In 1947, when there was a scuffle in the area from the North-West Frontier Province to the Punjab and Sindh, the eastern border of India, that is, Bengal, was relatively calm at that time. Many historians attribute this peace to Gandhiji, but it cannot be denied that Bengal was settled by playing Ho
Napoleonic squares have become famous since the Battle of Waterloo, when British and Allied infantry handily repulsed massed French cavalry charges. However, the square formation, as most people have it in mind, was much older and was used in the 17th and 18th centuries. Of course we are not talking
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
THE JEU DE PAUME TILE UNDER EXCAVATION. • DENIS GLIKSMAN, INRAP / PRESS SERVICE A tennis court by François Ist reappeared in the heart of one of the royal residences. Destined to become International City of the French language, the castle of Villers-Cotterêts, located in the Aisne, is engaged i