Ma Yuan's Southern Military Campaigns
Ma Yuan was a prominent Han dynasty general who led campaigns in the southern regions of China to consolidate Han authority over the Nanyue Kingdom. His military exped...
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Ma Yuan was a prominent Han dynasty general who led campaigns in the southern regions of China to consolidate Han authority over the Nanyue Kingdom. His military exped...
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28 June 1942 — Germany launches its major summer offensive toward southern Russia and the Caucasus. Hitler seeks the oil resources of the Caucasus and control of the V...
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8 April 1944 — Soviet forces attack German and Romanian troops in Crimea. Axis defenses collapse rapidly and Sevastopol falls in May. The Soviet victory removes an imp...
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1 September 1939 — German forces invade Poland from the west, north and south, beginning the European phase of the Second World War. The attack follows months of escal...
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7 December 1941 — Japanese carrier aircraft strike the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Japan seeks to cripple American naval power long enough to seize t...
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8 December 1941 — Almost simultaneously with Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces attack British, American and Dutch positions across East and Southeast Asia. Operations targ...
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26 July 1941 — Following Japan's movement into southern French Indochina, the United States freezes Japanese assets. British and Dutch measures follow, and Japanese ac...
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1 March 1917 — American newspapers publish the German proposal known as the Zimmermann Telegram. The message suggests a German-Mexican alliance if the United States en...
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