19/06/18  |  History
100 ° anniversary of the death of Francesco Baracca
Today, Tuesday 19 June, marks the centenary of the death of the Asso degli Assi, the major MOVM Francesco Baracca. Just 41 days after the 130th anniversary of his birth, the ...
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18/06/18  |  History
On the eve of the storm
This article is intended to offer an unpublished look at the Battle of Waterloo, as the story of it has already been published. The main source of inspiration is the ...
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14/06/18  |  History
AK, the most famous weapon and its parent
Mikhail Kalashnikov's life begins and ends as one of those stories that may have been told to young Russians during the Soviet Union years to give ...
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14/06/18  |  History
The myth of Marengo: 14 June 1800
From the scorching Egyptian dunes, in the shadow of the Pyramids, General Bonaparte, along with his faithful aide general Louis Alexandre Berthier, peered worriedly at the ...
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10/06/18  |  History
Premuda, 10 June 1918, very first light of dawn, the reason for the "Navy day"
Spring of the 1918, the fate of the Italian war is poised. After two years of frontal attacks, the Austrians have called the Germans to help: they are followed, in order, ...
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30/05/18  |  History
The usual lack of geopolitical vision of Italy
At this time, an important summit is taking place in Paris involving the various actors of the Libyan situation. Strongly desired by President Macron - so much ...
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21/05/18  |  History
The lord of the "V-2"
A mystery envelops its end. There are five different versions of the death of SS Hans Kammler general. Probably lived and died as an American, under a false identity, ...
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16/05/18  |  History
"Bernhard" operation
Operation "Bernhard", was the name of a German secret plan, developed to undermine the British economy through the massive introduction of fake banknotes from 5, 10 ...
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02/05/18  |  History
Manhattan Project: Klaus Fuchs, the spy
When we talk about the Manhattan Project we immediately think of great personalities such as Enrico Fermi, Albert Einstein and Robert ...
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01/05/18  |  History
The battle of the Meuse-Argonne
In the autumn of 1918 Ferdinand Foch, commander-in-chief of the allied forces on the Western Front, gave the order ...
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27/04/18  |  History
130 years ago, Columbus returned to Venice after a mission-record: 4 years and a half in Asia and South America
On April 26, 1888, the cruiser Cristoforo Colombo concluded the longest mission in the history of the Navy ...
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09/04/18  |  History
Operation Cast Lead: Gaza strip 2008
From 27 December 2008 to 19 January 2009 there was a clash, in the Gaza Strip, between IDF forces and ...
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26/03/18  |  History
March 26, 1941: "explosive boats" force the bay of Suda
March 26th is the heroic act carried out in 1941, during the Second World War, with assault vehicles ...
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19/03/18  |  History
Cassino 1944: the stele of unnecessary polemics and true heroes
These days, in the small town of Cassino in Lazio, a controversy is mounting - generated by the ANPI and ...
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09/03/18  |  History
Italian wings in post-war conflicts: the case of Siai Marchetti SF-260 around the world
Although it was born in the early sixties as a development of another propeller plane, the F.8 Falco dell '...
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07/03/18  |  History
Monaco 1972: The dawn of counter-terrorism
In 1970, King Hussein of Jordan came to an inevitable rupture with the Palestinians whose presence within the ...
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27/02/18  |  History
San Gottardo terminus: the death of General Albert von Berrer
The morning of 28 October 1917 is a prime example of how in the war the fortunes can suddenly capsize, ...
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13/02/18  |  History
The hijacking of the Achille Lauro
In the mid-'80, an official statement of the Ministry of Interior of the Italian Republic, whose holder ...
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12/02/18  |  History
Dare the inosable, the "Beffa di Buccari" of 10 February 1918
After the forcing of Trieste, and the sinking of the battleship Wien, at the beginning of 1918 it was decided to build ...
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08/02/18  |  History
Lebanon 2006: Operation Rain in Summer, a strongly asymmetric conflict
Over the past few years, the various conflicts that have broken out in the world have hardly seen a balance between ...
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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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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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