Militares

When Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire in April 1877, it was the fifth time during the nineteenth century that hostilities had broken out between the two empires. On this occasion the other Great Powers had done all they could to prevent it, although public opinion in the West had been (...)

Aristida Martinien publia en 1899 le Tableaux par corps et par batailles des officiers tués et blessés pendant les guerres de l'Empire (1805-1815), un effort original et sans égal avec okys de 50.000 entrées. La présente uvre a revu, corrigé et élargit l'information sur les 9.973 officiers de (...)

In stark contrast to the rather modest performance of its large surface fleet in the Second World War, the Italian Navy's smallest units achieved its most spectacular successes. It made a speciality of unconventional methods of attack - explosive motor boats, human torpedoes and miniature (...)