{mosimage}Germany was initially on a winning streak against the Russians. The Germans along with the Axis forces and other forces which attached themselves to the German army later, were far more than the Soviet forces. This was the reason initially Germans started winning one area after another. Germans had planned everything, therefore Luftwaffe worked diligently to provide the troops with required provisions and moving of troops from one place to another. Even after the attacks Soviets were at a loss, though ordered to ... Read More

{mosimage}Nazis had several programs outlines after they came into power in the year 1933. Anyone and everyone who contradicted the Nazi cause were either eliminated or deported to other countries. Nazis began a dictatorship under Hitler; he soon started eliminating people who did not support his rule, like the socialists, anarchists and the communists who were spread throughout Germany.   He started the process of elimination by sending them to the Dachau concentration camp; this way he removed any people from whom he would face ... Read More

{mosimage}Operation Barbarossa was a strategic move by the Nazis in order to end shortages of man power as well as oil and other requirements like cultivable land for the Germans. The policy of the Nazis in this war was to kill, enslave or to deport Russians from their space which would give the Nazis more living space. This war was started by leaving the war with Great Britian half way and suddenly attacking the Russians. This war was planned by Hitler himself; ... Read More

India's role in World War - II. {mosimage}Hitler and his Nazi Germany forced the war on the world with ethenic cleansing and use of brutal force on the European countries with the combined powers of nations like Japan and Italy. The European nations put their act together in face of this and started to repulse the advacning war machine of Hitler. United Kingdom then had a tight grip on the colonies in Asia. Indian subcontinent (what is now a days known as ... Read More

India's role in liberation of Bangladesh {mosimage}The seeds of second armed conflict between India and Pakistan was sown on the soils of present day Bangladesh. In 1971, Awami league or the earstwhile East Pakistan won a simple majority in the general election held for the Pakistani parliament. The then President Yahya Khan & Prime Minister ZA Bhutto refused to hand over to Sheikh Mujibur Rehamn the reins and form a government. The Army General (army of Pakistan mainly had West Pakistanies ... Read More

{mosimage}After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the decision was taken by the Japanese to surrender, the surrender came as a realization that the Allied forces and America especially were resorting to cruel bombs, which endangered the existence of their races. Empire of Japan dissolved soon after Japan accepted defeat. This period of Japan was known as Occupied Japan, American occupied this country until the 1950s. America continued to provide economic and political assistance to the Japanese. The Emperor of Japan gained the status symbol, and ... Read More

Above: Map of Pearl Harbor (click map to enlarge) United States which remained neutral in the World War II till the year 1941 was made to participate by the Japanese by attacking the Pearl Harbor on the Pacific coast. This resulted in participation of the USA in the World War II on the side of the Allied forces. Above: Pearl Harbor during sudden attacks by Japanese Destruction of the Pearl Harbor did not mean destruction of the military, industrial and financial might ... Read More

{mosimage}In the 16th century The tenth and longest servinf sultan of Ottoman Empire Suleyman - I was nicknamed The Lawgiver. Under his command the Ottoman Empire expanded its territorial gains to its maximum reaching into Africa and deep into Europe. After being crowned after the death of his father Suleyman started his military achievements by first crushing the revolt of the then Ottoman governor in Damascus.   From here he planned his conquests of Hungary as they were the only hurdles left ... Read More

{mosimage}Initially, Egypt was a part of Byzantine Empire and the capital was Constantinopole. However, in the year, 616, Persian Emperor Khosrau II decided to conquer Egypt. He was able to do so and conquered the land and ruled it for 13 years from 616 to 629. The Egyptians being Christians had believed under the Byzantine rulers that Christ has two forms, one divine and another human, however, after Khosrau II took over, people of Egypt started accepting the form of Christ as ... Read More

"" There are several theories put forth regarding the place from where the Romans entered Britain and the exact period of conquest of Britain by the Romans. However, it is known that the main force that was invading Britain was led by Aulus Plautius, they started from the port of Boulogne, however this is argued by many historians that since the Romans sailed form East to West, it was necessary that they should have been sailing from the mouth of river Rhine ... Read More