The Roman Gladius
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The Romans refined and improved the gladius in their quest for the optimum weapon for close-quarter combat. More »
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The Romans refined and improved the gladius in their quest for the optimum weapon for close-quarter combat. More »
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In the Albigensian Crusade of the early 13th century, thousands perished in a bloody conflict that pitted Western Europeans against each other. More »
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On the banks of the Hydaspes river in 326 BC, Alexander the Great was nearly defeated by the mighty army of Kind Porus with its Corps of Elephants. More »
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English King Edward III’s longbowmen shattered multiple charges by French King Philip VI’s mounted French knights at Crécy in 1346. More »
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Confederate Earl Van Dorn did not have the right stuff to succeed as an army commander, but he excelled as a cavalry general. More »
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Emperor Napoleon achieved a decisive victory over Count Bennigsen’s Russians in June 1807, redeeming the Grand Armee after its setback at Eylau. More »
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Unprepared, a group of 25 American Marines fell victim to one of the first publicized atrocities committed by the Japanese in the South Pacific. More »
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Dismounted knights clad in full suits of armor took the field during the Wars of the Roses, forcing dramatic changes in battlefield weapons. More »
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The Poles and Lithuanians invaded the lands of the Teutonic Order in 1410 in a bid to gain regional dominance. More »
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Two great generals faced off at Zama in 202 BC during the Second Punic War. At stake was control of the Mediterranean and the border lands. More »
