Utah War 1857-1858: Mormon Militarism & the War for Deseret

The conflict in Utah and parts of Western Wyoming from 1857-1858 between the Mormon militias of Brigham Young’s Church of Latter Day Saints,...

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Battle of San Juan Hill 1898: Roosevelt and his Rough Riders

On this day in 1898, the 1st Volunteer cavalry known popularly as the Rough Riders, under the command of the future 26th President of the Un...

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Taiping Rebellion of 1850-1864: The Opium Conflicts and early Western military influence in China

The Taiping Rebellion is one of the largest and bloodiest Civil Wars in history, seemingly forgotten today, in the 1860’s the small but prom...

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Che Guevara: The Fighting Life of an Argentine Guerrilla, 1956-1967

Che Guevara (b. 1928-1967) is know single handedly for his striking portrait taken in 1960, which has become an image so popular that it is ...

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