, invaded Greece in 480 BCE he was at the head of a vast Persian force of close to 300,000. Xerxes’ juggernaut army struck fear and terror in the Greek city-states. After the Spartan defeat at Thermopylae, Xerxes’ land route to Athens was undefended. It... More
Austria’s First Invasion of Serbia August 1914
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Austria’s First Invasion of Serbia August 1914
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The immediate precipitant of World War I was Austria-Hungary’s July ultimatum to Serbia, demanding an investigation of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. When Serbia refused to accede to the ultimatum in full, Austria-Hungary declared war on 28 July, beginning the shelling of Belgrade the following day. Although heavily committed... More
Austria’s Second Invasion of Serbia October–December 1914
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Austria’s Second Invasion of Serbia October–December 1914
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On 5 November 1914, the Austro-Hungarian 5th and 6th Armies entered Serbia, pushing the Serbians back to the Kolubara line. Between the 16–22 November the Austro-Hungarians launched a third series of assaults on Serbian defenses on the Kolubara line, with the objective of seizing the strategically important town of Lazarevac.... More
Axis Occupation Zones of Greece 1941–43
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Axis Occupation Zones of Greece 1941–43
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Italian forces initially invaded in October 1940. The Hellenic Army performed well, driving the Italians back towards their protectorate, Albania. But this left them hopelessly exposed to a trademark German Blitzkrieg in April, 1941. By June, the conquest was complete, and Greece was parcelled up between the Axis powers: Germany... More
Barbarian Invasions 450 CE
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Barbarian Invasions 450 CE
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The word 'barbarian’ was used first by Greek and then by Roman historians to denote peoples whose languages they could not understand, hearing them as stammerers ("bar-bar-bar..."). The word came by association to mean groups or tribes whom the Romans viewed as primitive, uncivilized and outside their culture and control.... More
Battle for Baghdad April 2003
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Battle for Baghdad April 2003
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As US forces closed in on Baghdad and secured the airport, two ‘Thunder Runs’ were launched to assess the state of the Iraqi defences around the city. The first ‘Thunder Run’ on 5 April proceeded north towards the city and then turned west towards the airport, experiencing resistance and losing... More
Battle for Basra March and April 2003
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Battle for Basra March and April 2003
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Securing Basra was one of the invasion’s most important initial objectives due to its size and its location in Iraq’s main oil producing region. The attack on the city soon deteriorated into a protracted siege, with many of its one million inhabitants trapped by the fighting, whilst also being deprived... More