Near the end of his reign, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led an army of over half a million men in an invasion of Russia in 1812. Six months later, after the army was forced to retreat, an ...

Both Napoleon and Hitler underestimated the resolve and capacity of their adversaries. During WW2, German intelligence ...

The War of 1812 is today a vague mystery, sometimes confused with the “1812 Overture” played at July 4 fireworks shows, but actually a Russia battle repelling an invasion by Emperor Napoleon.

On Christmas Eve, in 1814, people were praying for an end to a war between Great Britain and the United States. Their prayers were answered that night in the city of Ghent, Belgium, where John Quincy ...