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Brewer's: Peasants' War

(The), between 1500 and 1525. It was a frequent rising of the peasantry of Swabia, Franconia, Saxony, and other German states, in consequence of the tyranny and oppression of the nobles.…

Brewer's: Peninsular War

The war carried on, under the Duke of Wellington, against the French in Portugal and Spain, between 1808 and 1812. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Classical Mythology: To War!

To War!Classical MythologyAchilles: The Angry Young HeroDon't Try This at Home!To War!The Final Battles With Phoenix's help, Odysseus persuaded Achilles to help the Greek cause even though he had…

Star Wars Facts

/* /*]]>*/ Star Wars was created by George Lucas in 1977. The franchise has since grown exponentially. How well do you know Star Wars?

The Civil War Uniform

From blue to gray and many colors in between, the clothing of the Civil War soldier was often far from uniform By Catherine McNiff Confederate general uniform (Atlanta Civil War Museum, By London…

Civil War Weapons

From rocks to rifles, find out how Civil War soldiers armed themselves By Catherine McNiff reenactor firing an 1858 Enfield musket Related Links Uniforms of the Civil War Civil War…

Iraq War Casualties

Number of U.S. troops in Iraq at the end of 2007: 162,000 Number of casualties for 2007 U.S. troops (through Dec. 31): 901 Iraqi…

Iraq War Casualties

Number of U.S. troops in Iraq at the end of 2007: 162,000 Number of casualties for 2008 U.S. troops wounded (through Oct. 4): 30,072 Iraqi…