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Military history is a field that studies warfare and its societal impacts, including battle strategies, weaponry progression, and military technology evolution. It's crucial for understanding societal evolution and informing military strategies. Strategists can learn from victories and defeats by analysing past wars to inform future decisions. Military history also reveals societal responses to conflict, guiding efforts to prevent future wars and promote peace. Additionally, it fosters national identity by allowing societies to remember and honour their past. In essence, military history provides valuable insights into the past, present, and human nature.

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How Finland held off the Russians and won a moral victory—with lessons for Ukraine

In 1939 the Finns did not collapse when the Soviet Union invaded their country; despite overwhelming odds, the Finns put up spirited resistance— as a result, the Finns were able to remain an independent country.

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The Purges in the USSR

In the 1930's Soviet leader Joseph Stalin killed all potential rivals, about half of his officer corps and nearly a million other people who were deemed untrustworthy.

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The Soviet Union And The Eastern Front

The battle for Stalingrad was a decisive Soviet victory that boosted Soviet morale and ended a run of Nazi Germany victories.

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The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution has had a long term, lasting impact on Russia itself and world geopolitics, including the war in Ukraine.

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Russia in World War I

During WW1, the Russian Tsar, Nicholas, despite having no military experience, took over direct control of the Russian army—the Russian army was badly defeated by Germany, which resulted in revolution, the murder of the Tsar and his family, and the forming of the Soviet Union.

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From May to September 1939, the USSR and Japan fought an undeclared war involving over 100,000 troops. It may have altered world history.

The 1939 Japanese defeat by the Soviets at the Battle of Noonan / Khalkhin Gol may have changed the course of history by convincing the Japanese to attack America instead of the Soviet Union.

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Russo-Japanese War

In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, Japan defeated Russia paving the way for its expansion into Korea and Chinese Manchuria.

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The year air power came of age

This article argues the WW1 air campaign over 1917 Flanders (Belgium) changed the nature of aerial warfare as the Allies and Central Powers developed an air support doctrine and new technology.

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They Flew for Franco: German Condor Legion’s Tactical Air Power

This article covers Nazi Germany air operations supporting Franco during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39) and how that involvement helped Nazi Germany prepare for WW2.

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Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942–1945

Williamson Murray reviews the book 'Whirlwind the Air War against Japan, 1942–1945'.