The Napoleonic Art of War.
To outline properly the scope of Napoleon’s military tactics we would need more than a limited understanding of military history.Continue Reading
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Gallipoli relic of a bygone age.
When the allied forces left the Gallipoli peninsula at the end of December 1915, the horrible deadly campaign left aContinue Reading
A history of the First World War: No.12 Mons, the British baptism of fire.
Mons is one of those battles that evokes great pride amongst many people in Britain today. The mere mention ofContinue Reading
A history of the First World War: No.11 Dreaming of Alsace and Lorraine.
Revenge ! This is what France had envisaged in its war plans from the onset of hostilities when Germany declaredContinue Reading
We should all see our memorials and cenotaphs, at least once in our lifetime.
From an Australian perspective, in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War on 11thContinue Reading
A history of the First World War: No. 10 The march through Belgium and German Atrocities !
The first, second and third army group of the German advance through Belgium, swept aside all resistance in August 1914.Continue Reading
A history of the First World War: No. 9 The Siege of the Liège Forts.
The beginning of August 1914 on the Western Front saw the great German march begin, when the German Fourth ArmyContinue Reading
A history of the First World War: No.8 Der Kriegsherr von 1914 (Part 2 of 2).
Part 2 of Der Kriegsherr von 1914 will continue to look at the warlords or commanders that played a significantContinue Reading
War Horse Part 3: The Assyrians
Legend states that the Assyrians were often, if not always, ruled by cruel kings. Their empire grew out of a stateContinue Reading
A history of the First World War: No.7 Der Kriegsherr von 1914 (Part 1 of 2).
The following article is not about the statesmen of their respective empires like Wilhelm Kaiser of Germany, King George VContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 