{mosimage}Mankind has claimed a variety of reasons and justifications when declaring war on each other. Human rights and freedom have often been the focus, while skeptics claim a more financial motive. Colonialism and conquest, the thinking behind the great medieval European wars and conflicts, were to expand empires. While expressing that this was done under Divine direction, the motive had a more 'earthly' origin. As explorers discovered other resources in an ever-expanding world, they sought to claim them for their financiers and themselves. ... Read More

{mosimage}Throughout history, mankind has resorted to armed conflict to resolve cultural, religious, humanitarian, sovereign and economical differences. These conflicts have taken the form of civil, revolutionary, guerrilla and world war. Back in the days of King Solomon, when 'war machines' were chariots and armaments were swords and shields, one of the greatest signs of war was the amassing of horses, the fastest transportation of the day. Civil wars have been the result of internal strife, when a nation finds itself sharply ... Read More

During the 20th and nascent 21st centauries, the United States has engaged in seven major wars, two of which are currently ongoing. Since only a portion of one war, World War II, was actually fought on United States soil in the Hawaiian Island and the Southern Pacific Islands, including Guam and the Solomon Island, this country has not suffered large damage to its infrastructure. Therefore, the U.S. has not faced the huge costs of rebuilding that other countries have ... Read More

The Rules of War War is a devastating event that is focused on the goal of killing or incapacitating the enemy. Yet there exists etiquette of sorts; rules of conduct that apply to nearly every eventuality of war that every combatant is supposed to respect and obey. These guidelines were drafted into the Geneva Convention of 1949, and strive to impart humanity into the ultimate adversarial situation. The provisions of the Geneva Convention state that the conventions ... Read More

Throughout military history, many short-term conflicts have been recorded but, by all accounts, the Anglo-Zanzibar War was the shortest war in the history of the World. The origin of the conflict was a territorial dispute during the late 1800's that focused upon the trade interests of Germany and Great Britain in Eastern Africa and specifically the small island of Zanzibar, which is located off of the eastern coast of Africa. In the beginning of 1890, Great Britain assumed control of the ... Read More