America’s History
Very short version after Europeans.
War
Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part III: Paying For It
Most of economy is like this nowadays. “We’re used to the monetized form of this system, where the state pays those non-subsistence laborers, who can then buy their subsistence needs from the broader civilian economy (the loop then generally being… Read More »Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part III: Paying For It
Georgij Žukov – Maršal, ktorý zlomil Hitlerovi väz
Dnes je V-E Day, čo je spôsob, akým frajeri z novín v štyridsiatych rokoch zobrali výraz „Victory in Europe Day“ (Deň víťazstva v Európe) a spravili z neho niečo, čo znie ako akcia, ktorú zorganizovala nejaká nemocnica na zvýšenie povedomia… Read More »Georgij Žukov – Maršal, ktorý zlomil Hitlerovi väz
Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part IIb: Officials, Contractors and Professionals
Bureaucracy makes sure stuff people don’t want to do happens. “Now you can see that each of these systems relies – at least for the peasants – on compulsion. The peasants do not get anything for their service – they… Read More »Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part IIb: Officials, Contractors and Professionals
Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part IIa: Mobilization without Administration
There was no local police in the past. “MMORPGs and fantasy worlds alike love their ‘local village guards,’ but these societies cannot afford many full-time soldiers and the ones they can afford tend to be guarding things like castles and… Read More »Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part IIa: Mobilization without Administration
George S. Patton – Generál, ktorý nepoznal ústup
Odkedy som založil tento web, dostal som stovky žiadostí, v ktorých mi ľudia písali, kto si podľa nich zaslúži miesto v Sieni tvrďáctva a prečo. O povesti tohto muža ako nezastaviteľného zmrda, ktorý rozbíja ksichty, svedčí aj to, že za… Read More »George S. Patton – Generál, ktorý nepoznal ústup
Pancho Villa – Revolucionár, ktorý vtrhol do USA
Notorický psanec, ktorého neskôr celý svet poznal ako Pancha Villu, sa narodil v roku 1878 v maličkej mexickej dedine chudobným rodičom, ktorí ako nevoľníci drieli na obrovskej haciende nejakého bohatého hajzla. Keď mal len pätnásť, otec mu zomrel a on… Read More »Pancho Villa – Revolucionár, ktorý vtrhol do USA
Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part I: Why They Fight
People are hard to coerce by force alone. “why do these fellows feel like they must or ought to serve. A lot of historical fiction or fantasy settings fail to address this particular question or else answer it with a… Read More »Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part I: Why They Fight
Why the Bronze Age collapsed
Technology shapes societies. “The difficulty involved in mining and transporting tin is one reason that access to bronze weaponry remained concentrated in military and elite institutions. The average citizen still largely relied on tools made of copper, stone, bone, or… Read More »Why the Bronze Age collapsed
Why Did Korea Split?
Russians have a history of miscalculation. “The North saw this as the South drifting apart, both as a separate country and into capitalism. They didn’t want that. And now that the Americans had left, Korea was defenseless. Kim Il Sung… Read More »Why Did Korea Split?