“Beat our enslavers mercilessly”
80 years ago, an uprising against the German occupiers began in Paris. The French fought until the arrival of the Allied forces on August 24–25, 1944. The capital of France was liberated....
Louis Philippe: son of the "Duke of Égalité", Republican general and future "King of the French"
The origin and early life of the last French king, service in the Republican army, emigration, the path to power....
How the Allies allowed the German army to quietly leave Southern France
80 years ago Operation Dragoon began. The landing of anti-Hitler coalition troops in Southern France. The Allies, with the support of partisans, liberated Southern France, but allowed the German divisions to leave to the east....
“Grimani Breviary” – a book at the turn of the times
The Grimani Breviary is a remarkable example of a Flemish illustrated manuscript (manuscript) created in Ghent or Bruges at the beginning of the 16th century....
Waterloo: Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher's finest hour
The Battle of Waterloo became both Field Marshal Blucher’s “finest hour” and his “swan song”...
"You must crush the enemy, even if your body and bones are broken"
120 years ago, the Russian Port Arthur squadron lost the Battle of the Yellow Sea and practically ceased to exist as an organized fighting force....
Expedition to the ancestors. Hanseatic Cogg on seals and “pictures”
Today it is difficult to say whether all coggs were built the same. Most likely not - both in their design and in appearance there were serious differences, both regional and temporary....
1815 The last fight between Bonaparte and Blucher
The return of Bonaparte and the War of the VII Anti-French Coalition, the beginning of the military campaign of 1815, the Battle of Ligny...
Was Gorbachev a “super agent”?
It is in vain that Gorbachev is considered a kind of “super agent” who allegedly penetrated the leadership to destroy the USSR. The theory that he put into practice was formulated and even published long before he...
The brutal assault on Narva
320 years ago, the Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter Alekseevich took Narva. The Russian sovereign took revenge on the Swedes for the terrible defeat of 1700...
Falsification with a reserve for the future
The successes of aviation in the First World War on land theaters of operations were indisputable. Lieutenant Colonel William Lendrum Mitchell had the opportunity to prove the possibility of using aircraft against ships...
How the incompetent high command ruined Port Arthur and the Pacific Fleet
120 years ago, the Japanese army broke through the Russian defenses on the outskirts of Port Arthur and captured the Wolf Mountains. The defense of Port Arthur, the longest battle of the Russo-Japanese War, began...
Blücher vs. Bonaparte
1813 and 1814: Blücher in the War of the VI anti-French coalition - from Mökern to Paris...
Echo of the Holy Alliance. Will Russia save Europe?
The Holy Alliance combined a conservative world order with liberal ideas that anticipated the twentieth-century concept of a united Europe; Is it possible to revive it under the auspices of Russia at present...
How plans to create a “Greater Finland” failed
On August 9, 1944, the offensive of Soviet troops in Karelia, which was part of the Vyborg-Petrozavodsk operation, ended. As a result, the Red Army was able to eliminate the threat to Leningrad with...
Expedition to the ancestors. Just cogg. First a little history
In 988, the coggs were already there and swimming, as there is a written source about. And then, century after century, coggas were not only built, but also constantly improved, and their design gradually changed....
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher. Unlucky opponent of Bonaparte
The origin and early life of Blucher, service in the Swedish army and with Frederick the Great, the first battles against Bonaparte...
Poetry of warriors, pirates and sea kings. Considered the most complex poetry in the world
A verse that simply rhymes, from the point of view of the skalds, is not yet a verse. Skaldic verse, in their opinion, should have been decorated with means of sound expressiveness, for example, internal rhymes...
Gangut. How Russia fought for dominance in the Baltic
310 years ago, on August 7, 1714, the Russian fleet under the command of Apraksin and Tsar Peter in a fierce battle defeated the Swedish squadron at Cape Gangut in the Gulf of Finland. The Gangut victory led to a radical...
The peak of the power of Philip II and the death of the great king
The Battle of Chaeronea, the peak of the power of Philip II, preparations for the campaign against Persia and the death of the great king...
Greek warriors in museum artifacts
Today we are going to get acquainted with the weapons and armor of Greek warriors in their classic version. And these will be both artifacts from a variety of museums, and images of Greek warriors...
Schleswig-Holstein War of 1864 and its political consequences
The Schleswig-Holstein question was one of the most complex in the history of international relations, and the war of 1864, also known as the Danish War, is one of three European wars in which...
Philip II. How to make Macedonia great
Opinions about Philip II of ancient authors, his difficult relationship with his son Alexander, the last anti-Macedonian coalition...
“Beatus” – reflections on the end of the world
There were a lot of books in the Middle Ages. Among them were those who commented on the Holy Scripture in order to help believers understand it. There were truly amazing books in this genre...