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The use of cavalry in Chinese warfare was a significant development which was largely responsible for the abandonment of chariots, that vehicle being much slower and more cumbersome to manoeuvre in battle conditions...

A photograph of a German soldier wearing a flamethrower, a weapon developed during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifle with bayonet attached, the standard weapon for British Army soldiers on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

A photograph showing the interior of a Mills Bomb hand grenade, a weapon developed during the First World War (1914-18). When the ring was pulled and the hand lever released, the spring-like striker hit the percussion cap...

A 1918 photograph showing a sailor on a British torpedo boat destroyer preparing depth charges, a weapon developed during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

Ancient Egyptian culture flourished through adherence to tradition and their legal system followed this same paradigm. Basic laws and legal proscriptions were in place in Egypt as early as the Predynastic Period (c. 6000-...

Pompeii was a large Roman town in Campania, Italy which was buried in volcanic ash following the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Excavated in the 19th-20th century, its excellent state of preservation gives an invaluable insight into...

The Early Dynastic period in Mesopotamia is the modern-day archaeological term for the era in Mesopotamian history – circa 2900 to circa 2350/2334 BCE – during which some of...

The Monroe Doctrine, a significant piece of United States foreign policy, was first articulated by President James Monroe in 1823, and it essentially warns the powers of Europe from meddling...

The Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign (November 1943 to February 1944), a key strategic step forward in WWII's Pacific War, saw US forces launch multiple amphibious landings...