After the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, the British RAF assembled several Polish fighter squadrons. These squadrons consisted of volunteers, men and women who had been forced to flee their own country and families. People of Polish origin, angered by the German occupation. Even foreign nationals who simply wanted to see a…
Author: Mark Pygas
Some battles and sieges were bloody, others were outright massacres – massacres which saw more dead in a few days that many wars did in years. Whilst the battle of the Somme and the siege of Stalingrad are well known for their massive casualties, lesser known is the vast bloodshed of earlier battles. Below are…
The goal of any state is to survive the test of time. Some states have achieved this, forming great nations and even empires – providing their people with security and stability. Other states in history, for some reason or another, have barely lasted a day. As a fledgling state you should know that something’s gone…