kumpulan berbagai informasi sejarah / riwayat dan peristiwa penting lainnya dalam sejarah manusia
Nathaniel Banks’ Yankees are no match for Jackson’s ‘foot cavalry’ at 1st Winchester. Stonewall Jackson had two missions in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley in the spring of 1862. The first was to make sure the region, a vital agricultural hub between the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountains, stayed in Confederate hands. He had worked toward that …
The post Stonewall’s Shenandoah Showdown appeared first on HistoryNet.
What We Learned from Fort Eben-Emael, 1940According to one source it was Adolf Hitler himself who first floated the idea for an aerial assault on the lynchpin of Belgium’s frontline defenses. “I have read something of your… Read MoreDecisions: Dropping the BombPresident Harry S. Truman’s orders for atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945, were among the most important and controversial decisions of the 20th century… Read MoreWhen the Mongols Met Their MarchIn 1260 at the spring of Ayn J¯al¯ut in Palestine, an Egyptian Mamluk army handed invading Mongols a bitter cup of defeat. In September 1260 an Egyptian Mamluk army, led by Sultan … Read MoreLi-Wo’s Last FightThomas Wilkinson Royal Navy Reserve Victoria Cross Java Sea February 14, 1942 His Majesty’s Ship much of a warship. Barely 160 feet long, with steam engines Li-Wo wasn’t generating… Read MoreHallowed Ground: Nu‘uanu Pali, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iStanding at the Nu‘uanu Pali overlook on O‘ahu, it is hard to imagine that such a serene landscape was the setting for a bloody and ultimately futile last stand by hundreds of Poly… Read More
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar