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

Many people maintain that countries such as Holland, Sweden, Switzerland and Liechtenstein that remained neural during World War II actually served the purposes of the Third Reich by their neutrality. Many contend that there is no neutrality during war. This may be the case, since it is well documented that in all of these countries, people fleeing the Nazis were harboured, often at the significant risk. But it does remain puzzling that a wealthy country like Switzerland, located in ... Read More