Who Was the First Victim of a Machine Gun? October 30, 2014
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
The machine gun was one of the most vicious military innovations of the late nineteenth century; and in the twentieth century, it slaughtered more individuals than the motor car, Ebola and ISIS put together. However, who had the honour of being first penetrated and killed by a machine gun bullet? The answer depends, of course, on […]
The Wessel Coins #3: Kilwa and its Sultanate July 27, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary, Medieval, Modern
Kilwa (or Quiloa as it was often called in European sources) was a small almost-tidal island off the coast of Tanzania. ‘Almost tidal’ because in its early history there was allegedly a causeway and even in later centuries it was possible to wade to Kilwa at low tide. The city of Kilwa was a […]
