11/07/17 | Story
Military life in antiquity
In the ancient world the military career had a greater importance than it has in our time, certainly it gave rise to greater comfort; this is logical if you think that ...
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08/07/17 | Story
The polar expedition of the Duke of the Abruzzi, 1899-1900, on Polar Starship
Following the first circumnavigation of the globe, carried out by the Magenta pyro-corvette (see article), in order to continue to promote national interests, ...
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07/07/17 | Story
The Special Department
The 1961 will be remembered as one of the worst years in South Tyrol's history: in June, in fact, one of the most beautiful regions of Italy leapt to the center of the news for ...
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07/07/17 | Story
The 1995 Air Force between Peru and Ecuador: premise and set-up (part 1 / 2)
There has always been a long-running border dispute between Ecuador and Peru dating back to the first border demarcation carried out by the Conquistadores in the 1535. The consequences...
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05/07/17 | Story
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 | Story
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 | Story
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 | Story
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 | Story
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 walled artillery and their ...
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10/06/17 | Story
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 a monarchy conflicted with that, identical and, ...
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09/06/17 | Story
Testimonials from D-Day: "It was total chaos!"
The memory often abandons man with the passing of time and advancing age, but reserves timely surprises when ...
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06/06/17 | Story
SS-Totenkopfverbände Division
SS-Totenkopfverbände, known as "Totenkopf", a name that evokes terror, a name that refers human memory to ...
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31/05/17 | Story
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 | Story
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 | Story
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 | Story
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 | Story
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 | Story
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 | Story
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 | Story
The Treasure of Pollux
Emeralds, diamonds, jewels, watches, thousands of gold and silver coins. A real treasure hidden in ...
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Ariadna Pinto, symbol of repression in Venezuela under the Maduro regime
Ariadna Pinto was a very young Venezuelan of 20 years, arrested in August 2024 in the context of the post-election protests following the presidential election of President Nicolás Maduro....
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Letters to the Director
Letter to Difesa Online: "The European Army Remains a Mirage"
Dear Director, during my now forty-year military career I have often found myself working side by side with military personnel from other nations, NATO and otherwise, in high-level operational contexts and...
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