Examples of Imperial Presidents. 1  Bush is often thought of as an Imperial president as his presence in the Middle-East was unprecedented and unsupported with such ferment in his two term presidency. 2  Many conflicts were not officially wars, as they were on terrorists, and not quite a political group.
History & Culture. Battle of Marathon - Conflict: The Battle of Marathon was fought during the Persian Wars (498 BCâ448 BC) between Greece and the Persian Empire. Battle of Marathon - Date: Using a proleptic Julian calendar, it is believed that the Battle of Marathon was fought on either August or September 12, 490 BC.
Midway was a turning point because the Japanese navy lost 4 aircraft carriers together with hundreds of planes and pilots and thousands of sailors. Naval power was no longer in the form of the battleship like in WWI. The real power was in the aircraft carrier, which could attack other ships and ground targets by air.