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Famous Vikings

The warlike activities of the Vikings were newsworthy, from early raids on monasteries that were considered untouchable, to the conquest of major kingdoms in England in the 9th century and settlement by force in many parts of Britain, Ireland and Continental Europe, and eventually the creation of a short-lived North Sea empire (1028–35) under Cnut the Great.

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Italian Adriatic Fleet 1915¬-18: The naval war with Austria Hungary

Very little is available in English naval literature with regard to the battles in the Adriatic Sea during WW1. The situation in Italy is even worse: source material is often reprints of works published 100 years ago or second-hand accounts and articles based on older  sources which offer a unilateral viewpoint, while rehashing old tropes. 

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