Militares

Ancient Rome had deep roots in the 'Villanovan' culture that we call today the Etruscans. Their long-lived civilization can be traced to 900-750 BC in north-west Italy. They were a sea-faring people trading with and competing against Greek and Phoenician peoples, including the Carthaginians. They (...)

Bomber pilots who become fighter pilots are rare, but Hermann Buchner was one. The author, a Luftwaffe NCO pilot and Knight's Cross holder gives a riveting account of his training with the pre-war Austrian air force, instructing with the Luftwaffe then the terrifying ground attack operations on the (...)

Though the French and British colonies in North America began on a 'level playing field', French political conservatism and limited investment allowed the British colonies to forge ahead, pushing into territories that the French had explored deeply but failed to exploit. The subsequent survival of (...)

Durante cinco días, entre el 24 y el 28 de mayo de 1940, los miembros del Gabinete de Guerra británico, presidido por Churchill, debatieron si Inglaterra negociaba con Hitler o continuaba en guerra. La decisión que se tomó en circunstancias dramáticas -rendida Francia y el ejército inglés atrapado (...)