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Heroes' Ideal for the Future

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Heroes' Ideal for the Future This image gave testimony to the seriousness of the Gideon Force when they fought to liberate Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia). Outside this picture but crucial to the whole were Colonel Orde Wingate's Israeli adviser Avraham Akavia and the unforgettable explorer and author Sir Wilfred Thesiger. The latter together created a decisive force to defeat Mussolini's colonial army. Gideon Force : The deliberation of Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia) against the onslaught of fascist occupation. The Emperor of Abyssinia with Brigadier Daniel Arthur Sandford to the left and Colonel Wingate to the right in the picture, in Dambach Fort after it had been captured, 15 April 1941. This image gave testimony to the seriousness of the Gideon Force when they fought to liberate Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia). Outside this picture but crucial to the whole were Colonel Orde Wingate's Israeli adviser Avraham Akavia and the extraordinary Sir Wilfred Thesiger...

The Forgotten Sciences from Antiquity

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  The Forgotten Sciences from Antiquity The Elusive Enigma of  The Roman Empire Concrete Recent international research shows that ancient Roman concrete - aside from its astonishing self-healing over millennia - was much more environmentally friendly and energy-efficient in its manufacturing process than modern concrete. Contemporary and widely accepted sources from the Roman Empire claim that the enigma of the proverbial blood, interpreted today with the idiom "blood, sweat, and tears" admixture, is the elusive, crucial and slightly threatening but truly material ingredient that provides the hidden background to Roman Concrete's superior self-repairing properties through the ages. Perhaps a prudent warning from antiquity lies in this ancient tradition of proverbial phrases or idioms, given the compound's otherwise hazardous Nature, which is crucial for robust, durable construction. The Forbidden Knowledge of the Ancient The Lost Technology Of Antiquity It seems proba...