Alanya is a city in the Turkish province of Antalya, a charming enclave that, due to its combination of archaeological heritage, natural landscapes and Mediterranean climate, constitutes an attractive tourist destination, the current economic engine of the city. Alanya is best known to history buffs
Jean Decoux, born in Bordeaux on May 5, 1884 and died in Paris on October 21, 1963, was a French naval officer. Wing Vice-Admiral at the start of the Second World War, he was Commander-in-Chief of the naval forces in the Far East and Governor General of French Indochina from June 25, 1940 to March 9
Dutch mercantilism brought together maritime trade and industrial activities fostered by banks, such as the Bank of Amsterdam. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe Mercantilism assumed different facets within the European colonial system. The Iberian colonialist matrix, made up of Portugal and Spain, diver
At the end of June 1683, the mighty army of the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa, began the siege of Imperial Vienna. How large that army was has long been discussed. Nobody knows for sure, but the number of camps set up around Vienna impressed the soldiers of the coali