Everyone knows what Operation Overlord was. , although it is generally known more as D-Day, the Normandy landings carried out during the summer of 1944 to definitively tip the balance of World War II towards the Allied side. What is no longer so familiar is that this mission was almost a pain in t
Ancient Chinese inventions have changed the course of history, from combat weapons such as gunpowder to groundbreaking units such as the compass. Ancient Chinese philosophers made great strides in science, technology, mathematics, and astronomy, independent of Greek philosophers and other cultures.
Jerry Toner refers in his book Sixty Millions of Romans:The Culture of the People in Ancient Rome (Crítica, 2012) that laughter was probably the trait that marked the spirit of leisure of the «non-elite»:it was the weapon at hand to mock the pretensions (and exclusions) of «official» culture. Caesar
In February 1942 the 1st Cavalry Division (MI) of the German army was disbanded. However, its dissolution did not mean the end of cavalry in the German Army. Cavalry islands and reconnaissance regiments continued to exist and provide excellent service for their respective formations, often clashing