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Forschungsmitarbeiter Mitch Williamson is a technical writer with an interest in military and naval affairs. He has published articles in Cross & Cockade International and Wartime magazines. He was research associate for the Bio-history Cross in the Sky, a book about Charles ‘Moth’ Eaton’s career, in collaboration with the flier’s son, Dr Charles S. Eaton. He also assisted in picture research for John Burton’s Fortnight of Infamy. Mitch is now publishing on the WWW various specialist websites combined with custom website design work. He enjoys working and supporting his local C3 Church. “Curate and Compile“
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Ancient Warfare Roman 15 Min Read

The Shadow of Rome

King Philip V, and Amyntas, Son of Alexandros, 197 BC Battle of Cynoscephalae When the Greek world had first become…

History 10 Min Read

Consequences of KöniggrÀtz

Battle of KöniggrĂ€tz, by Georg Bleibtreu. Oil on canvas, 1869. While there is general consensus about the momentous consequences of…

Mongol Weapons 6 Min Read

Mongol Archery

Originally the basis of the Mongols’ military power and later almost driven to extinction by the advent of firearms, archery…

Armies 10 Min Read

The Cycle of Battle

The Battle of Blenheim, 1704 – Original Painting by Graham Turner Ref: GT133 Battles usually start when both sides agree…

History 5 Min Read

Finnish Forces in Barbarossa I

The OKW was given the responsibility under the Barbarossa Directive to make the necessary arrangements to put Romanian and Finnish…

History 6 Min Read

Finnish Forces in Barbarossa II

The development of a staff study by Group XXI (Army of Norway) for operations in Finland based on Directive 21.…

China 11 Min Read

Major military engagements of the Taiping Rebellion

The Xiang Army recapturing Jinling, a suburb of the Taiping capital, July 19, 1864. The Taiping Rebellion devastated the landscape…

China 6 Min Read

THE TAIPING REBELLION

The Xiang Army recapturing Jinling, a suburb of the Taiping capital, July 19, 1864 Taiping soldiers, male and female, outside…

Crusades Naval 10 Min Read

‘The Profit That God Shall Give’

A typical 12th century Genoese trader, at this time merchant ships relied on sails rather than oars. Such vessels displaced…

Aircraft Germany 19 Min Read

Focke Wulf Fw 190D-9 Dora

Arguably, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 evolved into wartime Germany’s most effective fighter, offering the Luftwaffe the benefit of manoeuvrability combined…