Founded 250 years ago, in November of 1775, the United States Marine Corps has become one of the most elite fighting forces on Earth and has made use of a unique pantheon of arms befitting its status.

Comparing Civil War muskets to modern M16 rifles highlights a dramatic firepower difference. Analysts explain how faster ...

Imagine the Civil War fought with M16 rifles instead of muskets. This alternate history explores how modern firepower could ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Model 1861 Rifle Musket was the ...

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in it, ...

For the first half of the twentieth century, Sudan was a joint protectorate of Egypt and the United Kingdom, known as the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium. Egypt and the United Kingdom signed a treaty ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could upend fiscal and monetary policy in advanced economies Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an unmitigated catastrophe for global peace and particularly for peace in ...

Beginning with a searing indictment of slavery, this first episode dramatically evokes the causes of the war, from the Cotton Kingdom of the South to the northern abolitionists who opposed it. The ...

UK ban on pro-Palestine group branded 'authoritarian' as appeal begins The British government's ban on pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation amounted to an ...