Feb 22, 2020 · During World War II, Germany built the Atlantic Wall, a series of fortifications covering the Atlantic coasts of France, the Low Countries, Norway, etc. But that effort didn't …

Aug 30, 2016 · Lots of famous defensive lines were built up to and during WWII, like the Maginot Line or Atlantic Wall. China did the same for the Second Sino-Japanese war, two lines they …

Jun 17, 2017 · How did the civilian population of Germany react when it became known that the Allies had finally launched their attack on the Atlantic Wall?

But were these losses attributed only to canons and big guns positioned along the Atlantic wall, or was there a naval battle taking place during the landings? I'd imagine there were mines placed …

Aug 27, 2015 · But, the Western Mediterranean region was essentially, an unoccupied and unconquered waterway zone which allowed for free, uninterrupted exploratory and …

Sep 26, 2017 · The generally higher mortality rates for the early period of the trans-Atlantic slave trade can be attributed to slow ships (=more time at sea), worse conditions, and inexperienced …

Feb 18, 2025 · 6 I'm writing a fictional story that takes place in the 1770s, and I want a character to have her passage across the Atlantic - from America to France - paid for by someone else. …

Oct 1, 2017 · Pliny stated that a Roman expedition from Mauritania visited the islands of the archipelago of the Canaries and Madeira around 10 AD and found great ruins but no …

The Mongolian Empire reached quite a vast extent according to the map below and leaders such as Genghis Khan seemed to defeat all their enemies consistently. Yet, the empire never …

Navigation To be frank: Even the atlantic crossings by the Europeans caused horrific losses of life because even with a latitude there were always severe problems because captains were not …