AvatarTorbjørn FærøvikNapoleon’s other wife: who was Habsburg Archduchess Marie-Louise?historyextra.com - Jessica HopeThe marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte to his first wife, Josephine de Beauharnais, is well known – not least because it ended as a result of the …
AvatarTorbjørn FærøvikHow the Observer reported Napoléon's exile to St Helena 200 years agoverified_publisherThe Guardian - Katy StoddardWhen Napoléon Bonaparte was banished in 1815, the Observer published a guide to the remote island - and the luxurious fixtures and fittings ordered for the exiled ruler On 15 October 1815, exiled from mainland Europe following a failed comeback, former emperor of France Napoléon Bonaparte reached St …
AvatarTorbjørn FærøvikThe man who saved Kyoto from the atomic bombverified_publisherBBC News - By Mariko OiJust weeks before the US dropped the most powerful weapon mankind has ever known, Nagasaki was not even on a list of target cities for the atomic bomb. In its place was Japan's ancient capital, Kyoto. The list was created by a committee of American military generals, army officers and scientists. …
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AvatarTorbjørn FærøvikFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Battle of Kursk – an outline - Rupert Colleyrupertcolley.com - by rupertcolleyThe Battle of Kursk, Germany’s last grand offensive on the Eastern Front and the largest ever tank battle the world’s ever seen, began 5 July …
AvatarTorbjørn FærøvikThe Day Stalin Almost Had a Breakdown - Rupert Colleyrupertcolley.com - by rupertcolleyDuring his thirty-year rule of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin succeeded in stifling all opposition. There was never a serious threat to his …
