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
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 →
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 →
The Napoleonic Wars, by Alexander Mikaberidze Audiobook preview
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.
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 →
The Japanese-Russian War of 1904-1905 [Russian encyclopedia entry – ed. 1908]
★★★ In March 1902, Russia , in order to protect the East China Railway, occupied Manchuria with its troops, pledging to evacuate it within three deadlines; the last was October 8, 1903. This obligation was not fulfilled on the grounds that the state of China did not guarantee the safety of the Russian railway line. In July... Continua a leggere →
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
★★★★ Though many of the figures central to the reform of the Prussian army and state that took place between the battle of Jena-Auerstadt (1806) and the final defeat of Napoleon (1815) were of humble birth, none came from circumstances more desperate than those of August Neidhardt von Gneisenau. Gneisenau was born on the 27th... Continua a leggere →
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