NOSI is taking a break until February 1. To tide you over, I leave you with an interesting military history course and two long and interesting essays???

Background – Military History – Find out about wars, their causes and their effects, through articles, 3-d virtual tours, games and animations. Includes essays by a number of noted military historians.

• BBC: BBC – History – Wars and Conflict

Background – History – A fascinating essay by Owen Cote documenting the “Third Battle of the Atlantic” during the Cold War.

• MIT Security Studies Program: The Third Battle: Innovation in the U.S. Navy’s Silent Cold War Struggle with Soviet Submarines

Background – History – Revisiting the Peloponnesian War – Why the battles over ancient Athens still rage, and their relevance to events today.

Theatres of War