Unless considering pocket battleships as heavy cruisers, Germany did not begin to build ships of this type until the mid-1930s, when the Royal Navy gave up this design. The German Navy had three built and completed, the Hipper, Blücher and Prinz Eugen, a fourth was sold to the Russians, and a fifth
The First Republic is gradually giving way to the Terror. The extreme violence of the Montagnards endangers the kingdom and their execution is a sign of appeasement. The Directory, a five-headed government, was created to prevent any risk of tyranny. The people are freed and morals too, the Thermido
Philippe de Hauteclocque known as Leclerc Birth:November 22, 1902 Belloy-Saint-Leonard, France Died:November 28, 1947 (aged 45) Colomb-Béchar, Algeria Nationality:France Allegiance:French Army - FFL Military rank:Army General (1946) Service:1924 - 1947 Conflicts:Second World War Indochina War
Potlatch on the northwest coast of the indigenous people The potlatch, or banquet hall system, is an integral part of the governance structures of many indigenous cultures found along the northwest coast of the Pacific Ocean in North America. Decisions are made during this ceremony, which lasts fo