Militares

Cette armée du royaume d'Italie nait pendant la première campagne de Bonaparte avec la mise sur pied des Légions lombardes, cisalpines. Cette armée se caractérisera surtout par la part plus importante d'enrôlés que de volontaires. La garde royale italienne dès le début du siècle est le noyau autour (...)

A completely new and original take on 16th century samurai history and Japan's military revolution.During the sixteenth century Japan's medieval period was left behind as the samurai experienced a military revolution that involved the introduction of rearms and the mobilization of large armies who (...)

Offers an overview of strategic skirmishes and overlooked battles alongside profiles of the contemporary masters of irregular warfare during the 18th century.Histories of the Seven Years War or French and Indian War tend to concentrate on the larger engagements. In the European theater, the (...)

A detailed account of the reconquest of Normandy and Gascony, including the battle which marked the first decisive use of artillery on the battlefield.The defeat of John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, and the Anglo-Gascon army on 17 July 1453 at Castillon on the River Dordogne, 25 miles east of (...)