Articles related to "Army"



The Red Army 1917-1923
Formed from mutinous soldiers, armed factory workers and peasant conscripts, the Red Army prevailed through force of arms in the six-year-long Russian Civil War.
• red army • army order number 1 • red guards • raboche-krest'yanskaya krasnaya armiya • rkka

The Imperial German army of 1914
From a peacetime standing army of 870,000 men the grey coated war machine of the Kaiser eventually put almost fourteen million under arms to fight the whole western world
• world war one • wwi • the great war • the imperial german army • german empire 1914

The Regimental System
A description of military unit designations, primarily ground forces.
• army • navy • air force • marines • regiment

The White Russian Armies 1917-1923
The Russian Civil War pitted communist Red armies against counter-revolutionary White armies in a six year long armed struggle. This is a look at those White forces.
• provisional government • alexander kerensky • bolshevik red army • anti-bolshevik • russian civil war

The 12 Battles of the Isonzo
During the First World War the Isonzo valley lay on the Alpine Front between Italy and Austria-Hungary and was the scene of a succession of twelve battles
• general luigi cardorna • general borojevic bojna • italian army • alpini • tyrolean troops

The Decline of Beards in Warfare
The Beard went from being the nearly only universal item in every army to being prohibited nearly everywhere and is now making a resurgence.
• beard • soldier beard • army beards • pioneer sergeant • afghanistan

The Southern White Army 1917-1920
Under the protection of the Cossacks and aided by a corps of Interventionists, the AFSR White Army of the South fought for three bloody years until defeated.
• ukraine • don cossacks • kuban cossacks • kaliden • kransov

Army Buddy Larry Martin
An interview with one of Elvis old army buddies
• elvis • army • buddy • elvis presley • elvis.com

Army ROTC -Part 1
This is a description of the Army ROTC 4-year program, detailing obligations and requirements. Next week, there will be a focus on the program itself, along with insentives.
• financial aid • money for collee • college aid • college money • funding for college.

Army-Navy game on the move
The Naval Academy announced Friday that their annual game against Army will be played in Baltimore's PSINet Stadium next season.
• the naval academy announced friday that their annu

British TV Location Guide/Dad’s Army
• dad’s army • british tv shows • british tv locations • websites • web sites

Enough to Feed An Army
I just returned from a trip back in time to the site of the bloodiest day in American history.

I Thought You Said The Army
I started out so anti-military, and I cried when I found out what he'd done. There's no turning back, now. Not for my son, but it's not too late for me, I've learned.
• military • troops • support • army • navy

Part 2,Army ROTC
This is part two of the Army ROTC scholarship program series. If at any time, you feel "lost" please refer to section one. This portion covers the obligations and more ins and outs of the four year program.,This is part two of the Army ROTC scholarship program series. If at any time, you feel "lost" please refer to section one. This portion covers the obligations and more ins and outs of the four year program.
• rotc • jrotc • army money for college • scholarships • scholarships for soliders

The Army Inside
The body was built as a very capable unit. It's ability to defend itself is meant to be strong enough to fight off diseases and toxins. The problem, especially in this century, has been the over processing of foods, additives, advances in traditional medications and a growing immunity of the body to be able to defend itself. There are ways to help your body to fight back. Take a look at the available antioxidants and learn how buiding up your immune system can help you back to a healthy, active, enjoyable life!
• natural medicine • immune system • immunity • herbal remedies • nutritional supplements

The British Army and Injury Compensation
With Afghanistan becoming more dangerous and morale low will new government promises be enough to placate both the Armed Forces and the public?
• british armed forces • compensation for injury • british armed forces morale • british government promises • british government legislation

The Northern White Army 1918-1920
Centered in the frozen wind-swept White Sea region, a small force of White troops held out against the Reds with the help of a few thousand Interventionist troops.
• allied forces • murmansk • archangel • general ek miller • admiral kolchak

The Northwestern White Army 1919
The smallest and shortest-lived of the White Armies; it came closest to capturing the old capital of St Petersburg in a brief campaign in 1919.
• white russians • white guard • estonia • general yudenich • bokhenskoy

The Siberian White Army 1918-1923
Fighting alongside 50,000 homeless Czech legionnaires and 70,000 Japanese troops the White forces under Admiral Kolchak fought the longest of any.
• orenberg cossacks • general dutov • siberian cossacks • semenov • baron ungern-sternberg

700 Years of Longbows in War
The Longbow came from humble origins in 12th Century Wales, ended Medieval Combat, and found itself on European battlefields as late as 1940.
• longbow • agincourt • crecy • english • army

Classical Agora, final chapter
At the end of the Classical period in Athens, the Agora stood as the central place for military strategy and commerce, as well as political intrigue.
• athenian agora • athens • ancient history • army • navy

Hauptman Detzner WW I Holdout
When the Allies occupied the German colony of New Guinea at the opening of WW I a German officer led a four-year expedition to retain the island, surrendering in 1919.
• last german unit to surrender • caroline islands • marshall islands • marianas islands • samoa

