Although it is true that wars, also looting and military incursions have been very frequent throughout history, it is equally true that war is costly, painful and has a high price for the people and rulers who suffer from it. It is well known that war can have many reasons:among others, to conquer t
The transmission of the ideological structure during the Franco regime had a clear reflection in the field of comics. If the political evolution of the regime can be traced through the scripts and characters of widely popular series such as Hazañas Bélicas , and the values of Christianity and the
The circumstances of part of that period made individual companies possible of conquest, as it was time of expansion of Christian civilization and feudal, of occupations and colonizations, of frontier movements, of the emergence of new lordships, principalities and kingdoms won at the stroke of the
That is the origin of this work, which serves of support for another of greater scope, centered on the concept of the Second Thirty Years War, which links the two world wars with the varied panorama of alterations that arose between them, studying together what happened in Europe between 1914 and 19
Orders remained orders, and to increase impact of the operation it was necessary to prohibit any flight that had no relation to it, inform the pilots and do what was necessary to put in operational status, during the night, as many planes as possible. Needless to say, the night hours were hectic for
In principle, the First Castilian Civil War was not very different from the paradigm of medieval warfare as it had been known until then, where the main war actions consisted, beyond the occasional pitched battles, in the deep rides on enemy lands and in the siege of different strong points, whether
After the independence of Mexico, the country maintained in largely the agreements that Spain had with the still young United States. Among these deals or assignments was the issue of US immigration on Mexican soil. During colonial times, a large number of American pioneers had settled mainly in two
Although it may seem surprising, the truth is that the The Spanish Armada has had one of its most fertile nurseries inland, in the territory of the ancient kingdoms of Castilla y León. As often happens in this forgetful country, which ostracizes its great men, even its most famous heroes, most of th
On World War II There are few myths as well constructed and persistent as that of the so-called Battle of Britain. It is clear that it is based on the formidable rhetoric of Winston Churchill, who in his speech on August 20, 1940 delivered that extremely powerful Never in the field of human conflict
Until the first half of the 19th century, the methods used for the patient to endure the pain or not move during a surgical intervention were simple and brutal . Very fast operations; alcoholic beverages, bindings with ropes or straps; studs of leather, wood or bullets to bite into. Sometimes anothe
At the end of June 1683, the mighty army of the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa, began the siege of Imperial Vienna. How large that army was has long been discussed. Nobody knows for sure, but the number of camps set up around Vienna impressed the soldiers of the coali
In service since 1940, the Bismarck was the Most modern battleship of the moment but she also represented the swan song of these great gunships whose glory days had practically ended with the First World War. Its very construction symbolized the contradictory nature of the interwar German naval prog
The “Great Game ” of Afghanistan (see Desperta Ferro Modern History #11, The Great Game ) took place throughout the 19th century, but if you look back two hundred years you will find a similar situation, in this case between Mughals and Persians, acting as early avatars of the British and Russians.
LOlonnais, whose real name was Jean- David Nau was known in the Caribbean by the nickname of the man from Les Sables dOlonne, a town on the French Atlantic coast that had large sandy areas. He maybe he could have been a fisherman, or a sailor, because, undoubtedly, he knew the sea. Apparently he arr
The Roman response to this strategic question took the form of a energetic counterattack , by a clever combined force, which included the classes Flavia Moesica and Flavia Pannonica , highly specialized units of the army and select forces drawn from the cavalry of the imperial guard. This choice wou
In fact, what he was concerned about was gathering the rest of his forces at the Quatre Bras junction to attack Marshal Neys French forces who had opposed him the day before. Having written to the Brussels authorities to confirm his intention to attack the enemy, Wellington had ridden back to the ba
The publication in 2018 of the book Combatientes Basques in World War II in the Desperta Ferro editorial, he left unfinished for us some sets that were planned, but that were not made due to lack of time and means, or if they were made, they did not reach the edition. Let us point out, for those who
December 7, 1940 the RAF bombed Italian airfields as far as Tripoli. British Commander Richard OConnors attack, which began the following day, pitted his two divisions against nine Italian divisions. Despite their clear numerical inferiority , the British successively overwhelmed enemy fortresses s
Early in 1521, the peace that had set end to the virulent but indecisive war of the League of Cambrai (1508-1516), threatened to collapse. The Treaty of Noyon, signed by Francisco I of France and the very young Carlos I, had certified a precarious balance of forces in Italy. The Spanish kept the Kin
However, what at first seemed like a campaign simple military, it was enormously complicated by the orographic difficulty of the area granted to Spain –Rif mountain range – and the bellicosity of the tribes that inhabited it, in such a way that, from July 9, 1909, when there was an attack by the Rif
Many children associate December 6th with the custom of leaving their polished boots outside the door the night before, which are then filled with gifts such as chocolate, gingerbread and nuts by St. Nicholas that night. However, St. Nicholas is much more than just a bringer of gifts and has become
Wedding banquet. Illumination from Histoire dOlivier de Castille et dArtus dAlgarbe by Philippe Camus, 1440, Department of Manuscripts, National Library of France • WIKIPEDIA In the Middle Ages, banquets were an essential moment in the life of high society. They were plentiful, popular, luxuriou
The Greco-Persian Wars, often known as the Persian Wars, lasted for almost half a century and were fought between Greek states and Persia. Persia launched two invasions against mainland Greece between 490 and 479, which saw the toughest match. Although the Persian Empire was at its peak, the Greek c
The 2nd Parachute Chasseur Regiment is one of the most decorated French units of World War II. It is the only land unit to have obtained the fourragère rouge during this conflict with six citations at the order of the army1, the submarine Casabianca also accumulating 6 citations at the order of the