1. The United Kingdom
2. France
3. The Russian Empire
4. The German Empire
5. The Austro-Hungarian Empire
6. The United States
The defeat at Salamis dismayed Xerxes. Mardonius, the mastermind behind the Persian invasion of Greece begged Xerxes to withdraw. He himself would remain with 300,000 elite soldiers behind and conquer Greece the following summer. Xerxes was soon convinced and left, with the army suffering terribl
God said:Let there be light. And there was light. What sounds so easy in the biblical story of creation presented the master builders of the Gothic with immense challenges. Colored windows instead of solid walls While the Romanesque churches with their thick walls and small windows only let in a li
The battle of Caporetto is one of the greatest victories of all time, achieved against a stronger opponent in extremely difficult terrain. The Italian 2nd Army held an extensive frontal sector south of Gorizia. This particular army had won the laurels of the 11th attack of Iszonso, which was succ
If the battle group is the cell of an army, the platoon is its main fabric. The platoon was then and remains the smallest combined action capable sub-unit. The platoon of the time extended three battle groups of 13 men – 39 men. It was commanded by a second lieutenant or adjutant and also had a plat