From Longbows to Spitfires – Nine Weapons that Made Britain Great

“Part of the country’s edge in its history of conflicts has been superior technology by land, sea, and air.” By Douglas Brown THE UNITED KINGDOM has seen its share of armed conflicts. In fact, few… The post From Longbows to Spitfires – Nine Weapons that Made Britain Great appeared first on MilitaryHistoryNow.com.
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Know Your Weapons: The War Hammer

October 17, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in Know Your Weapons, Military History, Warfare, Warrior Tech, Weapons & Ammo and tagged Know Your Weapons, Medieval History, Military History, Outlaw King, Robert the Bruce, War Hammers, Weapons and Warfare

The War Hammer: A Deadly Effective Medieval Weapon

I am a sucker for historical movies, in particular anything from the dark to medieval age. I was watching Outlaw King about Scotland’s Robert the Bruce and noticed quite a few War Hammers being used.

Cold Steel offers a nice practical and affordable re-creation of a 14th Century War Hammer.

A good TOOL to have at your front door along with your umbrella for a rainy day.

Small Unit Tactics: Panzergreandier Squad Tactics (1944)

May 23, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in Know your History, Military History, Small Unit Tactics, Strategy, Studies in Warfare, Tactics, Training, Training Tips, Warrior Tech, Weapons & Ammo, Weapons Training Issues, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Know your History, Panzer Grenadier Tactics in WW2, Small Unit Tactics, Weapons and Warfare, WW2 History

Alfred the Great’s Navy

December 20, 2020 by The Tactical Hermit in Historical Study, History Corrected, History Myths, History of the Middle-Ages, History Remembered, History Roundup and tagged Anglo-Saxon History, Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom, The Saxon Tales, Weapons and Warfare

Interesting piece of Anglo-Saxon History.

For all who are interested Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Tales recount this amazing period of history (from a fictional standpoint but still very historically accurate) including this amazing battle.

The Last Kingdom TV series are closely based on the novels, so I recommend those also!

Weapons and Warfare

The treaty with Guthrum gave Alfred the breathing space he needed to fortify and revitalize Wessex. As the last outpost of independent England, it was essential for Wessex to have an efficient military.

Alfred the Great reorganized Wessex’s army, keeping half of the men on duty at any given time. And although Alfred is famous as the father of the English Navy, kings before Alfred had used war ships. Nonetheless, recognizing that swift ships were just one more advantage the Vikings held over the English, Alfred brought over from Frisia (modern-day Holland) skilled shipwrights to build his new navy.

Guthrum gave Alfred seven years to rebuild his kingdom, but then the double-dealing Viking broke the treaty and invaded Wessex in 885 and laid siege to Rochester. But Alfred’s new military defensive measures worked. Mobilizing his standing army, his burh garrisons, and his navy, he broke the Danish siege easily, then…

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Know Your WW2 History: Panzerturms: The Gothic Line

June 18, 2020 by The Tactical Hermit in Historical Study, History of Weapons, History Remembered, History Roundup, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Know your History, Weapons and Warfare, WW2 History, WW2 Weapons

At the Hitler Line, a single Panzerturm had systematically knocked out thirteen North Irish Horse tanks in minutes. Fighting defensively, and sited to take best advantage of the terrain, a Pantherturm had several advantages over tanks, artillery or standard bunkers. It’s low silhouette made it easy to conceal and, once located, difficult to target from […]
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