Past and Present of Warfare
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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
Warfare has shaped society from its inception. It may not be something many people are comfortable thinking about, but modern society was created by a series of wars. Impact of warfare on human society could be compared to impact of geography, climate, natural resources, economics and ideas. Even events that had happened hundreds or thousands … Continue reading How Warfare Shaped History
Croats arrived to Adriatic in July 626., and after ten years of warfare, defeated Avars with the help of Exarch Isac of Ravenna, Slavic tribes and local Roman populace. Thus they took the lands in the unbroken area from Istra to the Himara mountain below Valona. Emperor Heraclius recognized Croatian possession of these lands, and … Continue reading Territorial Evolution of Croatia, Part 1 – Medieval Croatia
Introduction While Tolkien did say that he disliked allegory, his dislike was of a specific type of allegory. Tolkien described Lord of the Rings as being "applicable", and Silmarillion itself is based on mythological structure, which requires it to be allegorical. Yet this allegory is subtle, direct and historical, very different from rather obvious reference … Continue reading Lord of the Rings and real life influences
Definition and history Beth Hagenauer from Dryden has defined supercruise as an ability to fly supersonically without using afterburner; USAF Flight Test Center at Edward Air Force Base defines supersonic speeds as being above Mach 1, without regard for transonic region (which is different for all aircraft - F-16s transonic region is from Mach 0,9 … Continue reading Supercruise
Introduction Gulio Douhet and bomber mafia Italian general Gulio Douhet was, along with UK politician Stanley Baldwin (who said that "bomber will always get through"), German general Walther Wever, US general Billy Mitchell and UK marshal Hugh Trenchard, one of main advocates of idea that strategic bombing can win war. Ideas were as following: war … Continue reading Strategic bombing – from Douhet to drones
History and War 