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Weapons and Warfare: Rome’s Manipular Army
“The Second Samnite War was the background which Livy, our only major literary source for this period, used to describe the changes in Rome’s army during the fourth century BC and the advent of
Read More »The Daily Signal: Churchill on the “Practical Truth” of the Declaration of Independence
Ted Bromund “As a statesman, an author, and a friend of the United States, Winston Churchill was regularly called upon to offer his sentiments on the meaning of the Fourth of July. In his
Read More »Video: Chamberlain Defends Little Round Top
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQbMYnQmZcY Bobblehead George Published on Apr 11, 2015
Read More »PJ Media: Six Life Lessons From the Battle of Gettysburg
BY JEFF SANDERS JUNE 30, 2018 “July 1-3 is the 155th anniversary of the bloodiest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere: Gettysburg. In the first three days of July in 1863, some 52,000 Americans were
Read More »Victor D. Hanson: Why Germany Engaged in an Unwinnable WWII (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg5g8NEVypQ “Victor Davis Hanson is an American classicist, military historian, columnist, and farmer. He has been a commentator on modern and ancient warfare and contemporary politics for National Review, The Washington Times and other
Read More »A6M Zero – Legend vs. Reality
Military Aviation History Published on May 10, 2018 “The A6M was a remarkable machine but its early success was not only down to the plane itself. – You can support my Channel with Patreon:
Read More »Popular Mechanics: 10 of America’s Hidden Battlefields
The armed history of the United States can be found in some unexpected places. By Joe Pappalardo May 25, 2018 “There are scores of battles in American history, large and small, that unfolded in unlikely
Read More »Weapons and Warfare: Evaluating Armoured Warfare on The Eastern Front I
Popular Mythology “The Russo-German War in general, and armoured combat on the Eastern Front in particular, have remained popular subjects in English-language historiography of the Second World War for the past six decades. However,
Read More »Weapons and Warfare: FOUNDATION OF THE PRAETORIAN GUARD
“Octavian turned the praetorians into a regularized, privileged and organized part of his power base as Augustus, Rome’s first emperor. The Praetorian Guard enjoyed advantageous pay and conditions, but by dispersing them around Rome
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