Cilicia , an old area Southern Anatolia which is represented by the Taurus Mountains to the north and west, the Anti-Taurus to the east, and the to the south Mediterranean . It is geographically divided into two contrasting regions, the western part being wild and mountainous and the eas
Atlas or Atlante was one of the titans of Greek mythology, son of Iapetus and the oceanic Climene, and brother of Prometheus. After the war against the Olympian gods, Zeus condemned him to hold the vault of heaven (or celestial sphere) on his shoulders for all eternity. Herodotus claimed that Atlan
How could one characterize the resistance of 55 postal workers, a railroad worker and civilians, including a 10-year-old girl, against the Nazi hordes if not heroic? On September 1, 1939, in what was then Gdansk (now Gdansk, Poland), the citys Polish postmen, expecting a German invasion, had bar
M24 ChaffeeT17, M8, M8A1, T24, M24, M37, M19, M41, T77, T9, T13, T22, T23, T33, T42, T9, T6E1 and T31Type:light tank.Crew:5 men, sometimes reduced to 4.Armament:one M6 75 mm gun; a coaxial .30 M1919A4 machine gun; a .30 M1919A4; a .50 M2; a 2-inch M3 smoke mortar. Shielding:minimum 10 mm; max 38mm.