05/07/17 | History
The Magenta Pyrogorvetta is the first Italian ship to travel around the globe
Only five years after the Unification of Italy, the kingdom was already beginning to weave its foreign policy relations using a massive propaganda action; so the ...
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04/07/17 | History
The golden galleon
Caribbean Sea 2 November 1641, on this day consecrated by the piety of the living to the cult of the dead, a ship laden with gold and silver sank with its load of men and ...
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19/06/17 | History
The Battle of Waterloo
Waterloo is one of the most important battles in history, as it represents the tomb of the Napoleonic Empire, which embodied in part the Enlightenment ideas and ...
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15/06/17 | History
Pantelleria, 15 June 1942, under the sign of Antares
June 1942: the Regia Marina has been involved for months in contrasting British convoys to Malta. Malta, a British strategic base, is now on its last legs, a critical situation ...
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14/06/17 | History
HMS Dreadnought: The ship that triggered the naval run
Between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, after the abandonment of the artillery in the bulwark and their installation in armored pivoting towers, the use of ...
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10/06/17 | History
War of the people and war of war: dead and wounded, but something changes with the Revolution
The "king's war" was a "private" affair. The military "caste" of one monarchy conflicted with that, identical and, therefore, specular, of another. The "professionals" unfolded ...
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09/06/17 | History
Testimonials from D-Day: "It was total chaos!"
Memory often leaves man with the passing of the years and the advancing age, but reserves precise surprises when it is questioned to tell the most crucial moments ...
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06/06/17 | History
SS-Totenkopfverbände Division
SS-Totenkopfverbände, known as “Totenkopf”, a name that evokes terror, a name that refers the human memory to the thought of death, of destruction, a name linked to a ...
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31/05/17 | History
The siege of Rhodes
"When shall we scape from the delay of Rome? And when, slow Venice, will thy Soccours come? How often too have we in ...
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28/05/17 | History
29 May 1453: The Fall of Constantinople
Five hundred and sixty-four years ago, Mohammed II the Conqueror, seventh Sultan of the Osmanli dynasty (...
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24/05/17 | History
Over a century since the beginning of the Great War: reflections from the sky
The 24 May 1915, one year after the beginning of hostilities, Italy entered the war next to the powers of the Entente: ...
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23/05/17 | History
The squadron of millionaires: the young offspring of Yale who wanted to leave for the 'Great War'
Hair well-groomed and well-combed, dark blazers and a winged brooch pinned on the chest - designed specifically for ...
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22/05/17 | History
The battle of Caporetto was not a defeat
The Great War plays a fundamental role in the History of Italy, since it was the first real difficulty faced ...
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17/05/17 | History
The health benefits of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The doctors, institutions and health organization, under the reign (1734 - 1861) of the Bourbon Two Sicilies, ...
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16/05/17 | History
The inventor of the “Triage”: Jean Dominique de Larrey, Napoleon's surgeon
It is impossible to refer to the First Aid in case of "catastrophic" events, of any nature and origin, in ...
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16/05/17 | History
The Treasure of Pollux
Emeralds, diamonds, jewels, watches, thousands of gold and silver coins. A real treasure hidden in ...
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15/05/17 | History
Giuseppe Brotzu: war on malaria in Sardinia
Often the most fought wars are not those that take place on a battlefield, but those, unknown to most, ...
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11/05/17 | History
The War of the Ogaden between Ethiopia and Somalia (1977-1978): Russians and Cubans enter the war and change their fate
(Continued) Thus began a massive airlift to supply the troops on the ground. From the 25 November 1977 ...
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10/05/17 | History
Another, unknown, South primate: X-rays in war!
As we unfortunately know, our country is not always, especially after the annexation of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, has ...
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08/05/17 | History
Seagulls: the Nibbio class hydrofoils
In the last part of the Cold War the Italian Navy developed a series of small anti-ship units ...
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Publishing
The Lastampa "site" insults the "Difesa Online" newspaper
This morning friends and colleagues sent me an article signed by Francesco Grignetti regarding the Vannacci issue. From the text I learn that a "cultural movement" would be born...
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Letters to the Director
Letter to Defense Online: "About Aries..."
Dear editor, regarding the letter to Difesa Online Are you "conveniently" missing a few beats?, for what it's worth, know that I totally agree with you. Unfortunately, I add...
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