When in 1683 Prince Eugene assumed his first command, Emperor Leopolds army could be described as modern. The modernization of the army was an arduous task undertaken by the Italian-born general Montcuccoli, immediately after the Thirty Years War (1648) had almost ended. Montecucoli was the first
The Romanesque Art refers to a style that emerged during the Middle Ages, more precisely in the High Middle Ages (between the 11th and 13th centuries). The term “Romanesque ” is closely related to the influences of the Roman Empire, which for centuries dominated almost all of Western Europe. Charac
December 7, 1940 the RAF bombed Italian airfields as far as Tripoli. British Commander Richard OConnors attack, which began the following day, pitted his two divisions against nine Italian divisions. Despite their clear numerical inferiority , the British successively overwhelmed enemy fortresses s
The Thirty Years War (1618-48) was one of the most destructive in world history. The Habsburg army fought hard in this conflict. At a time when there were still no regular armies, at least in todays sense of the term, armies were formed during wars and disbanded at their end. This practice also