A copper engraving of Prague besieged by Swedes in 1648

The Lasting effects of the Thirty Years’ War

I’ve written plenty of articles about the effects of the 30 Years’ war on Prague and Czechia in general. I knew bits and pieces of the story so I decided to put all my research into a larger article to put things into context.

A photo of the plaque commemorating the SAS - Ghent, Belgium

For people interested in World War II stories

There’s a plaque on the wall in the castle in Ghent, Belgium, thanking the city for the symbolic establishment of the SAS. In Belgium. The SAS? Symbolic establishment? I started digging deeper to find out what this was all about.