Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare: Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare
Ancient warfare is war as conducted from the beginnings of history to the end of the ancient period. In Europe, the end of antiquity is o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Warfare - Overview
The difference between prehistoric and ancient warfare is less one of technology than of organization. The development of first city-stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Warfare - Cultures
Ancient warfare - Chinese. Main article: Military history of China Ancient China during the Shang Dynasty was a Bronze Age society ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Combined Arms: Encyclopedia Ii - Combined Arms - Ancient Warfare
Combined arms operations dates back to antiquity, where armies would usually field a screen of skirmishers to protect their spearmen duri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Warfare: Encyclopedia - Armoured Warfare
Armoured warfare in modern warfare is understood to be the use of armoured fighting vehicles as a central component of the methods of war...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia - Ancient History
Ancient history is the study of significant cultural and political events from the beginning of human history until the Early Middle Ages...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chemical Warfare: Encyclopedia - Chemical Warfare
Chemical warfare is warfare (and associated military operations) using the toxic properties of chemical substances to kill, injure or inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Combined Arms: Encyclopedia - Combined Arms
Combined arms is an approach to warfare which seeks to integrate different arms of a military to achieve mutually complementary effects. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia - Siege
For the Boston area punk band see Siege (band). For the James Mason book see Siege (book) A siege is a prolonged military blockade and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weapon: Encyclopedia - Weapon
A weapon is a tool which can be used during combat to kill or incapacitate, to destroy property, or to otherwise render resources non-fun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ambush: Encyclopedia - Ambush
An ambush is a long established military tactic in which an ambushing force uses concealment to attack an enemy that passes its position....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Contravallation: Encyclopedia - Contravallation
Contravallation is a standard military tactic of siege used in ancient and modern warfare. It is the process of the attacking army buildi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vimana: Encyclopedia - Vimana
A vimāna is a mythological flying machine, described in the ancient literature of India. References to these flying machines are commonp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adrian Goldsworthy: Encyclopedia - Adrian Goldsworthy
Adrian Goldsworthy (born 1969) is a British historian and military writer. After studying at St John's College, Oxford, he completed a Ph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circumvallation: Encyclopedia - Circumvallation
Circumvallation is a standard military tactic of siege used in ancient and modern warfare. It describes the process of the attacking army...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victor Davis Hanson: Encyclopedia - Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson (born 1953) is an American military historian and political essayist, best known as a scholar of ancient warfare as w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swordsmanship: Encyclopedia - Swordsmanship
Swordsmanship refers to the skills of a swordsman, a person versed in fencing with a sword. The term is modern, and as such was mainly us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galley: Encyclopedia - Galley
The term galley can refer to any ship propelled primarily by man-power, using oars. Most galleys also use masts and sails as a secondary ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia - Demon
In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon or demoness is a supernatural being that has generally been described as a malevolent spirit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Ancient And Medieval Siege Warfare
Ancient sources contain many stories of siege, such as the siege of Jericho in the Old Testament or the Siege of Troy described by Homer ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Warfare In Ancient China
Ancient China during the Shang Dynasty was a Bronze Age society based on chariot armies. Archaeological study of Shang sites at Anyang ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Principles Of Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Principles Of Warfare - Prescriptive Principles Of Warfare
Principles of Warfare - Ancient principles. The Book of Deuteronomy prescribes how the Israelite army was to fight, including dealing w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Warfare - Tank Tactics
Tanks rarely work alone; the usual minimum unit size is a platoon (or troop) of four to five tanks. The tanks of the platoon work togethe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Warfare - Nato And Warsaw Pact
During the Cold War, NATO and the Warsaw Pact assumed armoured warfare to be a dominant aspect of conventional ground warfare in Europe. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Warfare - First World War
Modern armoured warfare began with the development of the tank during the First World War. Following the First World War, the technical a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Warfare - Support
Armoured warfare is mechanically and logistically intensive and requires extensive support mechanisms. Armoured Fighting Vehicles require...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Warfare - Airborne Threats
