Most people, outside of the country itself, probably have no idea that the Kingdom of Siam (Thailand) was a participant in the First World...

Previously, more than once, I have bemoaned the lack of familiarity most Americans have with colonial history. Sadly, I do not see that as...

As detailed previously on these pages (see here ), none of the military forces of the major participant powers in World War II have been a...

Many people in the west today seem to be in total ignorance of what makes a country. No one else in the world, be it South Africa, Israel,...

The year 1945 was an eventful one for the lands of French Indochina part of which was previously known as Vietnam. Within a matter of only...

It was on this day in 1870 that the Battle of Sedan, between the forces of the French Emperor Napoleon III and the German forces led by th...