Few people will realise that at one time the Polish state was one of Europe's great powers. One of the chief instruments of her success was undoubtedly her army, which though small can claim many accomplishments and major successes in...

The period 31 BC-AD 43 saw the greatest expansion of the Roman Empire. In 31 BC Octavian defeated Antony at the battle of Actium and remodelled the semi-professional Roman army into a permanent force of 28 legions. Octavian became the...

"Sassanian Armies: Iranian Empire Early 3rd to Mid-7th Centuries AD" von Angus McBride bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die Streitkräfte des Sassanidenreichs, das von Anfang des 3. bis zur Mitte des 7. Jahrhunderts n. Chr....