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“Adelita or Die Lorelei?”

The Mexican Revolution was not just about Mexico. It was also about other countries that got involved for political aka economical reasons. Paul von Hintze studied at the Naval Academy which eventually led to his becoming an admiral in the German … Continue reading

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The Hero of Two Worlds

After the fall of the Roman Empire, Italy was fragmented and divided up into various kingdoms. Battles routinely moved boundaries but, in the early 1800s, Italy was basically divided into 3 parts: the Bourbons in the south, the Pope in … Continue reading

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