08/04/24  |  History
The Aurora
Aurora was an important Russian protected cruiser and is currently maintained as a museum ship in St. Petersburg. She was one of three cruisers of the Pallada class; the others...
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01/04/24  |  History
The ships of the Marine Nationale: the Dunkerque
The Dunkerque was the most important fast cruiser of the Marine Nationale of the class of the same name. It is worth remembering that the class included - in addition to Dunkirk - also...
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25/03/24  |  History
The Japanese embarked bombers: the Aichi D3A
The Aichi D3A – Val to the Allies – was an important carrier-based dive bomber employed by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The Navy...
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04/03/24  |  History
Royal Air Force aircraft: the Bristol Blenheim
The Bristol Blenheim was a light bomber used by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. During the conflict, the aircraft was used as...
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05/02/24  |  History
Luftwaffe aircraft: the Focke-Wulf Fw 200 (Condor)
The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 – nicknamed Condor – was a four-engine monoplane aircraft used by the Germans in the late XNUMXs and in the Second World War. The main...
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22/01/24  |  History
Luftwaffe fighter planes: the Messerschmitt Me 262
The Messerschmitt Me 262 was an important Luftwaffe aircraft used at the end of the Second World War. It is worth remembering that the aircraft was the first turbojet fighter...
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15/01/24  |  History
Soviet bombers: the Tupolev TB-3
The Tupolev TB-3 was a monoplane heavy bomber of the Soviet Air Force. The vehicle - also known as ANT-6 - was introduced in the XNUMXs and was used in...
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02/01/24  |  History
The Kaiser's light cruisers: the Emden
The SMS Emden was a light cruiser of the Imperial German Navy used in the First World War. The cruiser was the second and last example of the Dresden class....
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19/12/23  |  History
18-19 December 1941 - the Enterprise of Alexandria
On the night between 18 and 19 December 1941, 6 assaulters of the Navy completed the feat of...
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18/12/23  |  History
Royal Navy cruisers: HMS Glasgow (1909)
HMS Glasgow (sixth ship of this name to serve in the Royal Navy) was a light cruiser of the Royal…
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11/12/23  |  History
The tanks of the British Army: the Tetrarch
The Tank Mk VII Tetrarch was a British light tank used during the Second World War. THE...
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27/11/23  |  History
Battleships of the Royal Navy: HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite - later named The Old Lady - was one of the Royal Navy's most important battleships....
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21/11/23  |  History
The drama of the destroyer Carlo Alberto Racchia
This story began on the Galician fronts and continued in the prison camps of Austria-Hungary which, according to...
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20/11/23  |  History
The submarines of the Royal Navy: the Alpino Bagnolini
The Alpino Bagnolini was a submarine of the Royal Navy - used in the Second World War - belonging to the...
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13/11/23  |  History
The war preys of the Royal Navy: Beograd/Sebenico
The Beograd destroyer was the lead ship of the Beograd class of the Royal Yugoslav Navy. The ship came...
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06/11/23  |  History
The Kaiser's armored cruisers: the Blucher
The SMS Blucher was the last armored cruiser built in the German shipyards; the vehicle was called so...
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03/11/23  |  History
The sunset of the Rising Sun
After the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in October 1944, the Americans carried out their last major offensives...
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02/11/23  |  History
Kosovo (sixth part): towards conflict
The first shocks connected to the Kosovo War began already in the 80s, when the Kosovar political movements...
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30/10/23  |  History
30 OCTOBER 1940 – The BG2 mission. of the Assaulters of the Royal Navy
On 21 October 1940, after a first attempt interrupted due to the absence of enemy units in the port of Gibraltar,...
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30/10/23  |  History
The heavy cruisers of the Kriegsmarine: the Deutschland/Lutzow
The heavy cruiser Deutschland was the main ship of the class of the same name composed of a series of three...
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Tribute (due) to the 80th "Roma" infantry who takes leave with honor

Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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"Il Signor Parolini" (ninth part)

The baked chicken, as expected, had lived up to its reputation, consolidating, where needed, the undisputed culinary mastery of Gastone, chief ...

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Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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