ok so reading back and fourth in this website and others, in the battle planning and other subject i have heard about lots of people talking about
military history. And it sound interesting, and i also like history class myself so can u guys give me advice on where i can start.
Like some good books i can get or good websites anything, help me PLZ!! :grin
hmmm....any sort of period you're interested in? Or do you just want a sort of scattershot knowledge? I'm sure i can help you out, and im sure with all the knowledge of military history floating around here (many whose grasp is much superior to mine) you'll be well served.
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um hmmmm like ancient.I find the greeks and romans interesting. yeah....imm really new at this, im only grade 8
so beginning of greece.
wat is it that facinates u the most?
Annihilationist
Get thee to the library, young one. That seems like a good place to start. And the internet is an awesome resource of knowledge that we could not have dreamed of when I was a lad. You just have to get practise at sifting through it to find what you want.
I'm fascinated by the ancient world too. A few days ago I visited some ancient spots in Turkey, including Ephesus. Since then, all I can do is gibber incoherently, so amazed am I.
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can u give me some specific web sites? i can see there are already alot but can u?
Annihilationist
Well I don't know any specific sites myself. If I want to read about, say, the Battle of Cannae, I just do a google search for battle of Cannae, and you can always find something that tells you what you want to know. I'm sure some of the history dudes around here can be more helpful though.
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get the peloponessian war by Donald Kagan for starters..thats a goodun...sorry i didn't post earlier...i got distracted by a Pontus campaign
It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, not the lawyer, Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the soldier, Who salutes the flag, Who serves under the flag, Whose coffin is draped in the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
-Charles Michael Province, U.S. Army
not sure about any web sites myself
(tbh I hate sitting down to read/study at a computer screen)
I recently finished reading the Osprey book "Greeks at War" which was really good covering everything from the persian invasians up untill the rise of Rome over Alexanders succesors.
I recommend getting a copy of this book either from Library or buying it. Maybe try searching Ebay for a cheap copy?
Wikipedia contains a lot of historical information, and also military. For example take a look at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_warfare
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_formation
Here are some (all?) the links I have on Ancient Warfare and the like. There is a smattering of Napoleon in here, but don't mind him...
I beg your pardons as I have not the time to type out the http tag names and all that, but I guarantee that if you go through these links, you will find something to your liking. It's a guarantee, folks! If you are unsatisfied with these links, you will recieve a free pair of Magic Goggles, courtesy of me. *wink*
http://www.parthia.com/
http://www.ancient-archives.com/
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/war/Catapults.htm
http://www.longbow-archers.com/
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/index.html
http://www.romanarmy.net/artillery.htm
http://www.samurai-archives.com/
http://www.atarn.org/chinese/scythian_bows.htm
http://www.slinging.org/
http://www.mri.on.ca/steel.html
http://www.roman-empire.net/index.html
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parli.../2587/tyre.html
http://www.angelfire.com/ia/totalwar/
http://www.barca.fsnet.co.uk/
http://www.unrv.com/
http://www.numbera.com/rome/
http://web2.airmail.net/napoleon/NAPOLEON_FOREVER.html
http://members.tripod.com/~S_van_Dor...io.html#impgrd
Lets all post our links that we may all benefit!
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I love the roman history too and i use these two sites for some good info
http://www.roman-empire.net/
http://www.dean.usma.edu/history
They both contain good info like maps,battles,military,culture
Decanus
Those websites will be great for you, but remember that historians, like eveyone else, have biases. So, the closer you get to the source, the better. Read the classics, most you can find online, too. But, i like the books.Originally posted by student of war@Apr 1 2005, 01:07 AM
um hmmmm like ancient.I find the greeks and romans interesting. yeah....imm really new at this, im only grade 8
so beginning of greece.
A real good starter book would be Caesar's Gallic Commentaries (de bello Gallico) then you can move on to Caesar's The Civil War (de bello Civili). Now, you are jumping right into the middle of classical ancient history (near the end actually), but Caesar's writing is very refreshing and candid. He didn't use the 'frilly' writing style of the day. He wrote very simply, like a soldier, because he was soldier. His book reads easily and is simply understood, plus he captures your imagination. Oh, and I think more "military historians" should have been soldiers...
http://www.blackmask.com/thatway/boo.../gallicdex.htm
Ok 1st post, but a long time reader. I have just gotten into the Stephen Dando-Collins books Caesar's Legion and Nero's Killing Machine. Both are very very good books and suggest them to you.
Sulla
Me thinks this thread is more appropriate in the TWC history forum, "Fingerprints From the Past".
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Might I suggest that you read some Tacitus "The Annals and the Histories, Thucydies "The Histories" or Suetonius "The 12 Ceasers". Just a thought. They are very very good books and very useful. Furthermore, I got a hold of an ancient atlas book. That's very interesting too.
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Thanks ppl! this will get me started!
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