Tanks and other armoured vehicles are vulnerable to attack from the air for several reasons. One is that they are easily detectable - the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chemical Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Chemical Warfare - History
Chemical warfare - Chemical warfare in ancient and classical times. Chemical weapons have been used for millennia in the form of poison...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Warfare - Second World War
Modern armour warfare doctrine was developed and established during the run up to World War II. The fundamental key to warfare is the con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - Chronology
Ancient history - Prehistory. c. 60th millennium BC - Modern humans migrate out of Africa and begin spreading across Asia c. 40th mill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armoured Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Armoured Warfare - Arab-israeli Wars
Both sides in the Arab-Israeli series of conflicts have made heavy use of tanks and other armoured vehicles. Up until the 1973 Yom Kippur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chemical Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Chemical Warfare - Sociopolitical Climate Of Chemical Warfare
While the study of chemicals and their military uses was widespread in China, the use of toxic materials has historically been viewed wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chemical Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Chemical Warfare - Chemical Warfare Technology
Although crude chemical warfare has been employed in many parts of the world for thousands of years, "modern" chemical warfare began duri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Ancient Rome - Events
Military history of ancient Rome - Patterns of Roman wars. The first Roman wars were wars of expansion and defence, aimed at protecting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Combined Arms: Encyclopedia Ii - Combined Arms - Late 20th Century Warfare
The helicopter has had profound influences on modern warfare. In the Vietnam War, troops were deployed in large part by helicopters. For ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weapon: Encyclopedia Ii - Weapon - History
The weapon is any tool or object that is used to increase the range and power of a human hand. From the earliest traces of mankind up to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - Some Prominent Civilizations Of Ancient History
Ancient history - Europe and the Mediterranean. Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Carthage Etruscans Hittites Phoenicia Anci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weapon: Encyclopedia Ii - Weapon - Types Of Weapons
There are essentially three facets to classifying weapon types: who uses it, how it works, and what it targets. Who uses it essentially d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Modern Warfare
Mainly as a result of the increasing firepower (such as machine guns) available to defensive forces, First World War trench warfare brief...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - The Study Of Ancient History
The fundamental difficulty of studying ancient history is the fact that only a fraction of it has been documented, and only a fraction of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - Some Prominent Civilizations Of Ancient History
Ancient history - Europe and the Mediterranean. Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Carthage Etruscans Hittites Phoenicia Scythi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - Chronology
Ancient history - Prehistory. 10th millennium BC - invention of agriculture is the earliest given date for the beginning of Ancient Er...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Sieges In The Age Of Gunpowder
The introduction of gunpowder and the use of cannons brought about a new age in siege warfare. Cannons were first used in the early 13th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Police Actions
Despite the overwhelming might of the modern state, siege tactics continue to be employed in police conflicts. This has been due to a num...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Mongol Siege Warfare
In the Middle Ages, the Mongol Empire's campaign against China by Genghis Khan and his army was extremely effective, allowing the Mongols...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercenary: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercenary - Mercenaries In European History
Mercenary - Mercenaries in the classic era. Many Greek mercenaries fought for the Persian Empire during the early classic era. For exam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercenary: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercenary - Mercenaries In Popular Culture
Like piracy, the mercenary ethos resonates with idealized adventure, mystery and danger. Examples of this are: The novel Dogs of War by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trench Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Trench Warfare - Background
Fortification is almost as old as warfare itself; however, because of the relatively small size of the armies and the lack of range of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trench Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Trench Warfare - Background
Fortification is almost as old as warfare itself; however, because of the relatively small size of the armies and the lack of range of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gunpowder Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Gunpowder Warfare - Outside Of Europe
The gunpowder era of warfare is largely confined to Europe. This was also the time of the beginning of European exploration and colonial ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medieval Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Medieval Warfare - Naval Warfare
