Before the German invasion of the USSR, Odessa, built between the ancient Greek cities of Tyra and Olbia, was and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Black Sea. When, after the German invasion, the city was conquered by the Romanians, about 90,000 Jews remained in it. The Roma
The “Iceworm” plan was one of the most ambitious designed by the US during the Cold War. It involved the creation of secret missile launch bases under the ice of Greenland, without the consent of Denmark to which the island belonged. The Americans goal was to develop mobile medium-range ballistic
Alvin Cullum York Alvin Cullum York (1887-1964). This native of Tennessee enlisted in the US Army in 1917 and became a sergeant in the 328th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Division. October 8, 1918, Argonne Forest. Alvin York takes command of his section which has suffered heavy losses. Listening only to
The corvette is a category of small warship, light and fast, which appeared in France at the end of the 17th century. Until 1746, this category of ship was associated with that of the long boat. It is first of all a small three-masted ship, which is never armed with more than twenty guns in batter