Militares

Starting her 516 day long deployment from Gotenhafen on 3 July 1940, Komet was one of the Kriegsmarine's raiders. She was a former freighter which had been converted into an auxiliary cruiser (Hilfskreuzer) in order to attack Allied shipping. Reaching the Pacific Ocean with the help of Soviet (...)

The War of the Pacific (in Spanish, Guerra del Pacifico), also known as the Saltpeter War (Guerra del salitre), was a war between Chile and a Bolivian-Peruvian alliance that lasted from 1879 to 1884. It was fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert. The war (...)

Spanning 38 years of the 'Troubles', the British Army's deployment in Northern Ireland (codenamed Operation Banner) was one of the most difficult and controversial in its recent history. Over 10,000 troops were on active service during much of the campaign, which saw armoured vehicles, helicopters (...)

Examines the state of the British Army in 2025, focusing on its organization, reviews, and equipment updates.The October 2024 revision of the British Army's website carried the headnote 'The Army The Nation Needs: Protecting the United Kingdom and helping it prosper by fighting and winning our (...)