Simo Häyhä the Greatest Sniper
Using a bolt action rifle with iron sights this hardy little outdoorsman killed over five hundred Soviet invaders single handedly during the Winter War of 1939-1940.
• mosin-nagant • simo häyhä • simo hayha • winter war • finnish army

Tannenberg - Lost Chance
The 1914 battle of Tannenberg which was the most stunning German victory of World War One over the Imperial Russian Army
• tannenberg • german army • russian army • east prussia • samsanov

The Lost Battalion: A Review
The A&E original movie, The Lost Battalion, stars Rick Shroder as US Army Major Charles Whittlesey, commander of one of the most heroic military units in US history.
• world war i • great war • whittlesey • shroder • army

The Pike as a Weapon in History
From the 1300s to as late as the 20th Century the Pike was a simple concept that revolutionized tactics and maneuver warfare.
• pike • pikeman • pikesquare • swiss army • battle of bannockburn

What is a Polemarch?
Definition of the glossary term Polemarch
• athens • ancient athens • polemarch • magistrate • polis

What is a standard?
Definition of the glossary term standard
• roman standard • roman legion • flag • spqr • senate and people of rome

'Uniformity' in the Military
How 'uniform' are the military services?
• uniform • army • navy • air force • marine

A Tribute To Our Soldiers
This article is about Veterans Day and is a tribute to the Soliders now serving in the Middle East.
• veterans day • afghanistan • navy • marines • army

Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great as one of the greatest warrior/statesmen in history.
• alexander the great • army • military • history • statesman

Busy Hands Passing Time
Keeping your hands busy can help pass the time while you wait for your loved one to come home. Here's one idea that may help toward that end, along with my story.
• military • america • army • navy • marines

Canadian's in Korea
Canada's military units and contributions to the Korean Conflict.
• war • korea • panmunjom • inchon • army

Christmas in The Worst Year
Sometimes everything can go wrong, and still the holiday turns out wonderful.
• military • war • marine • corps • marines

Defense Infighting
Budget battles reveal the bureaucratic nature of the military.
• bureaucracy • armed forces • budget • budgeting • air force

Fun Frog Facts
All about frogs and their cousins, toads. Takes a look at the weird & the wonderful world of these amphibious creatures.
• frog • toad • amphibious • army • fact

JROTC Nurse Program
Describes the information needed to obtain a nursing degree with JROTC.
• scholarships • army scholarships • jrotc

STAR WARS, EPISODE 1 - Battle Droids and "Roger, Roger"
A short discussion of the how George Lucas in the STAR WARS portrays the military.
• star wars • george lucas • naboo • military • droids

The Architect of Beersheba; Soldier and Spy
Richard Meinertzhagen, one of Great Britain's military eccentrics during and after WWI.
• wwi • british • army • german east africa • africa

The Differential Theory of US Armed Forces (Snake Model) upon encountering a snake in the Area of Operations (AO)
A humorous interpretation of US Army operations.
• army • marines • seal

The Doctor is In!
On tap for this month, a profile of a great wrestler currently on the indy circuit!
• pro-wrestling • independent circuit • dr luther • army of darkness • satan

THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER
A short discussion of the movie THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER from a military point of view.
• john travolta • u.s. army • cid • fort bragg • madelyn stowe

Training to Win
A brief outline of training needed for armies and how the U. S. Army does it.
• army • jrtc • training • readiness • joint

Trap at Stalingrad
When the battle of Stalingrad began at the end of August 1942, the Red Army was nearing defeat. Brilliant Soviet street fighting tactics, daring operational thinking and serious German errors combined to reverse Soviet fortune. By the end of November the Soviets had trapped the powerful German 6th Army inside Stalingrad - it was more than they expected.
• german • army • stalin • hitler • stalingrad

World War One fighters
The evolution of fighting aircraft during World War One.
• wwi • world war one • aircraft • fighters • war

Book review: The English Civil War 1642-1651
This sumptuous book will serve either as a great introduction to the period or as an excellent reference for those already gaming the Civil War.
• war games wargames english civil war book review h

Norman Mailer: 50 Years of Writing
• norman mailer • naked and the dead • american dream • executioner’s song • ancient evenings

Battleship Imp Aleksander III
The battleship, built by the last Tsar of russia and named for his father, served in two wars under at least five flags.
• his majesty's russian battleship • the imperator aleksander iii • emperor alexander iii • russud yard • nikolayev yard

Belgian Peacekeeper Massacre
The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 started with the last stand of a force of Belgian UN Peacekeepers in Kigali who fought to the end in an impossible situation.
• belgian peacekeeper massacre • heroic last stand • kigali rwanda • rwandan genocide • 1994

Rome's Fall From Power
Rome, a power in ancient times, lasted for nearly 1000 years. The reasons for its fall are numerous and some main contributors to its downfall will be discussed.
• fall • roman empire • rome • ostragoths • demise


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