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    Month: June 2021

    Heroism and Warfare: A Dan Carlin Rebuttal

    When, if ever, can actions performed by soldiers be heroic?  In the final episode of his long running series on the Pacific Theater of World War II,… Read more “Heroism and Warfare: A Dan Carlin Rebuttal”

    June 25, 2021 by Thomas Brodey

    Child Soldiers: The Reasoning Behind the Horror

    Child soldiers are one of the most disturbing yet prevalent trends in warfare today. Globally, the number of child soldiers has grown steadily since the 1980s, with… Read more “Child Soldiers: The Reasoning Behind the Horror”

    June 21, 2021June 17, 2021 by Thomas Brodey

    What the Swedish Empire Tells Us About History

    As long as humans have studied history, we have tried to simplify its broad sweep into theories. Great man theory, first articulated by Thomas Carlyle in the… Read more “What the Swedish Empire Tells Us About History”

    June 14, 2021June 23, 2021 by Thomas Brodey

    Middle Earth Isn’t Medieval: Part II

    Welcome back to Part II of my two part discussion on whether J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth qualifies as a medieval world (Part I here). Last… Read more “Middle Earth Isn’t Medieval: Part II”

    June 8, 2021 by Thomas Brodey

    Middle Earth Isn’t Medieval: Part I

    Fantasy and medieval settings go together like peanut butter and jelly, like wizards and towers. Consumers of fantasy are so used to seeing fantasy worlds set in… Read more “Middle Earth Isn’t Medieval: Part I”

    June 5, 2021June 7, 2021 by Thomas Brodey

    To the Last Man: Demography and the Roman Army’s Darkest Hour

    A little while ago, I wrote about how the Second Punic War lasted so long that many of the men in Hannibal’s army would have had more… Read more “To the Last Man: Demography and the Roman Army’s Darkest Hour”

    June 4, 2021June 5, 2021 by Thomas Brodey

    How Well Does Chess Represent Warfare?

    Chess is the world’s most popular war game. The creators of the game, both in ancient India and Renaissance Italy, designed the pieces to move in ways… Read more “How Well Does Chess Represent Warfare?”

    June 1, 2021June 8, 2021 by Thomas Brodey

    Caesar vs William the Conquerer? Reflections on Battles Across Time

    One of the sillier questions military history buffs sometimes ask each other is how armies from different time periods would have fared in battle against each other.… Read more “Caesar vs William the Conquerer? Reflections on Battles Across Time”

    June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 by Thomas Brodey

    Old Soldiers Never Die? A Demographic Analysis of History’s Most Elderly Army

    In modern times, we think of military service as a temporary thing, a term of service lasting a few years before soldiers return to civilian life. Even… Read more “Old Soldiers Never Die? A Demographic Analysis of History’s Most Elderly Army”

    June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 by Thomas Brodey

    Mini Take: My Favorite Roman Emperor

    If you think that choosing a favorite Roman emperor is the most superficial and unnecessary thing imaginable, you would be correct. Great Man history has fallen out… Read more “Mini Take: My Favorite Roman Emperor”

    June 1, 2021July 27, 2021 by Thomas Brodey

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