The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 7 months agoSorry, there's no room for you.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1453arrow-down111
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minus-squareinvertedspear@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up22·7 months agohttps://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/08/how-croatia-got-coastline-away-from.html
minus-squareAstridWipenaugh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·7 months agoThat’s actually really interesting! TL;DR they gave the coast to the Ottoman Empire hundreds of years ago for free because they were tired of fighting invaders from the sea. Free protection in exchange for cities they weren’t able to defend anyway.
minus-squareOhmsLawn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoMan. That story turns the whole situation on its head. Fascinating. Thanks!
minus-squareiarigby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agokept always wondering about this. thanks
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/08/how-croatia-got-coastline-away-from.html
That’s actually really interesting!
TL;DR they gave the coast to the Ottoman Empire hundreds of years ago for free because they were tired of fighting invaders from the sea. Free protection in exchange for cities they weren’t able to defend anyway.
Man. That story turns the whole situation on its head. Fascinating. Thanks!
kept always wondering about this. thanks