Corfu experienced the Dantes inferno during the Second World War. The city was bombed a total of 195 times. In the early hours of September 13-14, 1943, the Nazis mercilessly bombarded the city with incendiary bombs, with German Junkers 87 Stuka and Junkers 88 bombers. Innocent victims, pain and hea
The Spanish Civil War occurred between 1936 and 1939, caused by a climate of internal turmoil due to the countrys economic, political and social situation. There is a coup détat by General Primo de Rivera, in which measures are taken such as the suspension of the 1876 Constitution, the end of parli
In the 10th c. A.D. jihadists were not just a local threat, but a tangible reality from todays bloody Turkey-Syria border to the entire Mediterranean. The fanatical Arabs had also expanded into Italy, threatening Rome as well, supported by opportunistic Christians. In the second half of the 9th c
In 1807, France and Spain signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau, which agreed to divide Portugal (an ally of England) between the two powers. Controlled the sea by the English and the Portuguese, the only viable option was for the French troops to cross the Peninsula, so numerous French military contin