Under IIIth Republic, many political and military crises have erupted. The defeat against Germany in 1870 is traumatic. The annexation of Alsace and Moselle reinforces nationalist sentiment, France retains a spirit of revenge. Hate of Jews is public, violent and regularly fueled by publications. 1
Born in Löwicz, Pomerania, in 1684, Kurt Christopher Count von Schwerin came from the ducal house of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. At a young age he turned to the military and during the War of the Spanish Succession (1700-1715), he enlisted in the Dutch army. He fought in the Allies victorious battles o
On 17th April also the sleep was woken up around five oclock in the morning. At this time in India it would be two and a half oclock. Today also we started the day by drinking tea on the lawn in the rice fields. Since Putu was not to come today, we were more relaxed. Early in the morning I sat down
The capture of the island was to ensure the Americans an air base only 1,200 kilometers from Tokyo. Until then, bombing missions had started from the Mariana Islands more than 5,000 kilometers from Japan:a distance that made escorting fighters impossible; heavy losses followed among the B-29 superfo