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28 Feb

In 1899 King Umberto I of Italy 🇮🇹 sent an expeditious to China 🐲 to establish an Italian coaling station in the Bay of San Mun, near Ningpo south of the Chusan islands. Britain & Germany didn’t want the competition & when China said “No”, Italy had to back down. Cont..👉🏻

Italy 🇮🇹 did have a legation in Peking but when Rome backed down this encouraged the anti-foreign element in China to defy all the foreigners in the country. The result was the horrific Boxer Rebellion & the 55-day siege of the foreign legation in Peking. Cont..👉🏻

Italy 🇮🇹 sent 2 warships & 2,500 troops to take part in the 8-Nation Alliance in 1900 to rescue their people in Peking and suppress the Boxers. In the aftermath, Italy received a greater concession in China, in Tientsin on September 7, 1901. After WW1 Italy gained the Austrian 👉🏻

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7 Feb

There is no need for the current antagonism toward Russia. We have never fought a war against Russia, have no shared border or territorial disputes with Russia & no vital interests in conflict. Here is a brief rundown on Russian-American relations: 🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸

During the American War for Independence, Empress Catherine the Great of Russia played an important part. She organized the League of Armed Neutrality which prevented sympathetic European powers from assisting the British against the Americans. 🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸

During the American Civil War the Russian Imperial Navy wintered in American ports. With Britain & France ill-disposed toward Russia & not very friendly with the USA, this was to be prepared for foreign intervention leading to a wider war w/ Russia & USA allied. 🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸

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6 Feb

The British🇬🇧 Crusader tank had relatively thin army & not much hitting power (early units were outgunned by the Italian M13/40) but it’s Christie suspension & up to 42kmh top speed still made it quite a handful for the Axis forces in North Africa to deal with.

The British🇬🇧 Cromwell tank likewise wasn’t the most armored vehicle around but it had the Christie suspension & a fantastic engine that made it nimble, maneuverable & astoundingly fast. It had a 75mm gun that was more than a match for all but the heaviest German panzers.

The British🇬🇧 Matilda II was an infantry support tank so it was made to go slow, which was fine and it wasn’t the most heavily armed with its 2pdr 40mm gun. However, her impressive armor protection, up to 78mm in places, compensated, making her a very tough tank to kill.

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@bonesoflasalle

6 Feb

Joseph E. Johnston

P.G.T. Beauregard

Robert E. Lee

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@bonesoflasalle

5 Feb

Christopher Plummer 1929-2021 RIP☠️

Above pics are Chris Plummer as:
Georg Ritter von Trapp in “The Sound of Music”
General Chang in “Star Trek VI the Undiscovered Country”
The Duke of Wellington in “Waterloo”
Kaiser Wilhelm II in “The Exception”

Christopher Plummer as Emperor Commodus in “The Fall of the Roman Empire”

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@bonesoflasalle

12 Jan

The original Fascist League of North America was established by Dino Bigongiari, Professor of Italian at Columbia University. It was not a very professional operation but was initiated by Italian-Americans, not the fascist government in Rome. 🇮🇹🇺🇸

In 1924 Count Ignazio Thaon di Revel came to reorganize the FLNA. The count took central control as President of the Fascist Council for the FLNA which stood for opposition to radicalism, chiefly instigated by the Bolsheviks and their supporters in America. 🇺🇸🇮🇹

The FLNA attracted criticism from liberals, leftists and even other Italian-American groups, such as the Sons of Italy, condemned the organization. This threatened to damage U.S.-Italy relations particularly when politicians began calling for a Congressional investigation.

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