In the Mediterranean, naval warfare in the medieval period resembled that of the ancient period: fleets of galleys rowed by slaves would ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Ancient Rome - Institutions
See also Roman military structure. Military history of ancient Rome - Roman army. "The Roman Army" is the name given by English-speake...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: The Asiatic Campaigning Of Amen-hotep Ii Anet P. 247
Habiru/Sources - Text. His majesty reached the town of Memphis, his heart appeased over all countries, with all lands beneath his soles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercenary: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercenary - Mercenary Operations
It is known that mercenaries have been hired to fight in the conflicts in former Yugoslavia. Many of these were ex-Eastern Bloc soldiers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Engine - Ancient Siege Engines
The earliest siege engine in Europe was the battering ram, followed by the catapult in ancient Greece. The Spartans used battering rams i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Engine - Medieval Siege Engines
Medieval designs include the catapult, the ballista and the trebuchet. These machines used mechanical energy to fling large projectiles t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Engine - Modern Siege Engines
With the advent of gunpowder, firearms such as the arquebus and cannon—and eventually the mortar and artillery—were developed. These ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercenary: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercenary - Mercenaries And The Laws Of War
See also laws of war. In the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions (GC) of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Vict...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercenary: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercenary - Mercenaries In Africa
Mercenary - 20th century. In the 20th century, mercenaries have been mostly involved in conflicts on the continent of Africa. There hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Legalism And Confucianism
Legalist thinkers from Shang Yang to Li Si, both Prime Ministers of Qin, held that the society should be socially regimented and bureaucr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - The Northern Frontier
The "barbarians" (夷, 戎, 狄) of the northern frontier, commonly called hu (胡), include the nomadic Xiongnu, Turks, Khitan, Mongols....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Weapons And Military Technology
China has been an advanced country in terms of military technology, losing ground only after the Industrial Revolution. In the Qin and Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Military Institutions In Imperial China
Military history of China - Qin and Han dynasties. Both the Qin and Western Han empires employed a military system based on universal c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Legalism And Confucianism
Legalist thinkers from Shang Yang to Li Si, both Prime Ministers of Qin, held that the society should be socially regimented and bureaucr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Modern China
From the first Opium War in 1839 onwards, changes to military technology, institutions and outlook in China became driven by the West. Fo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhanurveda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Dhanurveda
Dhanurveda: (Sanskrit) "Science of archery."   A class of ancient texts on the military arts, comprising the Upaveda o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Combat Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Combat Engineering - History
In ancient times, combat engineers were responsible for siege warfare and building field fortifications, temporary camps and roads. The m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ambush: Encyclopedia Ii - Ambush - Procedure
In modern warfare, an ambush is most often employed by ground troops up to platoon size against enemy targets which may be other ground t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Navy - History
Naval warfare first developed whenever humankind conducted fighting from water-borne vessels. Prior to the introduction of the cannon, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mehregan: Encyclopedia Ii - Mehregan - Mehr's Influence
Main article: Mithraism The ancient Iranians thought Mehr (Mithra) was responsible for love and friendship, contracts and covenants, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Longbow: Encyclopedia Ii - Longbow - History
Longbows made entirely from wood have been used for hundreds or thousands of years for hunting and warfare by, among others, the ancient ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War: Encyclopedia Ii - War - Morality Of War
Throughout history, war has been the source of serious moral questions. Although many ancient nations and some more modern ones viewed wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: George Roux Ancient Iraq Third Edition 1992 Isbn 014012523x
Habiru/Sources - P 239-240. The historical character of the Patriarchal period was further reinforced - so it was thought some years ag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: Daniel C. Snell Life In The Ancient Near East Yale 1997. Isbn 0300066155
Habiru/Sources - P. 68. On the fringes of most of the writing civilizations a social group called the `apiru or habiru or hapiru consi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: Wolfram Von Soden The Ancient Orient: An Introduction To The Study Of The Ancient Near East Grand Rapids 1994. Isbn 0802801420
(Translation of Einfuehrung in die Altorientalistik, Darmstadt, 1985.) Habiru/Sources - Page 78. There were different designations for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: Robert Drews The Coming Of The Greeks: Indo-european Conquests In The Aegean And The Near East Princeton 1988. Isbn 069103592x
