The Vietnam War (or Vietnam ) opposed, between 1959 and 1975, pro-Western South Vietnam (and its main ally, the United States) to communist North Vietnam (supported by China and the USSR). After a period of guerrilla warfare marked by the progressive infiltration of North Vietnamese forces in the So
Jean Gilles (Perpignan October 14, 1904 - Mont-Louis August 10, 1961) was a general of the French army who notably commanded the French parachute troops during the Indochina War. He was also the head of the airborne operation during the Suez crisis. Family origins Jean Gilles (Jean, Marcellin, Jose
Operation Cottage aimed to recapture Kiska Island of the Aleutian group from the Japanese. One of these islands was Kiska, an uninhabited, frozen island east of Alaska. The Japanese captured Kiska Island on June 7, 1942. The landing was carried out by 500 Marines under Captain Takeji Ono. There w
The burial chamber of Tutankhamun, pharaoh of the 18th dynasty and son-in-law of Nefertiti, at Luxor, in the Valley of the Kings. • BRIDGEMAN IMAGES/LEEMAGE Has a mysterious chamber, hidden near the tomb of Tutankhamun (1332-1323 BC), the most famous of the pharaohs of Egypt, buried in the Valle