Battle of Verdun: Battle of the Titans at the Gates of France February 23, 2023 On February 21, 1916, one of the bloodiest and best-known conflicts of World War I begins, the Battle of Verdun. Operation “Focus” (Unternehmen Gericht)…
The real reason the Trojan War happened and not because of a beautiful Helen February 9, 2023 During the period when the brilliant Mycenaean civilization flourished in Greece, Asia Minor was dominated by another empire, that of the Hittites. However, after…
1807: Battle of Aylau, Massacre in the snow February 9, 2023 The Corsican lion had in the early 1800s managed to dominate the European continent by moving his army in every direction and defeating his…
The Afghan mountains “swallow” a British Army January 19, 2023 William Brydon, assistant surgeon, in General Elphinstone’s British East India Company expedition, arrives, as of today, alive at the gates of the garrison in…
December 26, 1776: Battle of Trenton, Washington catches the Germans asleep December 26, 2022 In 1776, the second year of the American Revolution, the war was not going well for the Americans. As simultaneously with the creation of…
“Maiale”: The Legend of the Italian SEALS in the Port of Alexandria in WWII December 22, 2022 The naval confrontations in the Mediterranean sea area in the period 1940-1941 were characterized by great losses of the British Navy in ships. But…
Operation “Uranus”, the German 6th Army is surrounded at Stalingrad November 24, 2022 One of the greatest battles of World War II begins, when General Vasilievsky directs five Soviet armies (a total of 1,100,000 men, 900 tanks,…
Japanese kamikaze: The first suicide bombers November 19, 2022 In 1281 AD the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan was preparing to invade Japan with a fleet of 3,500 ships. A powerful hurricane scattered the…
Ukraine will soon acquire T-72B “Super” Tanks November 10, 2022 The Pentagon’s latest aid to Ukraine will include the Czech Republic’s upgrade of Cold War-era Soviet T-72B main battle tanks (MBTs). The US and…