Sometimes we tend to idealize everything that comes from the East. Without going any further, in Western eyes the figure of the samurai is usually surrounded by a halo of mysticism that has little to do with reality. We think they were honorable, spiritual warriors with high moral principles, but wh
The First Balkan War had ended with Greece liberating a large part of its enslaved territories. However, Greece soon found itself confronted with its until then ally Bulgaria. The Bulgarians were keeping an eye on Macedonia and had sent a small force to Thessaloniki. However, as the situation ten
When we say the word “marathon ”, the image of poor Filipides immediately comes to mind. throwing the lung before the Athenians after the famous battle against the Persians. There is no doubt that he performed quite a heroic deed, whether he covered the 40 km of the official version or the 240 km at
Introduction Last April 17th marked the 60th anniversary of the failed invasion of Cuba that took place at the Bay of Pigs. It was a military operation carried out by Cuban exiles supported by the United States government through the CIA who, in April 1961, landed in that place with the intention o