Articles in the War category

Ideology Of World War One

How did ideology contribute to World War One? It did not. None of the extant ideological movements of the time were a factor in causing World War One. Even ethnicity, which is the opposite of ideology, played only a very small role. This blog post is a response to the …

Trebia Trasimene Cannae and Zama

What are the four major Battles of the Second Punic War? If you said, "Trebia, Trasimene, Cannae, and Zama", you are correct! Prologue In 218 BC, Carthaginian General Hannibal, with an army of 40,000 and more than 30 war elephants, crossed the Pyrenees Mountains, then crossed the Rhone River …

Battle In The Middle Ages

There were three type of battles in Europe in the Middle Ages: Raids Sieges Field-Battles There were two types of soldiers in Europe in the Middle Ages: cavalry and infantry. Raids Infantry tended to not be used in raids, because horses had the advantage in speed and mobility. Sieges Cavalry …