The savior of Thessaloniki is the title of an article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung about Georg Eckert, who in post-war Germany was a highly respected scientist, educator and historian, he was also President of the German Commission for UNESCO. During the Second World War, he was 28 years old serving i
In 1864, at the height of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln he was facing presidential re-election. In addition to the particularity of the situation, he had to face other problems:divisions within the Republican party, a long war between brothers that was bleeding the country dry, and the issue of abo
This is the history and origins of the Mossos dEsquadra and the Civil Guard . The Mossos dEsquadra were designed and created by King Felipe V with a dual purpose:to stop the criminals and bandits who were scattered throughout the towns, roads and mountains in Catalonia, and to put an end to the Aust
Elephants were domesticated by humans and used like horses as draft animals. But early on it was realized that the great physical strength of the elephant could also be used for war purposes. In India war elephants evolved into the main parts of the war machines of the rulers of the region, but also