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.
WARGAMES AS HISTORICAL DATA
NATO’s Early Cold War Lessons Show What US, Japan, and South Korea Must Do Now
★★ In the not-so-distant future, a U.S. military commander in the Indo-Pacific could be forced to fight two major wars at once—one against a Chinese assault on Taiwan, the other against a North Korean attack on the Korean Peninsula. This dual-front crisis scenario, long considered unlikely, is now routinely modeled in wargames and quietly debated in... Continua a leggere →
The “Great Fear” in the United Kingdom, 1802-1805
★★★ 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 →
WHAT DID THE WORLD LEARN FROM THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR?
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.
GUERRA MONDIALE DEL VII SECOLO
★★★ 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 →
División de Vanguardia del Ejército Patriota: organización logística para la campaña de 1818-1819
★★★★ Abstract: Con el fin de contribuir en las diferentes posturas frente a los hechos históricos del nacimiento de la República de Colombia, este capítulo analiza la organización logística, con una perspectiva técnico-táctica, de la Campaña del Ejército Patriota en el período 1818-1819. Se reconstruye la estructura de aquella organización que logró el mantenimiento de... Continua a leggere →
Papeles de guerra. Causas de la Guerra de la Triple Alianza a través de la prensa argentina y paraguaya (1862 – 1870)
★★★ Abstract: Con el objetivo de estudiar los textos periodísticos como actores políticos en contextos determinados, nos proponemos en este trabajo realizar una comparación de los argumentos difundidos por la prensa argentina y la prensa paraguaya con respecto a las causas de la Guerra de la Triple Alianza (1864-1870). Dada la gran cantidad de periódicos... Continua a leggere →
The Seven Years’ War: World War Zero
★★★ Abstract: Broken treaties, mutual aid agreements, imperial expansion, and the thirst for economic expansion all come to mind when thinking about the great world wars of 1914 and 1941, but they, in fact, occurred 158 years before. The great imperial powers of the day mustered great armies, deployed strong fleets, and hired mercenaries to... Continua a leggere →
MAPPING PREMODERN SMALL WAR: THE CASE OF THE THIRTY YEARS WAR (1618-48)
★★★ 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 →
Fundamentals of Guerrilla Warfare: Theory and Practice (II)
★★ Guerrilla units operating in cities must solve strictly defined tasks, limited in scale, being, in fact, reconnaissance and sabotage groups. This is due to the fact that, according to their conditions (high population density, dense transport network, active police and counterintelligence activities, etc.), cities, as well as suburban areas, are the most unfavorable terrain... Continua a leggere →
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