Introduction The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War[2] (Arabic: حرب تموز, Ḥarb Tammūz) and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War (Hebrew: מלחמת לבנון השנייה, Milhemet Levanon HaShniya), was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon, Northern Israel and the Golan Heights. Refer to Arab-Israeli… Read More
Introduction During the 2006 Lebanon War, a number of international incidents occurred in Lebanon, largely involving United Nations personnel in Lebanon, who have come under a number of attacks. On 25 July 2006, four unarmed United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) peacekeepers were killed during an Israeli air strike on a UN observation post in… Read More
Events 1227 – Gąsawa massacre: At an assembly of Piast dukes at Gąsawa, Polish Prince Leszek the White, Duke Henry the Bearded and others are attacked by assassins while bathing. 1429 – Hundred Years’ War: Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieges La Charité. 1542 – Battle of Solway Moss: An English army defeats a much larger… Read More
Introduction The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab-Israeli War or the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from 06 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. Refer to Arab-Israeli War (Disambiguation). The majority of… Read More
Introduction The War of Attrition (Arabic: حرب الاستنزاف Ḥarb al-Istinzāf, Hebrew: מלחמת ההתשה Milhemet haHatashah) involved fighting between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, PLO and their allies from 01 July 1967 to 07 August 1970. Refer to Arab-Israeli War (Disambiguation). Following the 1967 Six-Day War, no serious diplomatic efforts tried to resolve the issues at the… Read More
Introduction Charles E. Mower (29 November 1924 to 03 November 1944) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military’s highest decoration – the Medal of Honour – for his actions in World War II. Mower joined the Army from his birth city of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and by 03… Read More
Introduction William Reid VC (21 December 1921 to 28 November 2001) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He earned his Victoria Cross as a pilot in the Royal Air… Read More
