I Turcopoli erano una cavalleria leggera, composta prevalentemente da arcieri, inquadrata negli eserciti crociati in Terra Santa. La loro origine risaliva ai Bizantini, i quali furono i primi ad utilizzarli in funzione anti turca; e il nome con il quale venivano designati “Tourkopoloi”, significava letteralmente “figli di Turchi”; quindi si trattava probabilmente di schiavi figli... Continua a leggere →
★★★ The Byzantines encountered many different nations on the battlefield during their long history. The surveys of foreign peoples in the military manuals amply illustrate the Byzantines' readiness not only to analyze the tactics and characteristics of their enemies, but also even to learn from them when necessary (1). Their recognition of the need to... Continua a leggere →
★★★ This study is concerned with the military history of the crusades to the Eastern Mediterranean (1). Because of my own limitations, it is chiefly about the period down to the end of the thirteenth century. Now the Crusades seen in this way occupy an interesting position in the historiography of medieval warfare. They were... Continua a leggere →
★★★ Le printemps 1794 ouvre une nouvelle période de l’histoire militaire de la Révolution française. Après les immenses périls de 1793, le territoire national est dégagé et les révoltes intérieures sont matées. Le 26 juin 1794, la victoire de Fleurus contre les Autrichiens est la manifestation éclatante de ce retournement de situation. La France retrouve... Continua a leggere →
★★★ 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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