Peloponnesian War
To Field an Army: A Short History of the Draft
By Mike HaskewThe call of a nation on its civilian population either to create a military force or to augment a standing army is virtually as old as civilization itself. Read more
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The Rise of Macedon
By Jonas GoldsteinThe city-states of ancient Greece were rich in culture and history. But following the Peloponnesian War, which lasted 27 years, they were exhausted, their best young men dead, Attica’s farms ruined. Read more
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The Pen & the Sword: A Brief History of War Correspondents
By Roy Morris Jr.Men have been reporting their wars almost as long as they have fighting them. The first prehistoric cave drawings depicted hunters bringing down wild animals, and spoken accounts of battles, large and small, formed the starting point for the oral tradition of history. Read more
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Misplaced Aggression: The Athenian Defeat at Syracuse
By Barry PorterBy the spring of 415 bc, a peace treaty between the warring city-states of Athens and Sparta had held firm for six years. Read more
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The Athenian Soldier Versus the Spartan Hoplite
By Fred Eugene RayThe wars fought by Sparta and Athens in the fifth century bc pitted one city-state with ancient Greece’s greatest army against one boasting her most powerful fleet. Read more
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Learning from David and Goliath: The True Origin of the Sling Weapon
By Erich B. AndersonMore than 3,000 years ago, an army of Israelites led by King Saul confronted a force of Philistine invaders in the valley of Elah. Read more
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General Iphracates: Innovative Commander of Ancient Greece
By Charles HilbertThe 3rd century BC in Greece was an age of military innovation. The lessons learned in the Peloponnesian War (431-404) led to the increased use of lightly armed troops and cavalry. Read more
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Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address & Pericles’ Funeral Oration
by Brooke C. StoddardAt a time long ago, and in a place far away, a man stood up before his countrymen to console them if he could for the loss of their sons in battle for a righteous cause. Read more
