The history of the world is, perhaps unfortunately, the history of empires. As far back as historians can take us, humans have sought to subjugate one another, and some have proved particularly good ...

Our understanding of global history tends to center on the major conflicts that caused the most widespread upheaval and loss of life. They include the two world wars and, further back in history, the ...

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In this ambitious and sweeping study, Thomas tells the grand story of the end of European empires and the struggle for decolonization. This drama played out in different times and places across Africa ...

For most Americans, D-Day remains the most famous battle of World War II. It was not the end of the war against Nazism. At most, it was the beginning of the end. Yet it continues to resonate 80 years ...

Imagine if Europe had a single army. Would this rich continent, with a population bigger than America’s, be the geopolitical wallflower it is today? Surely not. Unified armed forces drawing on ...

The ghosts of empire are haunting Eurasia. President Xi Jinping’s China is seeking to reclaim the power and privileges of the great dynasties that once bestrode Asia. President Vladimir Putin is ...