This is a blog about world history in general, world war ii, i, vietnam war, middle ages, boer war, weapons, and biographies of famous people, etc.
The Argentine Invasion of the Falkland islands took place during the early hours of April 2, 1982, triggering the Falklands War. Code-named Operation Rosario (Rosary), it was carried out by an Argentinean task force composed of marines elements, totaling 650 troops, under the command of Counter-Admiral Carlos Büsser. Transported by ARA Santa Fe submarine and [...]
The APR is a Swiss, 7.62mm, bolt-action sniper rifle manufactured by Brügger & Thomet. Developed from the French PGM, the APR, which stands for "Advanced Precision Rifle", shoots either 7.62x51mm NATO or .308 APR cartridges. Although it has classical iron sights, the APR is equipped with a MIL-STD-1913 rail to mount a telescopic sight, such [...]
The Reagan Administration comprises the two presidential terms of Ronald W Reagan, Republican, from 1981 to 1989. From the beginning, the new president had to deal with Jimmy Carter’s botched jobs: stagflation (recession plus a high inflation rate), high unemployment, energy crisis, the American hostages in the US embassy in Teheran, new communist governments in [...]
Succeeding John F Kennedy after his assassination, Lyndon Bain Johnson administration extended from 1963 to 1969. The spirit of compromise made of Johnson one of the most successful politicians of his time. With those who worked under him, he could be demanding. In a number of addresses beginning in mid-1964, President Lyndon B Johnson outlined [...]
Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign was a French military campaign carried out by Napoleon Bonaparte in Egypt from 1798 to 1801, during the French Revolutionary Wars. The reason given by Napoleon to initiate the Egyptian campaign was to interfere with the British trade routes to the Far East by invading and taking control of the Middle East [...]
The M1500 is a .308-caliber bolt-action sniper rifle developed and manufactured by the Japanese firm Howa for law-enforcement agencies and the military. With the ejection-port and bolt located on the right hand side, the M1500 is fitted with a chromoly steel, 28in-long, free-floating barrel, a telescopic sight, an internal 5-round magazine, and a bipod. Considered [...]
