Category Archives: History & Society

Topics about history and social matters.

Do we want to see the world burn?

1. Introduction

If you’re an unbiased and attentive reader of contemporary books, printed periodicals, and online news media, you’ll probably notice over time a, as it were, familiar set of recurring themes, often reflecting some current terrible event or a political circumstance.

One of those recurring themes is the expectation of an impending collapse of economic systems, financial markets, or other vital devices such as food supply chains, and another … read more

Inspiring figures of history: Jozef Gabčík

Table of contents

1. Introduction
2. Slovakia during the 2nd World War
3. Operation Anthropoid
   3.1. Exiles
   3.2. Prelude
   3.3. Preparations
   3.4. Assassination
4. Aftermath
5. Epilogue
6. References

1. Introduction

During the apex of the global pandemic in 2020 a remote family member passed away quietly in a nursing home where she had been living in her last years. She was well over ninety, and due to the circumstances … read more

Inspiring figures of history: Jeanne d’Arc

FAITH is the basis of all “miracles” and mysteries that cannot be analyzed by the rules of science

– “Think and grow rich”, chapter 3

Introduction

It is the 29 April 1429.

English troops have been besieging Orléans, a city situated on the powerful Loire river in north-central France, for over six months.

The French royal army faces once more its main adversary in a gruesome and convoluted conflict … read more