In the early 1800s, steamboats changed the world forever

One man is credited with changing transportation in the early 1800s through bringing the steamboat to America and refining it ...
Henry Stewart History on MSN

Ottoman Empire entered World War One unprepared for industrial warfare

One empire faced a modern war without modern resources. The Ottoman Empire entered World War I with weak industry, limited ...
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The other Nato island crisis: Greece, Turkey and the Aegean fault line

As the “sharp end” of Europe vis-a-vis the Middle East, Greece is comparable perhaps to the Greenland-Denmark axis at Europe’s other end’ ...

For a holiday centuries in the making, this Greek island has it all

Samaria Gorge, in the White Mountains National Park of southwest Crete, is one of Europe’s grandest canyons and the 16-kilometre hike through it is a popular day trip for visitors to Greece’s largest ...
Real Crusades History on MSN

The explosive clash that changed Mediterranean history

On October 7, 1571, the Holy League and the Ottoman Empire collided in one of history’s largest naval battles. With over 400 ships engaged, Lepanto marked a dramatic confrontation between empires and ...