At the Battle of Hattin , on July 4, 1187, Saladin defeated the army of the king of Jerusalem, Guy de Lusignan, and his turbulent ally Renaud de Châtillon at a place called the Horns of Hattin, near Lake Tiberias. The king of Jerusalem surrenders, with some of his knights, and lives, but all the Tem
Get to know the story of how the Home Army troops in Ostrów Wielkopolski attacked the Germans, liberated their city on their own and held it until the Soviets came. You surely did not know that the AK in Ostrów captured the German Panther tank and used it in combat! In Poland, a joke is popular
Freeing comrades-in-arms from NKVD camps and secret police officers. Winning clashes with enemy forces that are many times more numerous. Or finally, taking over entire towns. Here are seven actions of the soldiers of the anti-communist underground that each of us should know. 1. Breaking the pr
Does every dictator have to be a bloody tyrant? These four leaders seized power in a coup détat and fought the opposition by force, yet the crowds loved them. Until at least. The word dictator is generally associated with bloody despots like Hitler, Stalin or Idi Amin Dada. In history, however,