Historical Articles of the Monastery.

I have decided to create this thread to record and catalogue all articles that have been written by members and posted here, so as hopefully to encourage other people to write articles but also to allow patrons to read articles written by other members of the community.

General History

1.A Brief Military History of Flanders/Belgium by Archayon.

The Middle Ages :knight:

1.Amir Temur Gurgan by King of Atlantis. In depth article on the life and times of Tamerlane, the Scourge of God. (completed)

2.The Timar System of the Ottoman Empire by Denizar. Insightful article about the Ottoman version of feudalism, and it's decline. (completed)

3.When Christ and His Saints Slept: The History of the Anarchy 1135-54 by King Henry V. A history of the first English civil war. (unfinished).

4.The Huns.. Scourge of God or gift from God? by Orda Khan. Orda argues that the Huns were beneficial to the declining Roman Empire.

5.The Mongol Question.. An Insight by Orda Khan. Could the Mongols have conquered Europe?

Early Modern:duel:

1.Tactics in the English Civil War Not an article as such, but a very informative discussion on the tactics in Europe during the 17th century.

2. Wellington: the Very Model of A Modern Major General by King Henry V. Article on the early life, military career and campaigns in India of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, culminating with his victory at Assaye.

Modern

1.Fighting on the Eastern Front by AlexanderofMacedon. Discussion about Operation Barbarossa.

2.Carpet Bombing in the Second World War. Discussion about the Allied bombing campaign of Germany during the second world war.

If you have any articles that you have written yourself or know of interesting discussions, please post the link below.:2thumbsup:

The Huns.. Scourge of God or gift from God?

The Mongol Question.. An Insight

Both are from Orda Khan

Maybe this should become "sticky"

Maybe you would like to add AoM's Fighting on the Eastern Front

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=69437

Sticky indeed!

Good initiative King Henry V!

Bump.

Carpet Bombing in WWII

I never realized people posted full historical articles here. I have one that I would be willing to share, but it's pretty long (undergraduate thesis, 133 pages in bound print form, probably half that with more compact formatting) and I don't want to bother unless people are actually interested in the thing.

The title is Blood, Sweat, and Fears: British Support for Nazi Germany, 1933-1939. It is essentially a survey of the various reasons that Brits supported or tolerated National Socialist policies prior to the outbreak of the war. Almost all of the research is original, with about 90% coming from the Letters to the Editor from the daily editions of the Times of London and the remainder from diaries and letters from the IWM archives. I essentially read every single issue of the paper from Jan 1, 1933 to Dec 31, 1939, recorded every single letter about Germany and worked them into a coherent body that shows why this support existed and how the different beliefs waxed and waned during the uncertain years before the war. The purpose was not to explain it myself, but to let voices from the past express their own reasoning, with a little organizational work to help them along. In my opinion, the format largely worked because of the type of people who wrote into the Times during that period. Almost all were extremely well educated and highly literate, with some of the most poignant statements coming from people such as A. A. Milne and Evelyn Waugh.

I found the subject incredibly fascinating and I would be happy to share it if anyone else is interested. To be fair, it is not a perfect work. I wrote it 8 years ago and my writing style (and patience for proofreading) has improved significantly since then. At some point I intend to improve it and work it into a full-fledged manuscript, but for now it remains a university thesis work.

Good show. The only thing I could contribute that is worthwhile is a response to a question about medieval warfare into which I put some effort. It's this.

I'm interested in reading it, TinCow. Maybe if a couple others piped in you'd be persuaded?

I had an article on the AK-47 back sometime, anyone like to linky?

I thought it was a pretty good article anyway.

i have started writing an actual historical book.... The tale of rome: from the fall of troy to the death of augustus.... which i may post if anybody shows any interest

i am also planning a Roman Soldier book too


Anybody interested in these?

if so i could have them posted by the weekend as i already have 95% finished the tale of rome and i am 55% of the way through roman soldier

Bump

Should probably add Spartan's articles to this list.

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Originally Posted by GBB

i have started writing an actual historical book.... The tale of rome: from the fall of troy to the death of augustus.... which i may post if anybody shows any interest

i am also planning a Roman Soldier book too


Anybody interested in these?

if so i could have them posted by the weekend as i already have 95% finished the tale of rome and i am 55% of the way through roman soldier

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sure, post them up m8 :yes:

I have a list of Spartan JKM's articles here in order of first posted to most recent:
August 3, 216 BCE, was Maharbal correct?
Gustavus Adolphus in Livonia and Polish Prussia, 1617-1629

I don't know about these next two because they are largely opinion articles, but I guess I will put the link here:
If a greatest commander of history must be chosen, it is Alexander the Great
Underrated Military Commanders?

Edyzmedieval,

The significance of the Battle of Manzikert in the stability of the Byzantine Empire



https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...e-of-Manzikert

Just posted this:

The African Origins of the Ancient Egyptians