Throughout World War II and many wars before and after, it has been customary for a surrendering officer to offer their pistol to the enemy officer who had bested them.

At the end of World War II, Germany was divided in half. West Germany became subject to the big players of the Allied powers: France, the UK, and the United States.

Desert Shield was the lead-up to Operation Desert Storm and often goes overlooked for being simply a staging and preparatory phase of the Gulf War.