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What We Learned From… Sir Julian Corbett
British naval historian and geostrategist Sir Julian Corbett (1854–1922) was a contemporary of renowned American naval strategist Rear Adm. Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840–1914). Unlike Mahan, Corbett had no personal military or naval experience, which pro
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Hallowed Ground Masada, Israel
The 66–74 Great Jewish Revolt against Rome has taken its place in legend for the Jewish ambush at Beth Horon in 66—which cost Legio XII Fulminata nearly 6,000 soldiers and an aquila (imperial eagle standard)—the Roman siege and destruction of Jerusal
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When Cossacks Ruled Ukraine
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Poland stepped forward as one of its eastern neighbor’s staunchest supporters. But the ongoing eruption involving Russia, Ukraine and Poland is just the latest tragic chapter in a three-way strategic powe

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