Cook Strait, which separates the North and South islands of New Zealand, has never been the safest place for shipping. Particularly dangerous was the French Pass (Te Aumiti), which is…
Iceland is one of the few countries in Europe that does not have a railway. There were never any train stations, intercity railways, subways or trams. And no wonder -…
Alternative history is a tricky business. We cannot objectively judge decisions from the past using categories of today. However, now after more than 70 years have passed we can look…
Alternative history is not the most productive hobby to have. It also sort of goes against main principles of historism. We stand on our pile of books and look down…
US Diplomatic mission in Russia is facing some issue, since a couple of weeks ago Russia announced it has to reduce its personnel by 755 people. While it is an…
It‘s been more than 70 years since the Second World War ended. However, traces of the biggest humanity‘s conflict can still be discovered. Just recently a Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter…
Alternative history is a rather weird hobby. People analize events and decisions and try to guess how history would‘ve changed is some decisions were different. It is not really a…
Tanks are probably the most interesting piece of military machinery. In fact, in the language of common people tank is not a universal word for any other military vehicle with…
Even if you are not interested in the history of the Second World War you have probably heard about the Pearl Harbor attack. It was an attempt by Japanese forces…
Imagine yourself hiking somewhere in the mountains in Argentina, hundreds of kilometres away from the ocean, and encountering a dead whale. What would you think? That actually happened and people…
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