Abovee: Map of World War II In the aftermath of World War I, the United States attempted to disengage itself from European affairs. The U.S. Senate rejected American membership in the LEAGUE OF NATIONS, and in the 1920s American involvement in European diplomatic life was limited to economic affairs. Moreover, the United States dramatically reduced the size of its military in the postwar years, a measure widely supported by a public increasingly opposed to war. Events in Europe and Asia in ... Read More

Above: Map showing the cities of India involved in the war India has lost its independence to the British. British had money and technology to rule over India. What started as a mere colonies in the Indian subcontinent was now getting costly for the local Indians. There were taxes levied on Indians. Where Indian weavers were considered one of the best in the world, the British had destroyed this industry and made Indians as mere cotton growers for their home industry. There ... Read More

Above: Map of American Revolutionary War (click map to enlarge) When war broke out in 1775 between America and Britain it seemed that the latter would come out a sure winner. Its well organized army and navy were matchless. There were veterans from the French and Indian wars at the lead. But America had only a motley group of untrained inexperienced conscripts. The small American navy could hardly face up to the royal British fleet consisting of nearly thousand or more ... Read More

Above: Historical Map of Ireland (click map to enlarge) In 1916 took place the Easter Rising or Easter Rebellion in Ireland. It was a rebellion by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, headed by Pearse and Clarke against the British Government in Ireland and started on Easter Monday (21st April) in Dublin. Above: People dashing in fright during the general strike in Dublin (1913) The Brotherhood was revolutionary society within the nationalist organization of Irish Volunteers. The latter had a large following of about ... Read More

After World War I Amanullah became the new ruler of Afghanistan. He took into account all the weak points of the British. World War I had ravaged Britain and consequently her hold over India was becoming weaker and weaker. Emboldened by it he had communicated to the viceroy his rejection of British control over the foreign policy of Afghanistan because the latter was now totally independent.   Despite this belligerent correspondence the British were taken by surprise when Afghanistan suddenly attacked on two ... 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

15 British sailors were taken to captivity by the Iranian Coast Guard from a cargo ship, which they had boarded to check presence of any smuggled goods, on the 23rd of March 2007. President of Iran Ahmadinejad, after detaining them for almost 12 days announced their release on 5th April 2007. The surprise announcement of release of British sailors has come as a shock and surprise to the International community. Almost all the families of concerned British soldiers were rejoicing after getting the ... Read More

British reporter Alan Johnston has been missing since the 12th of March and is suspected of being kidnapped. However, till day the EU and the British government did not hold any talks with the Hamas since it did not recognize the right of the Israelis to exist without violence. However, this policy is generally ignored by British government and the EU in case of emergencies like a kidnapping. The journalist Johnston has been kidnapped for the longest period of time than any journalist ... Read More

Iraqi Twist in Iran Crisis Baghdad says it's negotiating release of 5 Iranians Foreign minister: 'This will be a factor that will help in the release of the British sailors and marines'; seized Tehran envoy freed • Tony Blair: Next 2 Days of Standoff 'Fairly Critical' | VIDEO • Report: Iran Grabbed Brits in Response to Botched U.S. Raid Read More