Flashpoints

Describes the events leading up to the division of Berlin by the Allies and the subsequent conflicts this has caused from l945 to the present day.

Discusses the conflict between Egypt and other nations over control of the Suez Canal in 1956 and the resulting intervention of the United Nations to resolve the crisis.

Examines the political history of the Persian Gulf states, including Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and other countries, and describes the region's instability, discussing the birth and growth of Islam, the Ottoman Empire, the Wahhabi movement, the revolt of the clerics, the Persian Gulf War, the Iraq War, and other related topics.

Presents an overview of the history of the Russian Republics, providing information oh the geography, history, and politics that shaped this region of the world, including photographs, maps, and timelines.

Presents a history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since ancient times discussing the four thousand-year-old claim to the land, nineteenth-century Zionism, British occupation and Israeli statehood, the Six-Day War, Intifada, and more.

Presents an introduction to the Balkans, a region in central Europe, and includes information on the geography, history, and culture of the region.

Chronicles the political, ethnic, and territorial conflicts in the history of Central Africa including the slave trade, colonial rule, independence, ethnic divisions and genocide, and the effects of war.

Chronicles the political, ethnic, and territorial conflicts in the history of India including the Indus Valley civilization and the classical age, Muslim rule, independence and the Amritsar massacre, partition, and the effects of war.

Provides background on violent conflicts in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, and includes country fact files and time lines.

Chronicles the political, ethnic, and territorial conflicts in the history of Northern Ireland including the English invasion, Protestant ascendancy, the Ulster crisis and the Easter Rising, partition, and the effects of war.