★★★ On 1 September 1917, the German Eighth Army under the command of Gen. Oskar von Hutier conducted one of the most successful breakthrough operations of the First World War while crossing a major river about twelve miles to the southeast of Riga, Latvia. The attack began with over 1,100 guns, howitzers, and mortars conducting... Continua a leggere →
★★★ Antitank Defense Because the Allies used tanks impressively in 1918, German officers gave serious consideration to antitank defense methods. Rooted in their memories of the 1918 collapse was the nagging fear that-as Ludendorff had finally conceded-tanks had become the single most effective tool for prying open the German Elastic Defense. However, General Beck confined... Continua a leggere →
German Defensive Doctrine in the Interwar Years In the years following 1918, all major armies sought to divine from the Great War's confusing impressions the nature of future wars. Would future battlefields resemble the entrenched Stellungskrieg of the 1914-17 Western Front? Or would new tactics, together with the new technology of armored vehicles and motorized... Continua a leggere →
★★★ Origins of German Defensive Doctrine (1916-1941) In 1941, the German Army's doctrine for defensive operations was nearly identical to that used by the old Imperial German Army in the final years of World War I. The doctrinal practice of German units on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918 -- the doctrine of elastic... Continua a leggere →
★★★★ This paper examines the impact of the Military revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary and in the Principality of Transylvania specifically in areas where the transformation is as evident as in the Western European countries: the introduction of the new system in designing defensive fortifications; the proliferation of firearms; closely related to the latter,... Continua a leggere →
★★★★ Abstract: the organization of the Visigothic army: an overview spanning from Romanization to the fall of the kingdom in the 8th century, with particular attention paid to the cultural aspects of the subject. Autore: Schwerpunkt Link: Schwerpunkt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w-moXbp_go&t=2s
Abstract: Compiled initially in the late 9th century during the reign of King Alfred the Great, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is the earliest continuous historical narrative recorded in any Germanic vernacular. Surviving across multiple distinct manuscripts, this collection of annals traces the origins of the English people from antiquity through the Norman Conquest and beyond. The... Continua a leggere →
★★ In the skies over a modern battlefield a joint tactical air control team is often credited for carrying their platoon's “big gun,” or radio, as devastating airstrikes are vectored in from aircraft loitering in the battle space where friendly forces are taking fire. Laser guided munitions, global positioning systems, joint direct attack munition technology... Continua a leggere →
★★★ The Manpower Revolution or the Military Revolution in the Early-Modern German States by Thomas Wollschläger The German states during the early modern period offer a vastly diverse picture, regarding the developments of the so-called Military Revolution and its various manifestations. Even if taken into account that there is no uniform set of Military Revolution... Continua a leggere →
★ 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... Continua a leggere →
