Swedish Fighters: The Saab 35 Draken
The Saab 35 Draken was a Swedish-made supersonic fighter developed during the Cold War. In addition to the Swedish Air Force, it was also used by the...
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Soviet Fighters: The Mig-19
The MiG-19 fighter (NATO reporting name: Farmer) was an important Soviet-produced supersonic aircraft used during the Cold War. It is worth remembering that it was the first...
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Aldrich Ames, the mole who fooled the CIA
Aldrich H. Ames is remembered as one of the most damaging traitors in the history of American intelligence. A man who sold secrets to adversaries for money,...
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Interceptor Fighters: The Convair F-106 Delta Dart
The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was a major supersonic interceptor fighter of the United States Air Force during the Cold War. The aircraft was produced by the company...
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Interceptor Fighters: The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was a major American-made interceptor fighter used during the Cold War. It was also the first interceptor – made in...
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US Navy Fighters: The Vought F-8 Crusader
The Vought F-8 Crusader was a major American-produced carrier-based (supersonic) fighter aircraft used during the Cold War. The aircraft's primary users were...
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US Air Force Aircraft: The F-100
The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a major American single-engine, swept-wing jet fighter during the Cold War. The aircraft, during its...
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IJN Kongo: From the Vickers shipyards to the Pacific War (1913-1944)
It is more common than one might think that political changes and industrial dynamics overlap, giving rise to contradictory or at least paradoxical situations. To quote...
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Medium Tanks: The M47 Patton
The M47 Patton was an American medium tank produced in the early XNUMXs and used until the early XNUMXs.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder in the past: historical evidence and management in ancient Rome
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now recognized as a psychological condition resulting from events...
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The "Toshiba-Kongsberg Scandal": A Timely Warning About Unpredictable Friends and Allies
In the 80s, at the height of the Cold War, an industrial and political scandal of international proportions shook the...
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Tanks of World War II: The M4 Sherman
The M4 Sherman was one of the most important and famous tanks used during World War II. In addition, the...
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Operation Cerberus: A Successful Retreat
The Channel Dash. This is how the English defined the – for them – embarrassing retreat maneuver...
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Naval Policies of the Second Half of the 19th Century: The Royal Navy
In the second half of the 19th century, the Navies experienced significant technological development, which...
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November 1896, the Lafolè massacre
In the summer of 1896, the Italian government planned an expedition into the interior of Somalia with the task of...
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"Capitani Romani" class light cruisers (12 units)
Atilius Regulus, Gaius Marius, Claudius Drusus, Claudius Tiberius, Cornelius Sulla, Julius Germanicus, Octavian Augustus, Paul...
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Soviet Fighters: The MiG-17
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 was a fighter aircraft developed and operated by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The...
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Korea: The Laboratory of Modern Air Warfare
The outbreak of the Korean War on June 25, 1950, found the air forces that would participate in it in the midst of...
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The Origins of the Polish Army That Fought at Cassino
The II Polish Army Corps was born in a dramatic context, linked to mass deportations and persecutions...
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The bombers of the Royal Air Force: the Piaggio P.108
The Piaggio P.108 was a heavy bomber used by the Regia Aeronautica during the Second World War. The...
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