History

Reading Time: 5 minutes The capture of Adolf Eichmann and the true story of Operation Finale are fascinating history and presented significant considerations on…

Reading Time: 5 minutes A picture is worth a 1,000 words but it would serve us well to inquire before we believe them. We…

Reading Time: < 1 minute I talked about these images from the funeral and death of Ayatollah Khomeini in the podcast episode today. This scene from the funeral procession of the Ayatollah Khomeini convinced us in the 1980s that the Iranians of the Islamic Republic of Iran were crazy, religious nuts, and would one day have to be dealt with.…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Click on the infographic to zoom in for larger image on US Middle East policy and intervention. If you have found this infographic helpful you might also enjoy one of my blog series or podcast series on the history of the Middle East.   If you have enjoyed this podcast episode on the history of…

Reading Time: < 1 minute This is a graphic of the 1967 Six Days War timeline. It goes well with my podcasts and guides on the story. Learn more about the Six Days War here: A Complete and Balanced Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Chapter 11: The Six Days War of 1967.  You can find my podcast series on the…

Reading Time: 4 minutes I still have several episodes left to completion of the series on the history of modern India but I thought I would go ahead and get this listing out. At the end of each podcast series I try to provide a listing of books that were used in researching the series. This post serves as a…

Reading Time: 7 minutes The history of international politics and warfare can be divided into four primary eras. Each distinct era represents changing ways in which power and influence functioned and were best utilized by the nations in these periods. Recognizing these unique eras gives us insight into how nations have risen and fallen throughout history as well as…