The significance of Tours can be found in the circumstances occurring in the wake of Charles’s quick...
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The Post-9/11 years have been an unmitigated disaster for nearly everyone—except weapons makers and contractors. The costs...
The military past of the Ottoman Turks is relevant even in the modern world. Introduction Spanning across...
A new proposal also puts pressure on presidents to evaluate their foreign policy objectives more clearly to...
People wanted to use photography not only to document the aftermath of war and violence, but also...
The ‘horse-rider theory’ (kibaminzokusetsu) was proposed by the historian Egami Namio in 1948. Introduction The ‘horse-rider theory’...
The scale and scope of warfare in Ancient Greece changed dramatically as a result of the Greco-Persian...
Our best view of the Celts in terms of written sources is the works of Greek and...
You might know the term “concussion” in some capacity. Even if you don’t know too much about...
It was in fact during the Napoleonic wars at the beginning of the 19th century that the...
From ancient world to the crusades of the medieval period to today, people have sought ways to...
Because legions were not permanent units until the Marian reforms, hundreds were named and numbered throughout Roman...
In the end, the Kellogg-Briand Pact did little to prevent World War II or any of the...
The difference between prehistoric and ancient warfare is more organization oriented than technology oriented. Introduction Ancient warfare...
Construction could sometimes take decades to complete these massive defensive structures. Introduction Medieval fortification refers to medieval...
The Middle Ages saw the emergence of the castle in Europe, which then spread to Western Asia....
It is a myth that during the two world wars, men signed up in droves to fight....
Introduction The Ten Thousand Immortals were the elite force of the Persian army of the Achaemenid Empire...
Freedom of speech often suffers during times of war. Introduction Patriotism at times devolves into jingoism and...
Training for the army began at the age of 15 (five for Persian nobility). Introduction The ancient...
The good metal preservation probably results from the moderately alkaline pH, a very small particle size of...
How Army Aviator Charles Kettles earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic acts during the Vietnam...
Ultimately, the Mongols would establish the largest empire the world had ever seen. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
How did U.S. and Native American artists portray Indian peoples of the West in the late nineteenth...
The medieval period is often described as the “time of ignorance and superstition”. The king, his knights,...
Parthia controlled territories that stretched from the Mediterranean in the west to India and China in the...
Capturing forts was necessary as enemy capitals were usually fortified and no invader could proclaim victory without...
The ancient Indian naval ships protected trade and carried troops to war zones. Introduction The navy in...
Carrhae proved to be a complete disaster from its beginning. Introduction The Battle of Carrhae in 53 BCE was...
While in the Balkans, Celtic tribes managed to conquer several Greek, Illyrian, and Thracian armies, carving out...