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Mother Courage and Her Children is a play by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, completed in 1939 and first performed in Zurich in 1941. Set during the Thirty Years' War, it follows Anna Fierling, known as Mother Courage, a canteen-wagon operator who attempts to profit from the war while her children...
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial stands as a prominent monument in Washington, D.C., honoring those who served during the Vietnam War. Designed by Maya Lin, it features a stark wall of black granite inscribed with the names of approximately 58,000 American and Vietnamese service members and more than 3...
A new Holy Grail War is emerging in Snowfield, Nevada, where mages from around the world summon Servants, heroic spirits drawn from myth and history, to fight on their behalf. However, this war seems to differ from previous ones. The organization behind it appears to have used data from the Fuyuki G...
In the American city of Snowfield, a new Holy Grail War is about to erupt. Such ruthless confrontations pit against each other magic experts known as magi, who ascend to the status of Master by summoning Servants—heroic spirits of the past. The winner is thought to have any one of their wishes grant...
The Al-Shaheed Monument is a public memorial located in Baghdad, Iraq, opened in 1983 to commemorate Iraqi soldiers who died in the Iran-Iraq War. Designed by Iraqi sculptor Ismail Fatah Al Turk, its centerpiece is a 40-meter turquoise dome split into two halves. The two halves of the dome are refle...
Babylon's Ashes is a 2016 space opera novel by James S. A. Corey and the sixth installment in The Expanse series, detailing a fragmented solar system.
Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour is an expansion pack for the real-time strategy game Generals, released in 2003 by EA Los Angeles. It expands upon the modern warfare mechanics of the base game by introducing nine specialized generals across the USA, China, and GLA factions. The expansion als...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a 2016 science fiction war film directed by Gareth Edwards and set immediately before the original Star Wars film. It follows Jyn Erso and a group of Rebel operatives attempting to steal the plans for the Death Star, the weapon whose vulnerability drives the later att...
9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far is Petroglyph's 2024 voxel-styled RTS, notable for classic base building, destructible maps, and cooperative campaign play.
Machines at War 3 is a real-time strategy game developed by Isotope 244, notable for its massive procedurally generated maps and sci-fi unit battles.
Land Air Sea Warfare is a real-time strategy game developed by Isotope 244, distinguished by its massive cross-platform battles across multiple terrains.
Joint Task Force is a 2006 modern-war RTS by Hungarian studio Most Wanted Entertainment, using mission objectives and reinforcements instead of base building.
Act of War: High Treason is a 2006 expansion for Act of War: Direct Action, developed by Eugen Systems for Windows. It continues the original game's near-future military conflict and adds naval warfare, mercenaries, additional units, and new multiplayer options. The expansion retains the series' rea...
8-Bit Armies is a 2016 RTS by Petroglyph Games, notable for voxel visuals and a streamlined Command & Conquer style military economy.
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq is a 2006 Turkish film following a Turkish commando unit dispatched to Iraq. Their mission involves investigating the actions of a U.S. military commander linked to an unspecified incident, known as the “Hood event.” The film centers on this operation within the Iraqi land...
Act of Aggression is a 2015 Eugen Systems RTS set in a near-future 2025, built as a base-building successor to Act of War.
