The Second World War is known for its brutality, with both the Allies and the Axis powers fighting tooth ... there were some incidents in which soldiers from one side actively or inadvertently ...

empires at war Not all battles in World War One were fought in Europe. Major battles were fought in the Middle East as Britain and her allies fought against the Ottoman Empire. How was the USA ...

The Axis last week was locked in struggle to death with an octopus: the British Empire. More than any week in the war the long tentacles ... engrossed most of the world’s people.

The warring parties in first world war signed no fewer than 16 peace treaties ... the 1919 Treaty of Versailles in which the victorious Allies made Germany accept responsibility.