03/07/24  |  History
The Força Expedicionaria Brasileira in Italy during the Second World War (second part)
As mentioned, the Brazilian contingent should have landed in North Africa where it could have exploited the existing English and American training camps. Floors...
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01/07/24  |  History
Canadian tanks: the Ram
The Ram was a Canadian-built cruiser tank active in the Second World War. The vehicle was never...
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24/06/24  |  History
The Força Expedicionaria Brasileira in Italy during the Second World War (part one)
Brazil participated in the Second World War with a contingent of 25.834 men and women. The FEB (Força Expedicionária Brasileira) fought alongside the allies...
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24/06/24  |  History
Luftwaffe bombers: the Heinkel He 111
The Heinkel He 111 was an important medium bomber used by the Luftwaffe in the late XNUMXs and in World War II. Furthermore, the aircraft was the most...
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17/06/24  |  History
Fighters of the Royal Air Force: the Gloster Meteor
The Gloster Meteor was an important fighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force. It was the first British jet fighter and the only Allied jet aircraft in the...
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10/06/24  |  History
The battlecruisers of the Royal Navy: HMS Hood
HMS Hood was a major battlecruiser of the Royal Navy employed from 1920 to 1941. Additionally, Hood was the first and last cruiser of the Admiral class. It is good...
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03/06/24  |  History
The French battleship Bouvet
The battleship Bouvet was an important warship of the Marine nationale. She was part of a group of five battleships (the others were Charles Martel, Jauréguiberry, Carnot and ...
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20/05/24  |  History
May 20: 1882-1915
May 20, 1882 is the date on which the Triple "Alliance" between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy was formally signed. This treaty established a defensive military alliance...
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06/05/24  |  History
The Fleet Air Arm torpedo bombers: the Fairey Swordfish
The Fairey Swordfish was an important torpedo bomber used during the Second World War. The main...
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30/04/24  |  History
The Lend-Lease Act, or the strategic dialectic of global powers between opportunity and opportunism
It is necessary to lay down some premises to try to understand the oxymoronic irrational logic of "thoroughly" investments...
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08/04/24  |  History
The Aurora
Aurora was an important Russian protected cruiser and is currently maintained as a museum ship in St. Petersburg....
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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 good to remember that...
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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 embarked dive bomber employed by 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. The...
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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 at the end...
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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. AND...
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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...
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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. L'...
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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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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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Nasrallah is dead, long live Nasrallah
It ended as it began. And as it will probably continue. Like Abbas al Musawi, his predecessor, so Hasan Nasr Allah fell under Israeli fire. Following the paradigm of Moshe Dayan,...
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Letter to Difesa Online: "Are the chiefs of staff also censored now?"
Dear director, I have read the speech given by General Masiello to the 40th of the Lagunari and, remembering having read the Army Press Release (it dates back to 25 June, you were not...
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