THROUGHOUT NAZI GERMANY, the exploits of U-boat commanders and their crewmen were glorified during the early years of the Battle of the Atlantic. U-boatmen were hailed as heroes; U-boat commanders became legendary figures draped with Iron Crosses. And the successes of this “Happy Time”—as the Germans called the period from January to July 1942, when … Lire la suite
The history of Christianity’s most controversial relic. Andrea Nicolotti April 06, 2022 0 Comments 40 views Share The Shroud of Turin is a linen sheet long claimed to feature the image of the tortured body of Jesus of Nazareth. It has been kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Turin.Credit: Photo by Giuseppe Enrie, 1931, … Lire la suite
Dorothy Willette April 05, 2022 47 Comments 112463 views Share At the top of the eastern ridge of the City of David, Nehemiah and the returned exiles built a new city wall. Although they simply repaired the pre-existing walls elsewhere in the city, the wall just above the steep Kidron Valley was too damaged and … Lire la suite
Fox Conner (1874–1951) was among the most influential American generals of World War II, despite having retired from active duty in 1938, three years before the United States entered the war. One of the Army’s most senior officers during World War I and the interwar years, Conner mentored several leading generals of World War II. … Lire la suite
Why Did Judas Identify Jesus with a Kiss? The Late Hershel Shanks’s First Person from the January/February 2014 issue of BAR Hershel Shanks April 05, 2022 97 Comments 43030 views Share I’ve been reading a book titled Pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem “On the Life and the Passion of Christ”: A Coptic Apocryphon by the Dutch scholar … Lire la suite
Sebenico si trova nella Dalmazia centrale dove il fiume Krka sfocia nel Mare Adriatico. È considerata la più antica città nativa croata e oggi è un centro politico, accademico, industriale e turistico della contea di Sebenico-Knin. Grazie alla sua ottima posizione geografica, potrete visitare molte città situate a sud e anche a nord di Sebenico … Lire la suite
The experiences of U.S. infantrymen in Vietnam are told in many ways: through personal memoirs, media accounts, oral histories— and the government’s own reports. Historian Chris McNab mined those reports to produce The U.S. Army Infantryman Vietnam Pocket Manual, which reprints declassified primary documents such as field manuals, weapons manuals, intelligence analyses and after-action reports, … Lire la suite
Take a video tour atop the walls of the Old City Nathan Steinmeyer April 04, 2022 0 Comments 323 views Share Looking out over the walls of Jerusalem. Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer. The walls of Jerusalem have shifted many times throughout history and today large sections of the ancient city lie outside the current Ottoman-era fortifications. … Lire la suite
Examining the tomb of Jesus in light of Second Temple-period Jerusalem tombs Megan Sauter April 03, 2022 33 Comments 57351 views Share “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.”—John 20:1, NRSV What … Lire la suite
Where Was Jesus Born? Jesus’ birthplace and hometown Megan Sauter April 02, 2022 46 Comments 110992 views Share Where was Jesus born? In the Bible, Jesus’ birthplace is identified as Bethlehem. This scene from the Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel in Padua by the Italian artist Giotto shows Mary, Joseph and Jesus in the Bethlehem stable. The … Lire la suite
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