★★ Per definire il concetto di ausiliario è necessario partire dall'inizio della storia Repubblicana, quando i Romani stavano ancora cercando di affermarsi nel ginepraio della realtà centro-Sud Italiana, districandosi tra le numerose tribù Italiche confinanti il territorio sacro dell'Urbe. Il primo caso di patto giuridico a noi pervenuto è del 493 a.C., quando viene stipulato... Continua a leggere →
★★★ Official War Department doctrine called for tanks to be used as dose support weapons for the infantry, thus the wartime practices for the employment of tanks would continue. A board of officers convened by the War Department in 1919 to study tank tactics recognized the value of tanks as an adjunct to the infantry... Continua a leggere →
★★★ The world war I experience When the United States entered World War I, in April 1917, tanks had yet to prove their capabilities. Following the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the Allies had employed tanks with disappointing results. Because of their poor performance, the American Military Mission in Paris declared tanks a failure.... Continua a leggere →
★★★ Army Organization At the turn of the century, there were two major administrative levels in the Ottoman Armed forces, which were the “armies” and the “divisions”. The latter was directly linked to the former and there were no “corps” between them. In addition to their commanders, each army had a chief of staff (erkan-ı... Continua a leggere →
Non refert quam multos, sed quam bonos habeas (It's not how much you have, but how good they are) ★★ Roman shipbuilding was entirely in line with the general Mediterranean tradition. As the analysis of written sources, as well as numerous material evidences - reliefs, mosaics, etc. - shows, the types of ships used by... Continua a leggere →
★★ The question of the evolution of the Byzantine army in Italy has two aspects: sociological and organizational. In social terms, this problem is not considered. But since the army is not just a unique social group, but a certain socio-administrative structure with clear tasks and goals, its development in this aspect also requires special... Continua a leggere →
★★ I - Les caractéristiques fondamentales de l’armée féodale De l’idée d’une armée à une armée féodale Les premiers concepts fondamentaux sont hérités de la tradition romaine. En Gaule, les troupes sont commandées par un maître de la cavalerie à Trèves sous les ordres d’un maître de la milice et de l’empereur. Le service militaire... Continua a leggere →
★★ Il est difficile, à ce qu’il nous semble, de ne pas attacher quelque importance à l’état actuel de la Suède, quand on songe à l’influence qu’elle a exercée sur le développement politique du monde moderne, aux services qu’elle a rendus à la civilisation et à la liberté, et à l’éclat avec lequel elle a... Continua a leggere →
★★★ Introduction On 18 March 1885, Louis Riel and a large group of dissatisfied métis took up arms against the Dominion of Canada and declared their own provisional government at Batoche, a small community south of Prince Albert on the South Saskatchewan River. Fearful that the insurrection might encourage similar uprisings among natives and métis in other parts of... Continua a leggere →
★★ TORPEDO BOMBERS TACTICS If we were forced to fight a World War II carrier battle again, what key concepts, tactics, techniques, procedures, and technologies would give us a marked advantage over the adversary? As already stated in the introduction, seeking an answer to such questions goes beyond historical curiosity. Because all forms of warfare... Continua a leggere →
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