In the year 1110 the Almoravids conquered the Taifa of Zaragoza . However, in that territory they ran into a very dangerous rival, the king of Aragon Alfonso I (1104-1134), known as the Battler. Alfonso I, apparently had in his mind the idea of carrying out a crusade, which would begin in Hispania
Although the term Lightning War is a product of the 20th century, its beginnings as a military doctrine, as well as its applications in practice, on the various battlefields, are ancient. The doctrine of the Lightning War is essentially as old as man on Earth. Each time, however, the means and condi
The first minutes, the first hours of the Italian invasion at dawn on October 28, 1940, the days that followed, were written in indelible letters for the villages of Epirus, on the Greek-Albanian border. In the book-document, REPORTS OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENT FROM THE DECLARATION
In 274 BC Pyrrhus was still in Italy. However, the crushing of the army in the battles with the Romans convinced him that the only solution was his return to Greece, where new opportunities presented themselves for his ambitious character. His goal was the capture of the Macedonian throne. Pyrrhu