The year is 1720, and Swedish forces have landed on the Baltic coast. Their target is St. Petersburg, but Peter the Great has ...

The Swedish Empire rose rapidly in the 17th century through military dominance and regional power but its fall was just as dramatic. This video explores how costly wars, overextension, and the Great ...

The Great Northern War includes 69 Scenarios – covering all sizes and situations, including a solo tutorial scenario plus specialized versions for both head to head play and vs. the computer AI.

Armies of the Great Northern War gives us a good outline of why there was a war, what the armies were like, the general course of events, and the consequences. A volume in the Osprey “Men-at-Arms” ...

WITH the benefit of hindsight it is hard to understand the fervour there was in 1914 to support the war against Germany.

“Peter the Great waged the Great Northern War for 21 years. It would seem that he was at war with Sweden, he took something from them.

The Great Northern War: Slaughter on the Steppes (Part 3) The cataclysmic Battle of Poltova in the tumultuous reign of Peter The Great. Show more 08 July 2025 Available now 59 minutes ...

Object Details Author Hedren, Paul L Subject United States Army Cavalry History United States Army Infantry History Contents Part I. Waging the Great Sioux War -- The American army of 1876 -- On ...

Vladimir Putin has compared himself to czarist predecessors like Peter the Great. But historians say he more closely resembles Nicholas II, whose war against Japan was a disaster.

PETER MULLEN deserves credit for his column which repudiates the clichés which tarnish our remembrance of the Great War (Echo, Aug 5). The centenary is an opportunity to revisit the conflict with ...