Military History
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Land Manoeuvres – A Historical Approach
Abstract: Armed combat as a frontal clash of opponent forces compromises development of thousands of years. The engagement of land troops executes the realisation of military strategic concepts. The essay will describe the most important elements chronologically and view them closely through famous battles. From the early phalanx to cannons in the late Middle Ages Read more →
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Counterinsurgency In Apartheid Regimes
Abstract: This essay examines the counterinsurgency (COIN) strategies employed by apartheid regimes, with a focus on the Rhodesian Bush War (1964–1979). By analysing the intersection of racial ideologies, military tactics, intelligence, and international dynamics, this study explores the effectiveness and limitations of authoritarian COIN strategies in ideologically driven contexts. Despite achieving tactical successes, apartheid-era regimes Read more →
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Major Pete Ellis’s Amphibious Operational Theory And The Marine Corps
Abstract: Major Pete Ellis shaped the United States Marine Corps with his mentor, General John Archer Lejeune. Marine Commandant Lejeune utilised Ellis’s works to define the future of the Marine Corps. Ellis also influenced the United States Navy and the United States Army with his amphibious operational theory. Like the 1940s, the United States military Read more →
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Ukraine, The Budapest Memorandum And The Question Of Nuclear “Inheritance”
Abstract: Following the end of the Cold War, the states of the former Soviet Union were host to a vast array of nuclear weapons. However, unlike most other states, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan hosted strategic nuclear weapons, of which precise ownership may be seen as opaque. This has led to three decades of remonstration that Read more →
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Combined Arms Warfare As The Key To Success On The Contemporary Battlefield?
Abstract: Combined Arms Warfare (CAW) is the extensive cooperation between different weapons systems and arms on land, supported by assets operating from the seas and in the sky. Modern CAW has its origins in the First World War. Since then, armed conflicts and wars have shown how difficult it is for elements of the land Read more →
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Why Was The Chinese Nuclear Program So Efficient?
Abstract: On the 16th October 1964, at 1500 hours local time, the People’s Republic of China became the 5th nation in the world to join the so-called nuclear powers club[1], successfully detonating a twenty-two-kiloton atomic fission bomb (‘Miss Qui’)[2] in the Taklamakan Desert. The astonishing fact is that Mao’s China managed to accomplish this feat Read more →
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Historicising The War In Nagorno Karabakh
Abstract: The case of Nagorno Karabakh is one among many examples of territorial disputes between bordering regions that can be observed in the former USSR territory. Territorial disputes continue to be a source of trouble for locals. A literature review and expert survey were conducted to analyze the status quo. This article argues that the Read more →
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Reminiscing On The Cuban Missile Crisis In Light Of Ukraine
Abstract: The Ukraine crisis, which continues to leave its mark on the world agenda, has transformed into another dimension with Russia’s invasion. It is striking that Russia has continued to use the “brinkmanship diplomacy” dating back to the USSR era to fulfill its demands from NATO regarding the Ukraine war. It was expected that NATO Read more →
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Conventional Armed Forces in the Cold War: The Key to Control?
Abstract: In popular consciousness, the Cold War is contextualised as a period of crises and tension underwritten by nuclear arms. However, analysis of various crises and strategic considerations of the period makes it apparent that conventional armed forces played an enduring, understated, and overlooked role in the conflict’s origins, maintenance, and end. Without such forces, Read more →
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Allied and Third Reich’s Use of Force on the Western Front in World War II
Abstract: The Second World War is the best example of total war. It required the complete mobilization of societies. The disposal of resources shaped States’ overall strategies as never before. This paper aims to describe the strategic differences between the Third Reich and the Allies. Nazi Germany built up a pyramid of risks that eventually Read more →
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