Though the word “battle” calls to mind history’s great conflicts on land, humankind’s battles at sea have been every bit as decisive and consequential.
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New Turning Point
More than 100 readers responded to our article “What Was the Turning Point […]
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Creating Chaos: Lawrence of Arabia and the 1916 Arab Revolt
The British-backed Arab Revolt in 1916—featuring the dashing guerrilla fighter Lawrence of Arabia—planted the seeds of modern conflicts in the Middle East.
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Jihad By Sea
In ad 655 the emperor Constans II confronted a new and surprising threat to his Byzantine Empire. For years, armies of Arabs had overrun the empire’s southern provinces in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. Having defeated the Sassanid Empire, they dominated the Middle East and had even reached the gates of Constantinople before being driven back. But now these desert warriors had taken to the sea.
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Julian’s Gamble in the Desert
Inspired by Alexander the Great, the Roman emperor Julian set out to conquer Persia with a massive army, a bold plan, and a thirst for glory.
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The Roman Empire Loses Its Grip at Adrianople in 378 A.D.
The 378 A.D. Battle of Adrianople between the eastern Roman emperor, Valens, and the Tervingi leader, Fritigern, exposed deep flaws in the Roman Empire that would lead to its downfall.
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Hitler’s Last Airdrop: Crete 1941
Operation Mercury, the German paratrooper attack on Crete, was bold, but its human cost was far too high
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How the King of Poland Turned the Tide Against the Ottoman Empire
In 1683, a Christian relief force led by John III Sobieski, King of Poland, repulsed the army of Mehmed IV, saving Western Europe from seemingly inevitable Muslim conquest.
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The Roman Navy: Masters of the Mediterranean
Marcus Vipsanius Aggripa’s innovative tactics gave Octavian’s Roman fleet a victory over Marc Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium. Rome was the dominant naval power in the Mediterranean for four centuries.
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America’s Civil War Monuments: Hartford’s Stately Bridge Over Troubled Waters
George W. Keller’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Hartford was a first-of-a-kind memorial in the United States.