★★ 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 →
★★★ In 2001, the United States invaded and occupied Afghanistan, and eventually spent over a trillion dollars, as it and its allies killed some 170,000 Afghan citizens. Twenty years later, the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in defeat. Why was America there? Thucydides reminded us in The Peloponnesian War some 2,500 years ago that, war’s “three…strongest motives [are] fear, honor, and... Continua a leggere →
Cold War (1947-1991) ★★★★ Military Forces Notwithstanding Marshal Stalin's assurances early this year that the Red Army had demobilized following World War II and had completed its demobilization in 1948, the armed forces of theSoviet Union are recognized as the most powerful in the world today. Although few data pertaining to the strength and composition... Continua a leggere →
Cold War (1947-1991) ★★★★ A lecture, previously labelled “restricted”, delivered at the Naval War Collegeon 11 June 1952, in the Global Strategy Discussions. Basic strategy must be determined by a perpetual remembrance that the world is round. Like most other important observations this may be considered obvious, but its realization in the abstract and its... Continua a leggere →
Cold War (1947-1991) ★★★★ A lecture, previously labelled “restricted”, delivered at the Naval War Collegeon 11 June 1952, in the Global Strategy Discussions. Basic strategy must be determined by a perpetual remembrance that the world is round. Like most other important observations this may be considered obvious, but its realization in the abstract and its... Continua a leggere →
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