As the rising powers of Germany and Japan sought to emulate established colonial titans, the world was consumed by war.

The British Empire was once the largest empire in history, controlling vast territories across every continent. But how did the British manage to rule the world for centuries? This video explores the ...

Some of the greatest empires ... the world. Sometimes returning to our history books is not only a gratifying experience, but also a pretty useful one. The knowledge of our history is a key ...

Even if the Europeans had deemed the 19th century a “long peace”, the world had changed tremendously between 1800 and 1900. Of the 1800 powers only a few remained strong, and they were all European.

By Alan Mikhail EMPIRES OF THE WEAK The Real Story ... the year 2100 will look more like it did in 1700 than 1900 and that the center of world power will be in the East rather than the West.

Welcome to Empires: Dawn of the Modern World, the next RTS project by Rick Goodman of Empire Earth fame, which we were lucky enough to have a chance to play over the last weekend.