During the Cuban missile crisis, World War III was likely averted by what one US official called ‘just plain dumb luck.’
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The unpleasant wartime reality for the Tuskegee Airmen was that, in addition to a determined enemy, they had to fight their own side for the right to serve.
The show explores the American role in the European air war with care and sensitivity.
The American military buildup in Britain –popularly known as the “friendly invasion” – was an unprecedented moment in British history.
Japan’s baby boomers rode the wave of the country’s postwar success. Now, as their society ages, they must now face their generational responsibility.
These novels can expand your encounters with war and commemoration.
Nursing had traditionally been the only avenue for women to join the military. But the creation of women’s auxiliaries in the early 1940s created new opportunities for women.
Putin’s rhetoric over Ukraine has roots in the end of the second world war, attitudes explained by Paul Winterton, a British journalist at the time.
The Holocaust has become a contentious issue in Poland in recent years. And those challenging the government’s historical narrative have faced condemnation and lawsuits.
Vladimir Putin may have swerved away from a full conscription policy because of what we know about how if affects political support.
Russia and other countries and political regimes have a long history of forcing people to move, mostly for security and economic gains.
Russia’s annual Victory Day parade is being seen as a symbol of how well the Ukraine war is going.
There is a long history shaping the recent pact between China and the Solomons- and it should jolt Australia into rethinking its relationships in the Pacific region.
Seizing Kharkiv or Kyiv is going to take time and heavy use of artillery— called ‘the God of War’ by Joseph Stalin — if it happens at all.
Ukraine is the epicentre of a clash of global ideologies – which is exactly what happened in the 1930s.
The history of a humble chapel created by Ukrainian prisoners reminds us of our duty to those refugees now fleeing Putin’s war.
Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet makes it difficult to pull off – and less desirable.
The surprise attack on Hawaii brought unimaginable suffering and led to further horror. Eight decades later, we must never forget.
The Communist Party draws most of the members from South Africa’s mainly young, unemployed people, a group that keeps growing.
Australia has sent help to its nearest neighbour to deal with its COVID crisis. But to really forge the next chapter in that relationship, we need to understand the history between the two countries.
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Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University., Georgetown University
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Reader in Modern Political History, Loughborough University
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Professor of International Politics, City, University of London
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Emeritus professor, University of Warwick
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of History, Western Michigan University
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Associate Professor of Journalism, Penn State
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Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow, University of Warwick
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Lecturer in German history, University of Leeds
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Professor of Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
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Lecturer in Military History, Bishop Grosseteste University
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Professor of Innovation Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
