When the envoy of King Charles II of England saw Polish hussars for the first time, he was amazed. He wrote in the diary:This army is the finest thing that has been seen. And it was not an isolated opinion. Does this mean that there was no way to deal with the hussars? As it turns out, a few would b
Many myths have arisen around the defense of Westerplatte, and the staff of the Military Transit Depot have already been recognized years ago as an undisputed collective hero. But do all soldiers really deserve this name? Definitely not. The beginning of the legend of a handful of defenders rele
Although it is generally believed that the Battle of Berlin completely wiped out the city, this is a myth. It is true that the last great battle fought in Europe meant that 80% of the buildings in Berlin suffered some kind of damage. The buildings were mostly repaired after the war. Because the buil
Economic life of Rigvedic Aryans The economic life of the Rigvedic Aryans was simple, there was no complexity in it. The economy of the early Rigvedic Aryans was mainly pastoral, not food-producing, so regular taxes were collected from the people very little. There is no mention of donation of land