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3 days ago · World War I - Dardanelles, Strategies, 1915-16: The use of trench warfare had turned the Western Front into a war of attrition. The Germans strengthened field entrenchment technique and support, and the Allies pursued multiple strategies, including the development of the tank. The Allies embarked on the Dardanelles (Gallipoli) campaign against the Turks.
1 day ago · The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place 4–7 June 1942. [7] [8] [9] The U.S. Navy under Admirals Chester W. Nimitz , Frank J. Fletcher , and Raymond A. Spruance defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy under Admirals Isoroku Yamamoto , Chūichi Nagumo , and Nobutake Kondō north of Midway Atoll , inflicting ...
Jun 25, 2024 · 10. Battle of Tannenberg. Date: August 23 - 30, 1914. Location: Tannenberg, East Prussia. Participants: Russian Empire vs. German Empire. Result: German victory. Casualties: 182,000. Click here to ...
4 days ago · Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours Gallipoli Private Tour options include: 2-day Gallipoli Private with local guide $1715 per person, twin share. Supplement to tour with Historian Craig Roach: $1066. 3-day Gallipoli Private with local guide $2599 per person, twin share. Supplement to tour with Historian Craig Roach: $1600.
Jun 24, 2024 · Battle of Thermopylae, (480 bce ), battle in central Greece at the mountain pass of Thermopylae during the Persian Wars. The Greek forces, mostly Spartan, were led by Leonidas. After three days of holding their own against the Persian king Xerxes I and his vast southward-advancing army, the Greeks were betrayed, and the Persians were able to ...
2 days ago · World War I, an international conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions. The war pitted the Central Powers —mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey —against the Allies—mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and, from 1917 ...
Jun 16, 2024 · Battles of the Isonzo, (1915–17), 12 battles along the Isonzo River on the eastern sector of the Italian Front in World War I. Although it is now located in Slovenia, the Isonzo River at the time ran roughly north-south just inside Austria along its border with Italy at the head of the Adriatic Sea. The river is flanked by rugged peaks, and ...
