Past and Present of Warfare
Month: May 2022
What is Military History The popular (mis)conception of the military history is that it is all about armies, battles and generals. But while these are undoubtably a significant part of military history, battles are only a fraction of what military history is about. Psychology, administration, logistics, biology, environment, climate... all these areas, and more, are … Continue reading Why Military History is Important
The original video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2sSoBHhvro “During the second world war, many nations occupied by the Fascist powers, developed underground movements interested in seeing their countries liberated...”. First sentence, and already the first mistake. Yes, it is true that Yugoslavia did have antifascists who wanted to see the country liberated from the Axis oppression, but … Continue reading Response: Armchair Historian – How Yugoslavia Liberated Itself
Everybody except journalists knows what a tank is, yet it is difficult to define. So what is a tank? Google is not much of a help; asking it produces a definition that a tank is "a heavy armoured fighting vehicle carrying guns and moving on a continuous articulated metal track". But that definition would include … Continue reading What Is A Tank
Operation on the direction North In the North, which was an auxilliary direction of the attack, were 52.dp (52nd Home Guard Regiment) and 105th Brigade of Croatian Army (HV), reinforced with an artillery battery of antitank cannons 76 mm from 127th Brigade HV (127.br HV). On the first day of the operation in the direction … Continue reading Operation Flash 1995 – Part 2
Prelude Serb rebellion against Croatia had been stoked by Belgrade in support of its own expansionist plans. Serbia's goal was to use the Serbs in Croatia as a fifth column, with rebellion and establishment of SAO Krajina eventually leading to an outcome where Serb areas on Croatia and Bosnia would be annexed by Serbia itself, … Continue reading Operation Flash 1995 – Part 1
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