The Greco-Persian Wars, often known as the Persian Wars, lasted for almost half a century and were fought between Greek states and Persia. Persia launched two invasions against mainland Greece between 490 and 479, which saw the toughest match. Although the Persian Empire was at its peak, the Greek c
Holland, September 1944 Eisenhower finally admits to Montgomerys daring plan:to rush through the Netherlands with his armored and airborne troops to outflank the German defences. But Market Garden was not equipped with all the necessary means. It was ultimately the failure in front of Arnhem that p
Capital of the Nabataeans until the second century AD. AD and located in present-day Jordan, Petra is an ancient city of rare beauty with the appearance of an impregnable fortress. The city, whose name means rock in Greek, rose in the middle of sandstone cliffs veined with red, purple and yellow whe
Designed by John Moses Browning, the Colt Government was the pistol of the US Army for 74 years under the designation M1911 from 1911 to 1985. Particularly robust and reliable from its first version, it was modernized in 1926 becoming the M1911A1. Argentina was the first foreign user of the M1911A1