So war is not only about
fighting. Here we show a post battle frolic of stalwart warriors during the
Thirty Year's War in Germany. The flats are made by Dr von Droste and the scene
was painted by the late Tom Yuskiw. (From the Sloan collection)
Bouvines, Battle of Bortenovo battle, (22 Dec. 1317),
photos of large painting in Tver Museum. Castilon,
battle in 100 Years War - original essay with maps and illustrations. Charlemagne An essay by John Sloan Charlemagne The entry by Arthur Holland in
the Encyclopedia Britannica Claimants to
the medieval French throne - geneological diagrams. Crusades An essay by John Sloan Crusades a table depicting the dates
and personalities of the Crusades Formigny
battle in 100 Years War. Original essay with maps. Granada - Spanish
reconquest - original material Hundred Years'
War - many linked speciality pages Orleans - Siege
of in 1428-29 Kulikovo battle - Russian victory
in 1380 - maps with text to be added soon Kulikovo battle - bibliography
Russian medieval arms and
armor - text and illustrations.. Streltzi - article from Gorget and Sash
magazine
Modern history
d'Este, Isabella essay about Isabella
by John Sloan Urbino, Dukes of essay about the
Monefeltro family by John Sloan
text and photos of the medieval town Thirty Years' War - article from
11th edition of Encyclopedia Britannica War - 11th edition Encyclopedia
Britannica article on the history of war and on the Laws of War circa 1910. Cavalry - Encyclopedia Britannica article
on the history of cavalry Infantry - Encyclopedia Britannica
article on the history of infantry Mechanical
artillery - results of research on medieval mechanical artillery. Gunpowder
weapons - results of research on early gunpowder weapons Cossacks - article from Gorget and
Sash magazine
Crimean war Encyclopedia Britannica
article
Crimean war - Alma battle illustrated
guide with many photos taken on the battlefield
Crimean war - Alma Kinglake
book - the chapter on the Alma battle.
Crimean war - Balaklava battle -
narrative of battle
Crimean war - Balaklava battle
- tour and illustrations on battlefield
Crimean war - Inkerman battle -
narrative of battle
Crimean war - Inkerman battle -
description of location with illustrations on battlefield
Crimean war - Panorama museum
in Sevastopol to the Heroic Defense of the City
Crimean war - Sevastopol siege
in 1854-5, fortifications and description with illustrations
Crimean war - cemetery in
Sevastopol - text of remarks by Pavel Lyashuk
Crimean war - Saber - article by
Pavel Lyashuk - text
Crimean war - Sevastopol -
Encyclopedia Britannica article
Crimean war - Simpson paintings of
scenes of the war by famous British artist
Desert War the study of Rommel's
desert campaigns prepared by a team of German officers under direction of
General Major Alfred Toppe for the US Army after WWII. This is a very long
file. Fortifications - central listing of our
various web sites on fortifications. Ivangorod fortress -
text and photos Izborsk fortress - text and
photos Kalos Liman - ancient Greek
city archeological site in Crimea - text and photos Kaminetz-Podilski - Ukrainian
fortress city Khotin fortress on Dniester River Kopor'ye fortress - text and
photos Narva fortress now in Estonia -
text and photos Pskov city fortress - text and
photos Smolensk - history text
and photographs of the medieval fortress city Sudak - medieval Genoese fortress
on site of earlier Alan - Khazar city Sugdai - Surozh - extensive text and
photos. Trinity St Sergius fortress
monastery - text and photos Tula - text and photos of
this southern frontier fortress city for defense of Moscow from Tatars. American Armor Museums Aviation - U. S. Army
Aviation museum, Ft Rucker. USAF museum and Smithsonian Air and Space museum
coming soon. U.S. Army military museums, including
Ft Rucker,, 1st
Cavalry Division,
Ft Lee,
Ft Hood,Ft Lewis and West Point.
- National museum of the U.
S. Marine Corps Virginia armor museum -
photographs of open house and another in 2006 now here
VAarmor. Military Museum The
photos from the huge People's Revolution museum in Beijing. Aviation Museum,The
photos from the Chinese museum outside Beijing. Monino - Russian aviation museum -
photos from visits Kiev - outdoor military museum, exhibits
of armor, artillery and several aircraft Kubinka - Russian Museum of Armored
forces - photos of selected exhibits of world's armor -we have only German and
Russian items Naval museum in St.
Petersburg in 2005 Machiavelli on War - a summary of the
book by John Sloan Machiavelli Discourses on First Ten
books of Titus Livy - summary by John Sloan Machiavelli article by John Symonds in
Encyclopedia Britannica Machiavelli an essay on Machiavelli by
John Sloan Machiavelli general listing of topics
on Machiavelli
American Revolutionary
War - extensive web pages, especially on French forces Fort Steuben, Ohio - a
reconstructed American frontier fort from 1878 Lafayette campaign to
Yorktown description of this important battle - preliminary, with maps. French expeditionary
force in US Revolutionary war - original material. French
Revolutionary War - article from Encyclopedia Britannica Napoleon biography - article
from Encyclopedia Britannica. Napoleon's campaigns - article
from Encyclopedia Britannica Suvorov - Russian field marshal -
photo, several maps, short biography with more text to be added. Suvorov museum in St.
