In 1917 narrates the adventures of two corporals, Schofield and Blake (George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman), sent by General Erinmore (Colin Firth) to stop the planned attack by Colonel MacKenzie (Benedict Cumberwatch), who is about to fall. in a trap because he is unaware that he is facing a hi
The Feast of the Lupercalia it was one of the most curious and popular in Rome, although we do not know exactly what divinity was honored in them:among the possibilities are Lupercus (as an epithet for Faunus), Februus or Juno. In them, young men from the elite offered goats and dogs and then ran
The idea of the intervention was not only born by initiative of Napoleon III . Before the landing of the French imperial troops, the conservatives, who had been defeated in the final War of Reform, had contacted numerous courts in Europe to offer the country to some European prince[1], and their r
The defeat in the Crimean War was a hard blow for the Russian Empire, which, at the end of the conflict, remained the only absolutist state in Europe. His prerogatives in protecting the Christians of the Ottoman Empire had been subverted by Napoleon III, and the impositions of the victorious allies
This confrontation is part of a war that begins in the year 376, when the rebellion of a group of Goth refugees took place against the mistreatment suffered at the hands of the imperial officials, and that ends in the year 382, after the death of Valens in Adrianople and the signing of the peace b
Regarding his background Celery Claudio Caeco stands as a descendant of a lineage that entered the patrician estate at the beginning of the Roman Republic when his ancestor Attus Clausus emigrated to Rome from the Sabine city of Regillis, also achieving that one of the Roman tribes was called Claudi
In 2012 Headquarter began its journey in the small world of strategy games and published its first title Spain:1936. Based on the engine of the renowned Ageod and hand in hand with Philippe Thibaut, this modest title came to light that seven years later continues to cause war . Headquarters second j
And as strange as this dry landscape might seem, together with the magnificent work of recovering positions from the Civil War, they have led to a hundred seasoned reenactors chose this town in Huesca to stage different battles in Sicily and North Africa during the Second World War . Thus, during a
This brief exposition owes much to one of our history doctoral students, Fleur de Casabianca, who defended a doctoral thesis on the hero of Aboukir, Luce de Casabianca de Vescovato (1762-1798) , fallen on board at the age of thirty-six in the company of his son Giocante, who jumped into the air at t
In The Persian Boy , the second part of the trilogy that Mary Renault dedicated to Alexander the Great, the famous Hellenist narrates a conversation between the Macedonian and his eunuch Bagoas –a historical figure who previously served in the court of King Darius III– and whom the author turned int
According to Professor Andrew Gunter Frank, Central Asia was an important link between different parts of the East and between it and Europe , in addition to defining the region as the most important in Asia. However, from the 16th century to the first half of the 19th century, political, socio-eco
The arrival in government of the July 26 Movement ( see Awake Ferro Contemporary #31:The Cuban Revolution ) was conditioned by two reasons:firstly by the imposition of arms against its enemy, and secondly by the political ambiguity wielded by a large part of its leaders, including Fidel Castro himse
Canal Historia (which in Spain can be seen on Movistar+ ) premieres They will not grow old (They shall not grow old ) , a 2018 documentary promoted by 14-18 NOW[1], the Imperial War Museum and the BBC, distributed by Warner Bros and directed by celebrated New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson , world-
For centuries partial translations were carried out to Spanish from the Latin translation. Worthy of mention is the Alfonsine Bible , translated into Spanish from the Latin Vulgate in the year 1280 of our era by order of King Alfonso X. To carry out the translation into Spanish from Latin had to los
Already during the First World War a body was created womens auxiliary, linked to the RAFs own creation, the Womens Royal Air Force (WRAF), created together with the RAF in April 1918, although it was dismantled after the war, considering that it would not be useful in peacetime. In 1938, and follow
Thanks to the initiative of individuals, private entities and are bringing back to life, in significant places due to their history and links with the Golden Age, soldiers, clergymen, merchants, ladies, mercenaries and even beggars, framed in monumental cities and environments of the time. A very pr
Professor Yuval Harari published in 2007 a a book recently translated into Spanish where it deals with a type of military actions that were very frequent at the time:special or commando operations , which we would say in a more popular language. He defines these as military actions limited to a smal
One of the examples of this progressive and positive change is the Museum of the Great War of Meaux (Brie, France). The museum building in question is located approximately one kilometer from the city. There, an area of green fields and flags from numerous countries welcome us. Once inside the m
Other French temples such as Reims Cathedral (centuries XIII-XIV), burned down as a result of the German bombardment on September 19, 1914, receiving 288 hits until the end of the war, it was rebuilt between 1919 and 1938; the cathedral of Amiens (13th-14th centuries) was also hit, albeit slightly,
Like the rest of poleis of the Mediterranean area, throughout the fourth century BC. C. the Carthaginian army was made up of a citizen militia political type. Despite the reforms of Mago in the previous century, from which an increasing number of mercenaries had been introduced, the central body of
Archival material presenting selected scenes from the battles on the Eastern, Western and Pacific fronts. See a colorful film from the fronts of WWII. The film presents selected scenes from battles on various fronts of World War II. Unfortunately, the author of the compilation did not add any com
Perhaps the thing was no more than a mere anecdote for Hitler, but in 1942 the Iroquois Confederation declared war on Germany, apart from what the Washington government did. A sample of the autonomy with which this already old entity works, formerly also called the League of Six Nations, and that to
PzKpfw IV SdKlz 161 Country Germany Type: medium tank. Crew: 5 men. Arming: a 7.5 cm KwK L/24 gun:a coaxial 7.92 mm MG34 a 7.92 mm MG34 in the hull. Shielding: minimum 20mm:maximum 90mm. Dimensions: length 591 m; width. 2.92 m. height: 2.59 m. Weight: 19.7 t. Ground pressure: 075 kg/cm2. Ma
As happens to millions of androgynous women, her parents marriage was not so successful. In fact, it was a nightmare. At that time the rise of the Nazi party in Germany was not the only problem of the Germans as there was also personal life, so to speak. In any case, her mother finally couldnt stand