★★★ Abstract: The years 1802-1805 in Britain were characterised at the time as “the Great Fear”, because of the invasion threat posed by the French troops and military machinery massed opposite the south coast of England (only 27 miles and a single tide away). This article reviews the attempts by the British, both governmentally and... Continua a leggere →
★★★ Abstract: Lo storico ed etnologo russo Lev Nikolaevič Gumilëv definì la guerra romano-sasanide del 602-628 «la guerra mondiale del VII secolo», perché coinvolse direttamente o indirettamente gran parte del mondo eurasiatico con l’Impero romano d’Oriente e i suoi alleati (Khaganato dei Turchi occidentali, Cazari, armeni) che si contrapposero all’Impero sasanide e ai suoi alleati... Continua a leggere →
★★★★ Assyrian campaigns against northwest iran, elam and the medes Twenty-one years after Tiglath-Pileser III's Iranian campaign, king Rusa I of Urartu (730-714 BCE) attacked Manna in 716 BCE, capturing 22 of their strong-holds. Sargon II counterattacked against the Urartians, defeating them in 715-714 BCE (Melville 2016, 116-140). The Manna kingdom was now increasing-ly transformed... Continua a leggere →
Experts, including Congressional Strategic Posture Commission Commissioners, examine the future of US nuclear strategy to develop nonpartisan policies addressing key security challenges facing the nation.
★★★ ABSTRACT: The example of the Thirty Years War (1618–48) demonstrates that small war was already integral to the conduct of premodern hostilities. Commanders employed these methods with a purpose and generally tried to limit the accompanying violence to preserve discipline and effectiveness, as well as their claims to be waging a just war. We... Continua a leggere →
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