Category: HISTORY
HISTORY
How the US Army and US Navy Won the First Battle of Desert Storm
by Sokratis
2021-01-24
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On Jan. 24, 1991, a U.S.-led international coalition won the first battle of Operation Desert Storm, the effort to free Kuwait after its invasion and annexation by Iraq, with the coordinated efforts of the Army and Navy.
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World
Secrets of Leadership: Hitler and Churchill
by Sokratis
2021-01-29
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If you analyse four key leaders of the last century - Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King - to discover whether they have any traits in common as leaders, a profound difference emerges between those leaders who were charismatic - Hitler and Kennedy - and those who were genuinely inspirational - Churchill and Martin Luther King. A comparison between Churchill and Hitler, and between true inspiration and mere charisma, gives a useful insight into this difference, and may help in the analysis of what leadership entails.
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World
10 works of Beethoven that actually changed the world
by Sokratis
2021-03-05
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250 years ago, Ludwig van Beethoven was born – and the world was never the same again. These are 10 masterpieces from the German composer that altered everything forever.
Arts
Culture
History
Clemens von Metternich: The man who outwitted Napoleon?
by Sokratis
2021-03-13
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As Austrian foreign minister from 1809 to 1848, Clemens von Metternich was a major player in European affairs for twice as long as Napoleon Bonaparte. A closet admirer of the French Emperor, Metternich was concerned to show himself as the man who had outwitted Napoleon.
History
Irish Americans invaded Canada in a plot to liberate Ireland
by Sokratis
2021-03-22
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Had it succeeded, a 19th-century attempt to force the British out of Ireland by invading Canada would be remembered as the boldest flanking maneuver in military history.
History
World
For over 50 years, Navy fighter pilot never told anyone about secretly shooting down Russian aircraft
by Sokratis
2021-03-22
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Retired Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams has been keeping a secret for more than 50 years.
History
World