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Battleward history
The history behind the battle.
Campaigns, armies, and decisions come first. Where we consider an alternative, we label it and test it against the evidence. The aim is to understand what was at stake, not invent an easy victory after the fact.
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Campaigns, battles, and armies
Sourced history, clear decisions, and practical ways to bring the problem to the tabletop.
Jena and Auerstedt: The Day Prussia Lost Two Battles
Two simultaneous battles, a mistaken estimate of the enemy, Davout’s improbable stand, and a plausible path to a different campaign.
Read the full history ↗The War from the Soviet Side
A chronological history of the invasion, occupation, survival, and advance to Berlin, with diaries and veteran testimony identified and sourced.
Read the full history ↗The Union's Changing Generals
From Manassas to Gettysburg: how each change of command helped or hindered Lincoln's eastern campaigns.
Read the full history ↗Cannae: Hannibal’s Victory and Rome’s Survival
A roughly 5,000-word study of the campaign, the battle, the ancient evidence, the war after Cannae, and how to put its choices on the table.
Read the full history ↗The Roman Army: Republic, Empire, and Late Antiquity
A sourced, 5,000-word history of the citizen levy, imperial legions and auxiliaries, frontier forces, and eastern Roman continuation.
Read the full history ↗Austerlitz: Napoleon’s Perfect Battle—and What If the Allies Had Won?
A fact-checked account of the campaign, the fight for the Pratzen Heights, the limits of the legend, and the most credible path to an Allied victory.
Read the full history ↗Midway: The Four Minutes That Changed the Pacific War
The carrier battle, the decisions that shaped it, and a careful look at what a Japanese victory might have changed.
Read the full history ↗Britain in 1812: One Empire, Two Wars
Why Britain fought Napoleon and the United States at the same time—and how each side understood what it was defending.
Read the full history ↗Thirty-six Years in the Middle East
From Desert Shield to the current Iran campaign: a historical survey and six practical ways to game the changing objectives.
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