What is a War Song?

Introduction A war song is a musical composition that relates to war, or a society’s attitudes towards war. They may be pro-war, anti-war, or simply a description of everyday life during war times. It is possible to classify these songs by historical conflict: “First World War songs”, “Second World War songs”, “Vietnam War songs”, and… Read More

What was the Caroline Affair (1837)?

Introduction The Caroline affair (also known as the Caroline case) was a diplomatic crisis involving the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Canadian independence movement which lasted from 1837 to 1842. This modest military incident eventually acquired substantial international legal significance. The affair began on 28 December 1837, when hundreds of Americans who had… Read More

An Overview of the Guerrilla War in the Baltic States (1944-1956)

Introduction The guerrilla war in the Baltic states was an insurgency waged by Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian partisans against the Soviet Union from 1944 to 1956. Known alternatively as the “Forest Brothers”, the “Brothers of the Wood” and the “Forest Friars” (Estonian: metsavennad, Latvian: mežabrāļi, Lithuanian: žaliukai), these partisans fought against Soviet forces during their… Read More

An Overview of the Cursed Soldiers!

Introduction The “cursed soldiers” (also known as “doomed soldiers”, “accursed soldiers” or “damned soldiers”; Polish: żołnierze wyklęci) or “indomitable soldiers” (Polish: żołnierze niezłomni) is a term applied to a variety of anti-Soviet imperialist and anti-communist Polish resistance movements formed in the later stages of World War II and its aftermath by members of the Polish… Read More