world history

  • A cat  savior  of British pf from Mao s communists
    A cat "savior" of British pf from Mao's communists

    Although dogs are considered mans best friends, one cat, Simon, proved himself worthy of them. The British Navy still honors the heroic cat, decades after his death. Simon was the mascot of the British frigate HMS Amethyst, which during the final phase of the Chinese Civil War, was trapped by Maos f

  • Golan 1973 – Outpost 107… 20 Israelis against the Syrian masses (vid.)
    Golan 1973 – Outpost 107… 20 Israelis against the Syrian masses (vid.)

    After their victory in the Six Day War in 1967, the Israelis enjoyed a sense of security. But everything was to be turned upside down in 1973 when the Arabs attacked en masse and by surprise. In the Golan the Israelis had fortified the controlled territory. They had created a deep anti-tank ditch

  • Czechoslovakia:First battle of World War II before its start... Captain Pavlik
    Czechoslovakia:First battle of World War II before its start... Captain Pavlik

    Czechoslovakia was literally sold by the British and French to Hitler in 1938 with the failed Munich Agreement in 1938. Hitler in violation of even this favorable agreement for him ordered the occupation of Czechoslovakia which was dissolved as state with Slovakia becoming an independent satellite s

  • Who betrayed Anne Frank to the Germans? A solution to the historical mystery?
    Who betrayed Anne Frank to the Germans? A solution to the historical mystery?

    A six-year investigation into the unsolved case of Anne Franks betrayer has led to a surprise suspect in the death of the teenage writer of the famous diary, who was discovered in her hiding place by an Amsterdam canal, who died in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945. A relatively unknown person,

  • The  Greek  knight who  cut  Turks! With the sword, like the wind
    The "Greek" knight who "cut" Turks! With the sword, like the wind

    Since May 18, 1565 when the Turks landed in Malta with the aim of occupying the island and exterminating the Order of the Knights of Saint John, battles of terrifying intensity took place. Although the Turks, after fierce fighting and many losses, captured the small fort of Agios Elmos, they had not

  • Entrapment of the Turkish killers and their extermination... Battle of annihilation
    Entrapment of the Turkish killers and their extermination... Battle of annihilation

    After his defeat before Vienna, Suleiman the so-called magnificent did not give up his plans to conquer the Golden Apple and bring Islam to the heart of Europe. Suleiman, in 1532 set out at the head of a large army of 120,000 men. After crossing the Dravo River in Croatia, instead of following th