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Women's Role in World War I
During the First World War, women rose to the occasion and filled many necessary roles 1917 World War 1 U.S. Navy poster Related Links Women's History Month…Casualties in World War II
Military Losses in WWII This page provides information about the number of deaths among servicemen in World War II, including how many were wounded or killed in action battle among the Allied and…Veterans of U.S. Wars and Their Dependents
Veterans' benefits have existed since the birth of our nation. As of September 2011, over three million veterans, their dependents, and survivors of deceased veterans are receiving VA benefits and…Brewer's: Hundred Years' War
(The). The struggle between France and England, beginning in the reign of Edward III., 1337, and ending in that of Henry VI., 1453. “Sons les regnés de Philippe VI. (de Valois), de Jean II…U.S. Casualties in the Major Wars
The Question: How many civilians died as a direct or indirect result of the fighting during the American Civil War? The Answer: As far as we…Al Gore's War Record
The Question: What is Al Gore's war record? How long was he in Vietnam? The Answer: After graduating from Harvard College in 1969, Al Gore was…Brewer's: Man-of-War
(A). A Government fighting-ship. The term is not now often used. Man-of-war, or, Portuguese man-of-war. The nautilus. “Frank went to the captain and told him that Tom had given him leave…Brewer's: Seven Weeks' War
(The). From June 8th to July 26th, 1866, between Prussia and Austria, for German supremacy. Italy was allied to Prussia. Hostilities broke out between Austria and Italy July 25th, but the…Brewer's: Seven Years' War
(The). The third period of the War of the “Austrian Succession,” between Maria Theresa of Austria and Friedrich II. of Prussia. It began 1756, and terminated in 1763. At the close, Silesia…Brewer's: Thirty Years' War
A series of wars between the Catholics and Protestants of Germany in the seventeenth century. It began in Bohemia in 1618, and ended in 1648 with the “peace of Westphalia.” Source:…