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Bayeux Tapestry

Roman war galley

Carl von Clausewitz

Map showing the empire of Alexander the Great at its greatest extent, shaded in yellow, stretching from Greece and Egypt in the west through Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Persia, and reaching as far east as the Indus River in India. Red arrows trace Alexander's campaign routes, with crossed swords marking major battles along his path. Major regions, cities, and rivers are labeled for context.

Map showing the maximum territorial extent of the Roman Empire in AD 117, shaded in yellow, spanning from western Europe and North Africa to the Near East. Major rivers and seas are labeled, and various symbols mark the locations of Roman colonies and municipia established during the Pre-Caesarian, Caesarian, and Augustan periods. The boundary at the death of Emperor Trajan is highlighted.

Oil painting after Giulio Romano depicting the Battle of Zama, with Roman and Carthaginian soldiers fighting among war elephants, fallen warriors, and chaos on the battlefield.

Halberd and pike

Medieval stone castle and fortress with multiple towers and walls overlooking a vineyard and village in Carcassonne, France, with a stone bridge and river in the foreground.

Historical map showing the extent of the Mongol Empire at its greatest, stretching from Eastern Europe and the Middle East across Siberia, Mongolia, China, Tibet, and Korea. The map outlines the empire's boundaries and marks major cities such as Karakorum, Peking, Moscow, and Baghdad, as well as key rivers and seas.

Cardinal de Richelieu

Observe English schoolchildren practicing using gas masks in case of a chemical attack amid World War II

Learn about the Normandy Invasion planned by Dwight Eisenhower to give Allied powers a foothold in France

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Key People

Gadi Eisenkot, 2022

Gadi Eisenkot

Israeli politician

Helmuth von Moltke, 1871

Helmuth von Moltke

German general [1800–1891]

Benny Gantz

Benny Gantz

Israeli politician

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Anna Ella Carroll

American political pamphleteer

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Bernard Brodie

American military strategist

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Sir Basil Liddell Hart

British military historian

Ōmura Masujirō.

Ōmura Masujirō

Japanese military strategist

Traditional illustration of Sunzi (Sun Tzu) in yellow robe and headpiece, with a mustache and goatee, facing slightly to the right against a pale background.

Sun Tzu

Chinese strategist

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Khalīl Ibrāhīm al-Wazīr

Palestinian leader

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Genda Minoru

Japanese naval officer

Erich Ludendorff

Erich Ludendorff

German general

Carl von Clausewitz

Carl von Clausewitz

Prussian general

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Thomas C. Schelling

American economist

Henri, baron de Jomini

Henri, baron de Jomini

French general and historian

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André Beaufre

French general

Kahn, Herman

Herman Kahn

American futurist

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Adam Heinrich Dietrich, baron von Bülow

Prussian soldier

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Polyaenus

Macedonian rhetorician

Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

World Wars