The fatal defeat of Hannibal Barkid
The return of Hannibal to Africa, the defeat at the Battle of Zama and the last years of the life of the great commander...
The most famous blunder in history
There are many conspiracy theories about the Kennedy assassination. All of them are written by Americans, and this is their main drawback - the figure of one of the most remarkable presidents in history overshadows everything and ...
Medieval miniatures with knights in surcoats and horses in blankets and armor
At the end of the XNUMXth century, Western European knights began to wear chain mail armor that completely covered the body. Such an “outfit” at that time gave good protection, although swords, of course, cut it ....
Bombing of Yugoslavia: shelling of a Serbian passenger train
About the shelling of the railway bridge, which claimed the lives of 14 people ...
Confessions of a traitor. In Miami in Russian
Today, such people are either brought down or violently drowned against ours. But this one seems to have changed his mind...
The last offensive of the white army in Russia
100 years ago, a bloody Civil War ended in Soviet Russia. In October 1922, the People's Revolutionary Army of the Far Eastern Republic defeated the Whites in Primorye, the Japanese ...
The last king and the last war of independent Macedonia
The unsuccessful attempts of Macedonia to resist Rome and the loss of statehood ...
The defeat of the best French corps near Vyazma
210 years ago, the vanguard of the Russian army under the command of Miloradovich defeated the rearguard of Napoleon's army near Vyazma. This was the beginning of the visible catastrophe of the Great Army ...
Medieval war elephants
In the images of war elephants in miniatures by medieval illuminators, we have a truly amazing fusion of knowledge and fantasy, and each miniature from a dated manuscript is also...
The defeat of Marshal Viktor in the battle of Chashniki
210 years ago, the oncoming battle of the French and Russian troops took place near Chashniki. Marshal Victor abandoned the general battle and withdrew the troops back, having lost the opportunity to restore ...
Medieval helmets in illuminated manuscripts 476–1450
In the early Middle Ages, the helmets of both horsemen and foot soldiers were quite similar. The most popular, if I may say so, was a helmet made of vertical metal plates, curved in such a way ...
Imjin war. Chinese response
At the initial stage of the war, Japanese troops occupied a significant part of the Korean Peninsula, including the capital. However, their situation soon deteriorated significantly. The actions of the Korean fleet under ...
Balanda for the Chinese emperor. Appearance of the main witness to the Tokyo Tribunal
At the Tokyo trial, Pu Yi gave the most important testimony necessary for the Soviet side ...
Brusilov nestlings. Generals Khanzhin and Denikin
The white cause was left without the best tsarist general, but it was to the whites that his best students went ...
Russian split. Senseless and merciless
How did we get to such a life - why is the search for an answer to the eternal question dragging on ...
Triumph and death of the youngest son of Pompey the Great
Sextus Pompey: a challenge to the triumvirs, victories, missed opportunities and an inglorious death...
"This nut was very cruel, however, thank God, it was happily gnawed." Brutal assault on Noteburg
320 years ago, the Russian army stormed the Swedish fortress of Noteburg - the ancient Russian Oreshek. Russian troops opened the way to capture the mouth of the Neva ...
Looking out from under the storm - from the history of underwater special forces
Weapons and equipment of combat swimmers - how it was, how it is and how it will be ...
Imjin War. Battle for the sea
In a situation where most of Korea was occupied by a strong and cruel enemy, it was the Korean fleet that managed to turn the tide of hostilities. A man who put an end to ambitious plans...
Lessons from History That Teach Nothing: The Cuban Missile Crisis and Its Consequences
Who is to blame for unleashing the Cuban Missile Crisis, and did it have winners and losers? What role did the Cuban government play in the events of autumn 1962...
Furious battle for Maloyaroslavets. Napoleon won the battle but lost the campaign
210 years ago, a fierce battle took place near Maloyaroslavets. The city changed hands eight times and was completely destroyed. In the end, the French managed to capture Maloyaroslavets, but...
Imjin War. Invasion
Japanese invasion 1592–1598 to Korea, known as the Imjin War, became one of the bloodiest and largest military conflicts of the XNUMXth century ....
Warlike sons of Gnaeus Pompey Magna
"The Wars of the Epigones": the sons of Pompey the Great against Rome and the Second Triumvirate...
The Great Emu War. How to lose the war to the birds
Australian operation to exterminate emu birds that went out of control....