As early as June 20, Darlan had sent to all ship and port commanders encrypted instructions which contained this passage:“Whatever orders received, never abandon an intact vessel to the enemy. Four days later, after the signing of the armistice, he confirmed these orders, adding to them that of prep
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
A new study of ancient DNA has traced the movement of people in southern Britain during the Bronze Age. Led by the University of York, Harvard Medical School and the University of Vienna, it shows that people who moved into southern Britain around 1300-800 B.C. they were responsible for about half t
Slavery has accompanied Man practically since the beginning of History, probably when he became aware of how practical and profitable the use of prisoners of war as labor could be. The existence of this institution was always assumed to be something natural and, in fact, it formed the basis of the e