A muster or military rendezvous, called a “wapinschaw” (a weapon show) was held at least twice a...
Warfare
Even nomadic hunter-gatherers engaged in deliberate mass killings 10,000 years ago. Skulls smashed by blunt force, bodies...
War is a cultural phenomenon that occurs with the emergence of more complex societies in particular. Waging...
Examining the dimensional aspects of intentionality, motivation, symbolism, communication, and performance. Introduction The scientific and systematic integration...
Since antiquity people have harnessed sound as a weapon, and the practice continues – in new high-tech...
The earliest examples of surviving mail were found at a burial in Slovakia dated to the 3rd...
Partial plate armour, which protected the chest and the lower limbs, was used as early as the...
The conquistadors of the 15th and 16th centuries were the vanguards of the Portuguese and Spanish empires....
The First World War was the first war in which the mass media played a significant part....
The British establishment blamed the close loss on an Irish horse. This is the case for the...
The earliest cannon inscribed with a date of manufacture is a bronze cannon dated to 1298. Introduction...
The knowledge of making “true” firearms in the archipelago came after the middle of the 15th century....
The earliest references to grenade-throwing soldiers in Western armies come from Austria and Spain. Introduction A grenadier[1] was originally...
Torsion engines were used to provide covering fire while the attacking army was assaulting a fortification. Overview...
With volley firing, the arquebus went from being a support weapon to the primary focus of most...
Wound care and medicine itself, as well as dealing with trauma, varied widely from one culture to...
Ancient Athenians and Romans also let shared mass tragedies propel justifications for going to war. Introduction On...
As recent events remind us, the risk of their use remains a frightening possibility. The Russian invasion...
Working in concert with their light cavalry, the heavy-horse cataphracts ran pell-mell into an enemy formation. Introduction...
Next-generation versions under development could dramatically alter national and global security. Introduction Russia used a hypersonic missile against a...
The Barbary regencies had preyed upon European commerce – and were generously rewarded for having done so....
China and the U.S. are racing for quantum technology breakthroughs in weapons, communications, sensing, and computing. Introduction...
Samurai swords symbolize courage, bravery, as well as Japanese fighting skills. That’s why many people are now...
With both sides in the Cold War having nuclear capability, an arms race developed. Introduction The nuclear arms...
Dominating the steppe of Central Asia, the nomadic Scythians were indeed formidable. Introduction Scythian warfare used state-of-the-art recurve bows...
The ‘Roundheads’ (Parliamentarians) and ‘Cavaliers’ (Royalists) clashed in over 600 bloody battles and sieges. Introduction Cavalry regiments...
Regiments were rarely at full strength, and a force of 500-700 men was more typical. Introduction Musketeers...
Both armies had artillery units, but the number of cannons at any given battle or siege varied....
In April 1863, Federal ironclads and shore batteries began a bombardment of Fort Moultrie. Introduction Fort Moultrie is...
A ‘Pyrrhic victory” denotes a victory that is so damaging to the winning side that it is...