Habiru/Sources - Pages 69-70. The most likely explanation of the pankus is that is was a convocation of the Great King's vassals, each ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: The Taking Of Joppa Anet P22
Habiru/Sources - Text. Now after an hour they were drunken, and Thoth said to [the Enemy of Joppa: "I'll deliver] myself, along with (m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: Treaty Between Mursilis And Duppi-tessub Of Amurru Anet Page 205
Habiru/Sources - Text. Hantidassus of Hurma, Abaras of Samuhas, Katahhas of Ankuwa, the Queen of Katapa, Ammammas of Tahurpa, Hallaras ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: God List Blessings And Curses Of The Treaty Between Suppiluliumas And Mattiwaza Anet P206
Habiru/Sources - Text. Hallaras of Dunna, Huwassanas of Hupisna, the "Lady" of Landa, Kunniyawannis of Landa, the Lulahhi gods (and) th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: The Lists Of Ramses Iii Anet Page 261
Habiru/Sources - Text. (XXX 2) I made for the a fresh foundation from the many classes whose sons I carried off to thy house, (named) "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: A Letter From Mari Anet Page 483
Habiru/Sources - Text. The next day word of the enemy came as follows: "Yapah-Adad has made ready the settlement Zallul on this side of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: Ea No. 25410 Anet Page 486
Habiru/Sources - Text. To the king, my lord and my Sun-god: Thus Lab'ayu, thy servant and the dirt on which thou dost tread. At the fee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: Ea No. 17113 Anet Page 486
Habiru/Sources - Text. Let the king know that powerful is the hostility against me and against Shuwardata. Let the king, my lord, prote...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habiru/sources: Encyclopedia Ii - Habiru/sources - Source: Selected Letters From Tell El-amarna Anet 3rd Ed. P486-490
Habiru/Sources - Text. EA, No. 271 [Milkilu, prince of Gezer to the Pharaoh]13 In a list of enemies poised against him, Milkilu writes:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rocket: Encyclopedia Ii - Rocket - History
Rocket - Origins of rocketry. The ancient Chinese invention of gunpowder by Taoist chemists, and their use of it in various forms of we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irregular Military: Encyclopedia Ii - Irregular Military - Historical Reliance On Irregulars
In the dawn of civilization, all military forces were irregular. Regular armies grew slowly from personal bodyguards or elite militia. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - Demons In Ancient Persia
During the time of Zarathustra the same word (Div) received the notion of demon in the Iranian tradition. In Zoroastrianism and the Avest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History - Periods Of Military History
Military history - Early militaries. In the earliest societies, such as hunter-gatherer societies, there were no social roles or divisi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtar, Ashtar-vidya: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ashtar, Ashtar-vidya
Ashtar, Ashtar-vidya (Sanskrit) (possibly from astra weapon, missile + vidya knowledge)   Used by Blavatsky for "the highest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galley: Encyclopedia Ii - Galley - Later Galleys
Galley - Medieval galleys in northern Europe. A development of the Viking longships and knaars, north European galleys, clinker-built, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Warfare And The Minoan Peace
It is generally assumed there was little internal armed conflict on Minoan Crete. In the past, this condition was known as "Pax Minoica,"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modern World: Encyclopedia Ii - Modern World - Characteristics
The concept of the modern world as distinct from an ancient world of historical and outmoded artifacts rests on a sense that the modern w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modern World: Encyclopedia Ii - Modern World - Characteristics
The concept of the modern world as distinct from an ancient world of historical and outmoded artifacts rests on a sense that the modern w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Non-sexual Usage Of Term
In its original sense, dating back to antiquity, "to rape a person" meant to capture the person for the purpose of enslavement, and was c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Non-sexual Usage Of Term
In its original sense, dating back to antiquity, "to rape a person" meant to capture the person for the purpose of enslavement, and was c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - Sassanian Rule Ca. 300 - 650
In the 3rd century, Kushan control fragmented into semi-independent kingdoms that became easy targets for conquest by the rising Iranian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gary Gygax: Encyclopedia Ii - Gary Gygax - Non-rpg Games
Gary Gygax - Rules for Miniatures/Table Top Battle Games. Cavaliers & Roundheads (English Civil War, with Jeff Perren) Chainmail (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Mediterranean Region: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Mediterranean Region - Middle Ages
Another power was rising in the east, that of Islam, whilst Byzantine and Persia were both weakened by centuries of stalemate warfare. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Religion
The Minoans worshipped goddesses, (see Rodney Castleden, Minoans, 1994; Goodison and Morris, Ancient Goddesses, 1998; Nanno Marinatos, Mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Warfare - Tactics And Weapons
Ancient warfare - Strategy. Ancient strategy focused broadly on the twin goals of making continued war seem more costly than submitting...   » Read the article