Petersburg - few photos Kutuzov - Russian field marshal -
text and illustrations about the special exhibition in the Artillery Museum in
St Petersburg. Borodino battle - photos of the
battlefield and chronology of entire campaign of 1812. Borodino 1999 - reenactment,
views from the event in 1999. Great Northern War - review of
excellent book Great Northern War - book on
Peter's navy Great Northern War - article by
Col Tushin Great Northern war - battle at
Kletsk Great Northern War - bibliography
Poltava battle - review of the
excellent book by Peter Englund Plevna battle in Russo-Turkish war
- text and maps | Gorget and Sash - table of contents of 12
issues of this available magazine. Gorodetz - photos of town on
Volga - text on city history is with Volga cruise directory.
Russian army - Muscovite army
organization - an essay by Dr. Dianne Smith
Russian army of Ivan IV. A essay
by Dr. Dianne Smith, slightly different from the above. - and its
organization Review by John Sloan of
the book - Ivan the Terrible: A military History by Dr. Alexander
Filjushkin Review by John Sloan of the
book - The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon against Kutuzov by Alexander
Mikaberidze Review by John Sloan of the
book - Warfare, State and Society on the Black Sea Steppe, 1500-1700 by
Brian L. Davies
Russian campaigns and battles -
listing of articles and graphics
Russian army main page for section on Imperial
uniforms.
Russian army of Peter I - Viskovatov
Illustrations.
Russian army of Alexander I -
Viskovatov Illustrations.
Lithographs of the hussar
regiments of Alexander I
Russian army of Nicholas I -
Viskovatov illustrations.
Russian army of Nicholas II nick2arm
Illustrations of uniforms from various old books.
Russian army uniforms of 1840's.
Russian army uniforms of 1910, has
all the illustrations of uniforms from the book by Col Shenk of 1910.
Russian Aviation museum at Monono
near Moscow
Russian Central Army Museum
in Moscow
Russia World War II memorial
museum in Moscow
Russian wars with neighbors -
graphs of warfare by years from 1450 to 1800, being expanded back to 900AD. Russo-Japanese War entry from 11th
edition Encyclopedia Britannica Russo-Turkish war entry from 11th
edition of Encyclopedia Britannica Korea - a section of photos taken during my
tour of duty in Korea in 1956-57.
For an essay on the Peloponnesian War please go to
Peloponnesian.
Punic Wars
For an essay on the Punic Wars please go to Punic
Wars
Scipio
Africanus
For an essay on Scipio and his family please go to
Scipio.
Charlemagne
For my essay on the military aspects of Charlemagne's reign please go to
Charlemagne.
For the essay on Charlemagne in the 11th edition of Encyclopedia Britannica
please go to Charenc.
Crusades
For an essay on the Crusades please go to Crusades and for a summary table
New pages are being developed for the Hundred Years War and medieval siege
(pre-gunpowder) artillery.
HYW. And for
medieval French military history at
Oriflame.
Please look here to see the geneology of the claimants to the
French crown.
A new web site focused on the important battle of Castilon is now prepared atCastilon. And
another is ready on the battle of
Formigny.
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Renaissance
personalities.
For an essay on Isabella d'Este and her family please go to
d'Este.
For an essay on the Montefeltro Dukes of Urbino and their
times please go to Urbino.
Machiavelli
On War
He is generally considered the first modern military theorist. The essays
in Makers of Modern Strategy begin with Felix Gilbert's article. For a
further look at Machiavelli's thoughts on war and politics please go to
Machiavelli. We have recently added the
article on Machiavelli from the 11th edition of Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Spanish
Reconquesta and War in Granada
For information from the author of a new book on the Spanish Reconquesta
culminating in the War in Granada go to
Granada Return to TOC
American
Revolution
An expanding location for original material on the American Revolution and
links to other web sites.
American
Revolution. And for a close look at the French expeditionary army that was so
critical to the success of the American Revolution please go to
Expedition.
We maintain back issues of this journal, devoted to the study of military
history in the early modern period (1500 - 1800). To view the table of contents
of these issues and obtain information on ordering any desired issue or
individual articles, please go to Gorget.Return to TOC
German Experience
in Desert Warfare
This is a reprint by Xenophon of the study prepared for the US Army by
German officers under direction of Generalmajor Alfred Toppe. It is very long
and contains much detail on topics from intelligence planning to water supply
to cartography and weather as well as on tactical operations and logistics.
Readers are of course welcome to download the text or buy a hard copy. Please
go to Desert.
TM30-430
In 1979 we reprinted 1000 copies of the U. S. Army TM 30 -430 Handbook on
USSR Military Forces. This is the only reprint ever produced of the standard
manual on the Soviet Army and Air Force at the conclusion of World War II. We
have now reproduced the manual again in microfiche format for easy distribution
and viewing. Please goto
manual to read the full
details about this important reference.
As we continue to produce materials on military history, and wargaming, for
instance on World War II, we will feature them on this page. If you have a
favorite military historical topic or questions, it is likely that we have some
information that could be added to this web site, so please ask. We also import
military figures and uniform reproductions from Russia that will be shown here
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Greenhill Books, ably owned and
operated by Lionel Leventhal, is one of the most consistent publishers of
military books active today. We were planning on putting their entire catelogue
on this site, but there is no need now that they have their own web site. Check
it out for excellent military history books.
For extensive reviews and recommendations on military
history books please go to
Von Ranke.
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