Shane Quinn has contributed on a regular basis to Global Research for almost two years, and have had articles published with the American news outlets People's World and MintPress News, Morning Star in Britain and Venezuela's Orinoco Tribune.
The First Boer War was not a large conflict, involving soldiers numbering in their low thousands, but poor British command and positioning of their troops contributed to the defeat against well-organized Boer forces.
During this period of French hegemony, it seemed that France posed one of the biggest challenges to global stability. Great Britain, France's principal rival, had long sought to reduce French expansion and influence.
Montgomery's plan of battle at El Alamein designated his main thrust to take place in the north, between the Ruweisat Ridge and the Mediterranean coast, while diversionary attacks were to fall further south.
American author Samuel W. Mitcham, who largely focuses on the Nazi regime, wrote, "Operation Crusader lasted from November 18 to December 7, 1941, and was one of the most confusing battles of the Second World War.
From 2004 to January 2015, the CIA carried out 413 drone strikes, as reported by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Out of these 413 CIA drone attacks, 362 of them were launched during Obama's tenure.
On 7 October 2001 the US, with the participation of Britain, Canada and Australia, started bombing Afghanistan, and US ground forces were landing in Afghanistan on 18 October.
In July 2010, General David Petraeus succeeded McChrystal as overall commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan, as McChrystal had irreconcilable differences with the Obama administration.
