He would raise a private army, and if his territory was large enough, he might create several vassals of his own below him. Each vassal was given a title, but no direct political power was afforded to him at first. Rules of succession developed along the same lines as rules of ...
Garoua-Boulaï, Cameroon —Much of the bloodiest fighting since Russia launched its full-scaleinvasion of Ukrainehas been around the eastern city of Bakhmut, where thousands of ill-equipped Russian forceshave died on the front linessince the end of last year. Many of those fighters h...
This is how a computer looks at chess. It thinks about it in a world of "all possible moves," and it makes a big tree for all of those moves, like this: In this tree, there are 20 possible moves for white. There are 20 * 20 = 400 possible moves for black, depending on what ...
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Subsequently, Grigory Ivanovich proved himself to be one of the most capable commanders of the Red Army during the Civil War period. "Dexterity, strength, animal instinct combined in Kotovsky with great courage. He controlled himself even in the most risky cases, when he was a hair's breadth...
The poem’s verses declare, ‘’What kind of dream is this, that I had thought before daybreak I was preparing Valhalla for a slain army? I awakened the einherjar, asking them to get up to strew the benches and to rinse the drinking cups. I asked the valkyries to bring wine, as ...
The job market is not really growing as much as we hear. Yes, jobs are being added, but the majority-56%- of them are welfare and healthcare related jobs and due to migrants having to be dealt with and more homeless. It is mainly concentrated in the big blue states, NY and IL lead...
In the mid-1920s, the Red Army’s interest in pigeon post, which had somewhat waned after the end of World War I, was rekindled again. The little winged assistants were particularly in demand for the needs of the Workers and Peasants’ Red Air Force. ...
on the right top side of the trigger guard is believed to be another inspector’s mark. The right side of the slide is marked “Colt’s PT. F. A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CONN. U. S. A.” The right side of the frame is marked “UNITED STATES PROPERTY’ “M1911A1 U.S. ARMY” as...
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly on his way to Russia's port city Vladivostok via bulletproof train to meet President Vladimir Putin. In line with a long-standing tradition among North Korean leaders, Mr Kim will likely spend over 20 hours travelling some 1,180km (733 miles)...