Bartenders often have good stories to tell. In 1874, the owner of a tavern in San Francisco claimed that the US Senate had not approved his appointment as Brigadier General because no one could pronounce his name. His name was Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski. The story is most likely true, which is not t
In August 1939, communists from all over Europe unexpectedly took the side of encircled Poland. Disgrace, horror, betrayal! they shouted. Partisans who blindly believed in proletarian ideals could not believe that Stalin had made an alliance with Hitler. Some people preferred to commit suicide than
The fall of Jerusalem shook the Christian world. The flock of God was driven out of Jerusalem, and the most holy things were thrown to the dogs, lamented the Holy Neophyte. Pope Urban III was said to have fallen dead on learning of the citys fate. The third crusade was inevitable… The task of in
Among the terrifying reports from the hottest parts of the globe are the death, destruction and suffering of civilians. Volunteers come from all over the world to support the unequal struggle. Among them, an Englishman who goes to snipers, from whom he learns to kill the enemy with deadly precision.