On November 1, 1918, an armed uprising breaks out in Lviv, coordinated by the secret Ukrainian Military Committee. It is directed directly against the failing Austro-Hungarian authorities, but an equally important goal is to prevent the occupation of Lviv by the Polish authorities. Single groups
Reluctance. Rivalry. Exorbitant ambitions. And sometimes just complete thoughtlessness. The stories of these Roman leaders prove that even the best military will not cope with the wrong man at its head. And even worse when there are two people - now we know that misfortunes really do come in pairs.
He was one of the most talented German commanders of the Second World War. It was he who developed an innovative plan to attack France, captured the Crimea and successfully recaptured Kharkiv. Had Hitler allowed him to command in the East, perhaps the fate of the war would have been different ...
The Roman legionaries had all the might of the Eternal City behind them. They came to Germania as victors, wanting to consolidate their power in the new province. They did not know, however, that a traitor was lurking between them. And that it is setting a death trap for them ... For Rome, for c
The murderous confrontation changed the fate of the greatest war of this century. In the West, it is sometimes compared to the uprising of Warsaw in 1944. Is it right? In mid-September 2014, the Islamic State besieged Kobane, a region and city in Rojava in Western Kurdistan, right on the Turkish
In the interwar period, they were considered the greatest heroes of the Polish army. They contributed to the victory over the Bolsheviks and to gaining a key asset in the confrontation with the Third Reich. So why were they precisely blamed for losing the defensive war of 1939? Black clouds over
I wish to have as many Hussar banners as possible, because both the present and the past have shown this by the eye of the experience, that it is the strength of the army, because they are both decoration and defense, and above all that no other nation has such an armed force. it has and cannot. Suc
Quick conquest of Poland. Rapid capture of the Benelux countries. The crushing defeat of France and the staggering progress of Operation Barbarossa in the summer of 1941. All of this is presented as evidence of the murderous effectiveness of the Blitzkrieg. Meanwhile, Professor Lawrence Freedman vie
Armed to the teeth, perfectly trained and boundlessly determined? If there is such a picture of people fighting terrorists in your head, you are ... wrong. Their training can only be called murderous because their level of knowledge makes them at best cannon fodder. British volunteer Ed Nash, wh
This weapon is considered a prototype of napalm and thermonuclear charges. For her contemporaries, the mere memory of her was frightening. There was no escape from her:when she appeared, she carried terror and destruction. No wonder the secret of this weapon was carefully guarded ... so diligently t
For inventors and engineers, war has always been an excellent testing ground. The history of bloody conflicts is also the history of subsequent inventions that were aimed at improving military operations and getting rid of the enemy faster and more effectively. What was on our list? 10. Circle
Today forgotten, in the Middle Ages it was considered one of the most glorious. The glow of this victorious battle only dimmed due to the success at Grunwald. On June 19, 1205, an unusual painting could be seen near Zawichost. On that day the Vistula became almost black from the people. Thousands
What was the backstage of covert operations? Who was the most effective Polish spy, tried for his activities not only by the Germans, but also by his own countrymen? How will the history of the secret services of the Second Polish Republic end when the files of Polish intelligence fall into German h
The Middle Ages are associated with general battles, during which knights in full armor, eagerly and with a song on their lips, went into battle, the earth was flowing with blood, and the corpse was littered densely. However, great battles were rare. In addition, they looked completely different tha
In Warsaw and the entire Kingdom of Poland, the Germans were disarmed even before November 11. It was happening without plan or direction, spontaneously, on the wave of enthusiasm engulfing the nation. There were even exchanges of fire in some places. How many Polish victims did this breakthrough mo
King Zygmunt III Waza had an ambitious landing plan in Sweden. The ships intended for this, however, had to serve another purpose:repelling the Swedish invasion of Poland. And they did really gloriously! Upon assuming power, Gustav Adolf inherited from his father the wars with Denmark and Moscow
The Kingdom of Poland, which was reviving at the beginning of the 14th century, faced a serious challenge - the growing power of the Teutonic state. King Władysław Łokietek had a hard nut to crack, because the knights of the Order were considered to be unmatched in battle. The Teutonic rule in Pru
The resources of the Poznań branch of the Reichsbank were packed in crates and loaded onto trucks. They waited only for the signal to leave. How did Polish activists prevent this? When Józef Piłsudski took power in Warsaw, the status of many Polish lands remained uncertain. Which does not mean t
Knights with long lions and wings at their sides are a proud page in the history of the Polish army. But they were not the only ones - in the history of our country there was no shortage of deadly and well-trained soldiers, ready to shed their blood for their homeland. Here are the best of the best
In the 16th century, two countries fought for control of the Baltic Sea:Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The conflict between them was caused by the fact that the Wazas, who were sitting on the Polish throne, put forward legitimate claims to the Swedish crown. What were the greatest Po
A meal at the court. A meal based on exotic dishes and spices cost Marie Antoinette and other nobles a few days of forced diet Although Queen Marie Antoinette she habitually ate little (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/3864/storia-moderna/i-pasti-sobri-maria-antonietta), every now and then she lov
Betrothed in Rome. There were few singles in Ancient Rome, but only for practical reasons There were singles in Ancient Rome or everyone had to get married? Despite substantial changes between one era and another, marriage was not always seen positively by the inhabitants of the Urbe , espec
Vibrators to heal hysteria, sex toys from the home medicine cabinet and a long list of diseases that can be combated with ... sex. This is the story of unconventional medicine for people with strong nerves. Remember Marvin Gayes song Sexual Healing? The classic soul expression expressed in its t
At the beginning of the 20th century, young men from the so-called of the good houses, they had their first sexual intercourse mainly with their servants. As the boys themselves said, the servants did not take long to be asked. At the same time, the teachings of the church clearly indicated the caus