In a time before any idea of dignified treatment of the vanquished enemy, in times when being defeated on the battlefield was an open door to the most bloodthirsty atrocities, in short, there was an episode in the Middle Ages that even surpassed what was customary and passed down to posterity as t
The battle in Cagul (todays Cahul, Moldavia) was one of the most important of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-74 and of European history in general. Nevertheless, it remains relatively unknown. And yet there the Ottoman yatagani was crushed overwhelmingly. Even more unknown remains the key contribu
Similarities between Fascism and Nazism Fascism in Italy at the same time when the communist state was being established in Russia after the success of the Bolshevik Revolution and a new society and new economy was being formed. And in Germany Nazism took birth. These are commonly referred to as c
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 officially began on 3 December with the independence of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) being awarded. India had every interest in intensifying disruptive moves to weaken its main adversary. However, the conflicts started much earlier than the official outbreak of