In this WWII Prequel, the Empire of Japan and the Soviet Union fight over the Mongolian border, a stretch of lifeless steppe with no cover, trees, or established supply lines. In what has been dubbed a "border conflict" tens of thousands of men, thousands of trucks, and hundreds of tanks are rushed to the frontline that only barely escapes spiraling into a much larger war...at least for a few years.

Sources:

Edward Drea. Nomohan: Japanese-Soviet Tactical Combat, 1939.

Edward Drea. Tradition and Circumstances: The Imperial Japanese Army's Tactical Response to Khalkhin Gol.

Glenn Barnett. Russo-Japanese Clash at the Battle of Nomohan. WWII History. May 2005. 4#3

Amnon Sella. Nomohan: Khalkin Gol: The Forgotten War. Journal of Contemporary History (1983) 18#4

Anthony Beevor. The Second World War.

Alexi Shishov. Russia and Japan. The history of military conflicts

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Constantine has a vision (or not) and takes the Roman throne in an incredibly one-sided battle that may or may not end with a different Emperor being drowned in the river.

SOURCES:

Lactantius. On the Deaths of the Persecutors.

David Potter. Constantine: The Emperor.

Ross Cowan. Milvian Bridge AD 312: Constantine's battle for Empire and Faith.

Ludwig Heinrich Dyck. The Battle of Milvian Bridge: Battle for the Western Empire. Military Heritage. Feb. 2003. Volume 4, No. 4.

http://www.classichistory.net/archives/constantine-christianity

https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201.iii.xv.ix.html

https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201.iv.vi.i.xxviii.html

The second part oin our series about the rise and fall of the first Republic of Armenia in 1918-1920.

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The conclusion to our series on the Kagera War!

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The Ugandan military stumbles over a series of problems of their own creation while the Tanzanians are defeated by a single independent contractor and a ferry boat.

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Uganda goes to war after a bar fight sparks an invasion led by a man so crazy his men nicknamed him after the local insane asylum.

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