It is unknown exactly when and where gunpowder was discovered. The prevailing view wants its discovery in China and its use in war. One of the first weapons, if not the first, to make use of gunpowder was the flaming spear. This weapon was nothing but a common spear near the tip of which was atta
The battle of Megiddo took place in the 15th century. e.g. and has the unique distinction of being the first battle of which there is any historical record. At Megiddo, the Egyptian army of Pharaoh Thutmose III clashed with a Canaanite army under the king of Kadesh. It is also the first battle in
On August 7, 1999, Chechen rebels of the Basayev and Khatab forces invaded Dagestan and occupied the Botlik region. Soon the Chetchens occupied the many villages of the region, declaring at the same time the Islamic State of Dagestan. Soon with the Chechens their goal was to liberate the region
The Falklands War began after the surprise occupation of the island complex - British territory - by Argentina which was then ruled by the junta of General Galtieri. Contrary to the predictions of the Argentines, the British reacted and sent forces to retake the islands. Fierce dogfights took pla
If the Soviet Union surrendered to Hitler, Germany would control almost the entire European continent and it would be extremely difficult for the Anglo-Saxon Allies to defeat it. This was the thinking of American President Franklin Roosevelt who was also the mastermind behind the delivery of thou
William Adolph Soderman was born in 1912 in Connecticut, USA. In 1943 he enlisted in the army and was transferred to Europe. On December 17, 1944, he found himself as a bazooka operator fighting against German tanks in the snowy Ardennes. Soderman was a lance corporal and head of the bazooka elem
1848 was a turbulent year for all of Europe. Movements broke out in France, Hungary, Italy, and elsewhere. In Hungary a portion of the population rose up against the Austrian overlords. The same thing happened in the Austrian-occupied Italian territories. In Italy, however, the revolutionary mov
The Italian Parliament passed a resolution calling on the government to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide and give the issue international attention. The resolution received 382 votes in favor from all parties, no votes against and 43 abstentions from Silvio Berlusconis conservative Forza I
The role of South African soldiers, and especially the black ones, in World War II, is probably under-recognized. One of these black soldiers, however, deserves special mention as he managed to sink a German boat with an improvised explosive device he made with a can of milk... Job Maseko was wor
World War I was the embryonic era of military aviation. The first aircraft carried no weapons, with the exception of perhaps pistols or rifles, which were carried by their pilots. It was a time when if one wanted to take down the opponent one had to have a big… imagination. On September 7, 1914,
Semyon Danilovich Nomokonov was one of the best Soviet snipers of World War II. But it didnt start out that way... Nomokonov was born in eastern Siberia in 1900. He was a native of the small Evenk tribe, which today numbers around 70-75,000 souls in Russia, China and Mongolia. Everyone in his fam
Operation Sarissa if it was finally carried out, could have drastically changed the course of the Second World War already from the beginning, almost. When in 1939 Nazi Germany and the Communist USSR signed the infamous Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, the whole world was surprised. Both signatory powers
Bells P-39 Aircobra had many unique features. It was the first fighter with a tricycle landing gear while the engine was located behind the cockpit. Also, the aircraft carried as a basic armament, in addition to the four 12.7mm machine guns, a 37mm cannon, one shot of which was capable of destroying
Although few people in the world remember John Stith Pemberton, everyone knows his creation Coca Cola. Even fewer know that this soft drink has its roots in the American Civil War. Pemberton was born in Knoxville, Georgia in 1831. He was a chemist and druggist and in 1853 opened his own store. Bu
The great air battle over Nis, Serbia, in November 1944 should have been a significant event as World War II was still in full swing. But this air battle had something different... Above the Serbian sky, two allies, the Americans and the Soviets, collided. The excuse was that they both passed for
A shipwreck, which has remained submerged for centuries, has been located near the island of Molat in the Adriatic Sea. The shipwreck dates from the 1st century AD. and he is in good condition, said Dino Taras of the archaeological museum of Zadar. The archaeological site was discovered at a dept
The famous cathedral of Notre Dame has always been a privileged place, not only for the history of art and literature, but also for the occult spirit. Proof of this is its constant association with occult, metaphysical symbols and history (from Hugos rendering of Quasimodo and Eugene Sys Paris Myste
After the defeat of 1870-71 France devoted herself to recovering the lost provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. Politicians, people and the army devoted all their thought and energy to this. The French Army drew up all its plans for a future war with Germany on this prospect. Based on these plans, with
Germany does not produce oil. This is a truth that was and still is. In 1939 the country covered 70% of its needs from imports. With the start of World War II, Germany lost access to almost all international oil markets with the exception of that of the Soviet Union, which was opened with the signin
A new blow - scientific this time - is coming to make things worse for traditional British pride. The builders of the famous Stonehenge monument, which is the pride of every good Englishman and Briton in general, seem to have come from the coasts of Asia Minor and Anatolia, according to a new geneti
T21, T22, T23, T22E1, T22E2, M8, MW and many variantsType :light armored car.Crew :4 men.Armament :a 37 mm M6 gun; a coaxial .30 M1919A4; a .50 M2 anti-aircraft machine gun on the roof of the turret.Armour: minimum 317 mm; maximum 19.05mm. Dimensions: length :5m; width :2.54 m; height :2.23 m.Wei
We have already spoken before about the participation of animals in the wars that humans maintain against their peers. Most of the time, this intervention is usually as a weapon (horses, elephants, dogs, etc.), although other times it is merely the trigger for the explosion, in the case of that dog
Florian Peixoto was the second president Brazilian and governed the country from 1891 to 1894. He assumed the presidency as part of an agreement by the São Paulo oligarchy that secured him in office as a way of consolidating the republic in Brazil. He has gone down in history as the “Marshal from ir
American unity progressed in 1777:a flag was adopted in June . The coordination of military efforts against Britain and the supply of the Continental Army drove the Americans to unite. Borrowing and debt repayment also required increased federal centralization:the War of Independence brought the for