Artillery was Russia's 'god of war' long before Ukraine
In the Ukraine war, it is artillery that has enabled tactically clumsy Russian infantry and armor to advance. Stalin once ...
Collection of 'quirky' 19th century German toys sell for nearly £200k at auction
A man's lifetime collection of 'risqué' antique toys from 19th century Germany has sold at auction, fetching nearly £200k ...
The century-long reign of the machine gun is over, a Russian strategist argues
A Russian strategist said small FPV drones had made infantry weapons such as machine guns and mortars obsolete. A US expert ...
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This day in history
1780 – The British Gazette and Sunday Monitor was published for the first time. It was the first Sunday newspaper in Britain. 1793 – The Holy Roman Emperor formally declared war on France.
How Bengali Literature Perceives Maratha Heroism
There was backlash to 'Chhaava' was from a section of Bengali academics, who took to social media alleging the film was ...
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“Quirky” collection of 19th century German toys fetch nearly £200k at auction
A collection of more than 400 “quirky” German toys which date back to the 19th century have sold at auction – for nearly £200k. The haul which previously belonged to David Finn, from Nottinghamshire, ...
Putin must stop 'unnecessary demands' in peace talks, Zelensky tells EU chiefs at meeting
Senior military officers from around 20 countries are meeting in the UK to discuss a peacekeeping force after any Ukraine ...
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The Imperialist Philosopher Who Demanded the Ukraine War
He was a walking paradox: in the aristocratic Russian manner, he wore cavalry jodhpurs and rolled ... When Tsar Alexander I chased Napoleon Bonaparte from a charred Moscow to Paris, in 1814 ...