The battle for Hill 3234 is one of many small but high-intensity conflicts that took place in Afghanistan between Soviet forces and the Mujahideen insurgents. This war, the Soviet Vietnam, according to many, was not decided by one or more major line battles, but by the totality of small conflicts, s
In 1940 the French army extended five Cavalry Divisions. Of these four were in the Ardennes sector when the Germans attacked on 10 May. The French 2nd Army of General Huntziger and the 9th Army of General Cora had been deployed in this sector. The first had the 2nd and 5th Light Cavalry Divisions (L
Basan , country in Old Testament is frequently cited and later important in the Roman Empire; Its in todays Syria . Basan was the northernmost of the three ancient divisions of eastern Palestine, and in the Old Testament it was proverbial for its rich pastures and dense forests. In Ne
The Greek island of Thasos is located in the northern part of the Aegean Sea, near the Thracian coast, and its capital, also called Thasos, is located in the north of the island. It was founded around the year 680 B.C. by settlers who came from the island of Paros. There he lived during the 5th cen