Since the end of the Cold War, Somalia has been a textbook case of the perils of foreign meddling. Once a pawn in superpower rivalry, it descended into state collapse, warlordism, and radical insurgency. Successive U.S. administrations, driven by shifting strategic...

The terrible siege of Lenningrad (St. Petersburg) lasted 872-days as German and Finnish military forces encircled the city. It was only when the harsh winters froze Lake Ladoga that the Road of Life could be established. A lifeline of trucks and mules and makeshift...