Defeat of the Ottoman-Serbian miners underground 16 May 1453
The underground struggle between Serbian miners and Byzantine miners is one of the least-known aspects of the siege of Constantinople
Artwork from Constantinople 1453: The end of Byzantium, illustrated by Christa Hook
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- August 2023 Artwork Reveal! 🎨 🖌️ Vulcan B.2/Black Buck 5 targets a Westinghouse AN/TPS-43 3D radar, 31 May 1982 from Operation Black Buck 1982 by @AndydBird, illustrated by Adam Tooby. Discover more here: bit.ly/3OdR7Te
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