It is, of course, common knowledge that the origins of the American Civil War lie in slavery — or, more particularly, in the anger of the Southern states at attempts by politicians in the North to block the expansion of slavery in the south.

Troops and Cargo Transported During World War II under U.S. Army Control

A Brief History of Afghanistan: By Adam Ritscher. This was delivered as a speech at a Students Against War teach-in in Duluth, Minnesota (USA) The story of Afghanistan is in so many ways a very tragic one.

The donkey born in a First World War trench which became a mascot for British troops. Jimmy ‘The Sergeant’ was born at the Battle of the Somme in 1916

Women in World War II took on many different roles during the War, including as combatants, workers on the home front and as victims. World War II involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale; the absolute urgency of mobilizing the entire population made the expansion of the role of women inevitable although the particular …

The story of the Canadian war brides and their journey to Canada is one of the most fascinating and romantic of World War Two. Why nearly 45,000 British and European women would leave behind everything that was familiar to start a new life in post-war Canada is a story worth telling.

British Columbia Genealogical Society Researching Families Worldwide and Preserving BC’s Genealogical Heritage Since 1971 — On-line Since 1996

At the siege of Vienna in 1683 Islam seemed poised to overrun Christian Europe. We are in a new phase of a very old war.

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A Franco-British Union is a concept for a union between the two independent sovereign states of the United Kingdom and France.Such a union was proposed during certain crises of the 20th century; it has some historical precedents.