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Outnumbered and outgunned, the Finns’ spirited defence
Early on 8 November 1942, Adolf Hitler’s special train was en route from Berlin to Munich when it was stopped at a small station in the Thuringian Forest to receive an urgent message from the Foreign
KINGDOM OF SAXONY 16-19 OCTOBER 1813
LECHFELD, BAVARIA 10-12 AUGUST 955
In the days and hours before October 7, intelligence that should have made its way up the IDF chain of command didn’t reach people who could have connected the dots
15 SEPTEMBER 1940
After decades experimenting with muskets, Oda Nobunaga perfected their use at the Battle of Nagashino, revolutionising not just samurai warfare but Japanese society itself