The Treaty of Versailles, after the end of World War I, imposed on defeated Germany the surrender of the extremely powerful fleet it had managed to assemble at that time. The German navy persisted with very few warships. Nevertheless, in the 1930s plans began to be made for new powerful naval units,
Previously we told here the story of the Prinkipo orphanage, the largest wooden building in Europe, which, however, remains small compared to the Daibutsu-den o Great Hall of the Buddha, considered the largest wooden building in the world. And that maintains the record despite the fact that, after s
The Battle of Montebello took place on June 9, 1800 (20 prairial year VIII) near Montebello in Lombardy. It pitted the vanguard of the French army, commanded by Lieutenant-General Lannes, against Austrian troops, led by Deputy Field Marshal Ott. Context At the end of May 1800, General Melas, who co
History of Mesopotamia , history of the southwest region of Asia where the earliest civilization developed worldwide. The name comes from a Greek word meaning between rivers, referring to the land between Tigris and Euphrates However, the region can generally be defined to encompass the