Duels and dueling pistols A.S. Pushkin

Duels and dueling pistols A.S. Pushkin

Everyone knows that the great Russian poet Pushkin died in a duel. But how many of them did he have, and what weapon did he use to maintain his noble honor? ...
"Strange War" Wasn't Strange

"Strange War" Wasn't Strange

The British and French in 1939 had reason to think they had a better plan than a large-scale offensive ...
Napoleon's Grand Army Medical Service: Volatile Ambulances

Napoleon's Grand Army Medical Service: Volatile Ambulances

The chief surgeon of the Rhine army, Dominique Jean Larrey, came up with the idea of ​​creating the so-called "volatile ambulances". These were carts that became much lighter than ordinary peasant carts and made it possible ...