Curated category
Last stands
- Battle of Iwo JimaIn March 1944, the Japanese military reevaluated their position after American forces captured the Marshall Islands and attacked Truk Atoll.
- Battle of StalingradOn the 28th of June 1942, the German Army Group South began its attack into southern Russia. This offensive, code-named Case Blue, aimed to capture vital…
- Fall of ConstantinopleBy 1453, the city of Constantinople stood as a ghost of its former self. A census taken in late March recorded only 4,773 Greek defenders and roughly 200…
- Battle of Wake IslandIn January 1941, the United States Navy began construction of a military base on the atoll. On the 19th of August, the first permanent military garrison…
- Sack of Rome (1527)In 1526, Pope Clement VII formed an alliance with King Francis I of France to counter the growing power of Charles V. This coalition included the Duchy of…
- Battle of BerlinOn the 12th of January 1945, the Red Army began a massive offensive across the Narew River and from Warsaw. This three-day operation involved four army…