13/01/25  |  History
German Fighters in World War I: The Fokker Dr. I
The Fokker Dr. I triplane fighter was one of the most important German aircraft used in World War I. The first prototype took flight for the first time on 5 July XNUMX.
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09/01/25  |  History
"The Sands of Hell"
The Portuguese sailors who first attempted to circumnavigate Africa by the Cape of Good Hope called them "as areias do Infern". What you see in the...
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07/01/25  |  History
Admirals of World War II: Chester Nimitz
Chester William Nimitz was one of the most important American admirals and strategists in World War II. Nimitz was the person who led the recovery of the US...
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30/12/24  |  History
The fighters of the Royal Air Force: the Fiat CR42 Falco
The Fiat CR42 Falco was a biplane fighter used by the Regia Aeronautica during the Second World War and the last biplane to be built in series. The main...
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24/12/24  |  History
Constitutional crisis in Moscow, when Yeltsin destroyed the opposition
On September 21, 1993, the first President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin appeared on television to announce with decree number 1400 that the Supreme Soviet of the...
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23/12/24  |  History
Generals of World War II: Heinz Guderian
Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was one of the most important generals of the Second World War and, perhaps, one of the greatest military theorists of the twentieth century who has most...
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16/12/24  |  History
Hashima, the stone ship
Hashima, also called Gunkanjima (“battleship island”) due to its similarity in shape to the battleship Tōsa, is an island off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture,...
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09/12/24  |  History
The fighters of the Royal Air Force: the Macchi MC202 Folgore
The Macchi MC202 Folgore was one of the most important and best fighters of the Regia Aeronautica in the Second World War. The main users of the aircraft were - in addition to...
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04/12/24  |  History
Habbaniya 1941: The Siege That Saved the Middle East from the Third Reich
At dawn on 30 April 1941 the garrison of the British air base at Habbaniya in Iraq, less than two thousand men, was...
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02/12/24  |  History
US Navy Carrier Aircraft: The Douglas SBD Dauntless
The Douglas SBD Dauntless was an important American reconnaissance aircraft and dive bomber in World War II.
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25/11/24  |  History
Royal Air Force Fighters: The Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane was one of the most important and versatile British fighters in the Second World War. The...
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18/11/24  |  History
A Brief History of Russian Intelligence: From the Tsars to Today
Throughout history, the Russian Empire always had a strong information and political/secret police structure, a...
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11/11/24  |  History
Admirals of World War II: Isoroku Yamamoto
Among the most important figures, during the Second World War, for the Japanese Empire (and not only) there was the...
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08/11/24  |  History
"Condottieri" class light cruisers, "Duca d'Aosta" type (2 units)
The two “Duca d'Aosta” class cruisers were an evolution of the two previous “Montecuccoli”. Externally identical to the...
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04/11/24  |  History
British Tanks in World War I: The Mark I
The British Mark I tank was the first mass-produced tracked armoured vehicle, and the first...
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30/10/24  |  History
"Condottieri" class cruisers, "Duca degli Abruzzi" type (2 units)
They are the last of the five classes of cruisers in the Condottieri series. Excellent units among the best...
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28/10/24  |  History
The (non) Italian tanks: the M11/39
The M11/39 was an Italian medium tank (built by Ansaldo) used during the Second World War. The...
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26/10/24  |  History
Trieste to Italy: 70th Anniversary
On October 26, 1954, Trieste returned to Italy, and the ships of the Italian Navy once again took possession of the city...
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22/10/24  |  History
The Third Reich in the Arab World after 1945
By the end of 1944, with the German army in retreat and no prospect of a breakthrough, the Middle East was not...
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21/10/24  |  History
Japanese Fighters: The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa
The Nakajima Ki-43, nicknamed Hayabusa (peregrine falcon), was an important Japanese fighter aircraft used in the...
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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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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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In Defense of Cecilia Sala: Reflections on Justice and (Juvenile) Opinions in Freedom
The news of the arrest and detention of Cecilia Sala in the homeland prisons of the happy Islamic Republic of Iran, now belongs to the past news. Far from sharing the whys and the...
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