The Risala by Ibn Fadlan It is not very prodigal in fantastic stories and not at all prone to supernatural explanations of what is observed. What the Muslim sage is describing in this passage are the northern lights that he observed on his trip to Russia, on the banks of the Volga, in the middle of
Francisco Franco was a Spanish general who led a military coup against the Spanish Republic in the 1930s, becoming the countrys dictator until 1975, the year he died. Who was General Franco? Francisco Franco was a Spanish general who became very famous for having been the dictator of Spain between
Type :amphibious light tank.Crew :3 men.Armament :a 76.2 mm gun; a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun.Armour :maximum 14mm. Dimensions: length (barrel at 12 oclock) :7.62 m; length (hull): 6.91 m; width: 3.14m; height :2.19m. Weight in combat order: 14 t.Ground pressure: 0.48 kg/cm2.Specific power :17.3 c
This brief exposition owes much to one of our history doctoral students, Fleur de Casabianca, who defended a doctoral thesis on the hero of Aboukir, Luce de Casabianca de Vescovato (1762-1798) , fallen on board at the age of thirty-six in the company of his son Giocante, who jumped into the air at t