The Yellow Fleet

The Inca Empire was the largest and most sophisticated state ever created in the pre-Columbian Americas, stretching along the Andes from present-day southern Colombia to central Chile and Argentina by the early 16th century. What makes it historically significant is that the Inca ...  Show more

When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, members of his crew observed the Taíno people offering them dried leaves as gifts. They had no clue why, but they soon found out that native people smoked the burning leaves, and when they brought these leaves back to Europe, it ...  Show more

The Suez Canal is one of the world’s most famous waterways - connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, and opening up trade between the East and the West. But ever since its legendary construction in 1869, the Suez Canal has been at the centre of conflict and controversy. Why ...  Show more

April 25, 1859. About 150 people have gathered on the shores of Lake Manzala in Egypt. And one of them, a mustachioed, retired French diplomat, steps forward. He raises his pickaxe and strikes a ceremonial blow. The audacious goal is to cut through the desert to connect the Medit ...  Show more

En 1940 et 1941 la guerre opposera Italiens et Britanniques en Afrique pour la conquête du canal de Suez. Le Allemands enverront le général Rommel à la tête de l’Afrikkorps pour soutenir son allié mais El Alamein en novembre 1942 marquera le début de la fin pour les forces de l’A ...  Show more

De 1940 à 1943 se déroule la plus longue bataille de la guerre : la bataille de l’Atlantique. Les Allemands vont tenter de bloquer l’approvisionnement maritime de la Grande-Bretagne en coulant plus de navires marchands que les Alliés ne pourront en construire de nouveaux. Mais il ...  Show more