# Communism
History’s 10 Most Consequential Battles
What makes a battle historically consequential? Not the brilliance of the victory, as history is replete with lopsided victories whose…
10 Historic Government Systems That Shaped Russia
"Russia is a whole separate world, submissive to the will, caprice, fantasy of a single man, whether his name be…
The Mayaguez Incident: Final Battle of the Vietnam War
1975 was a turbulent year for South East Asia. The Vietnam War was drawing to a close, bringing an end…
10 Nazi War Criminals Who Escaped Justice Because They Were Useful to the US
During WWII, thousands of German scientists, engineers, technicians, and other experts, participated in atrocities that could have resulted in prison…
In the Soviet Union, Priests and Nuns Were Crucified, Boiled in Tar, and Drowned
Karl Marx, who is usually described as the founder of modern communism, once called religion the "opiate of the people." In…
10 Facts About the Korean War You Didn’t See on MASH
Twenty nations engaged in the Korean War, often considered the forgotten war, though none of them declared war on one…
10 Misconceptions About the War in Vietnam
With the exception of the Civil War no event in American history divided the nation as much as did the…
10 Things You Don’t Know About Armies Using Intoxicants Throughout History
War is hell, so warriors have often felt the need for some type of chemical assistance or encouragement to help…
10 Catastrophic Solutions That Backfired Spectacularly and Made the Problem Worse
Good intentions often go awry, and that is why the road to hell is said to be paved with them.…
10 of History’s Most Remarkable Hoaxes and Forgeries
Hoaxes are falsehoods deliberately concocted to masquerade as the truth and can range from the trivial, amounting to little more…