Monday - Salpa from S. Maria di Belem (Brazil) the Dogali ram torpedo to the command of the frigate captain Gregorio Ronca to go up the Amazon River from the mouth up to Santa Fè in Peru that will reach the 29 1905 January with intermediate stops to Santarèm, Obidos, Manaus, capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonia and Iquitos (Peru) performing in 34 days a difficult navigation of 8500 km round trip in an almost unknown river: first among the military ships of the world to make a business no longer attempted by another ship of a similar size.
19 December 1904: The Dogali dates back to the Amazon River
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06/05/24 | History
The Fleet Air Arm torpedo bombers: the Fairey Swordfish
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The Lend-Lease Act, or the strategic dialectic of global powers between opportunity and opportunism
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The Aurora
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The ships of the Marine Nationale: the Dunkerque
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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)
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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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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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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...
"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 ...