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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=4803887&postcount=211|Doc What's massive list of links about maritime history (mostly military stuff)]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=4803887&postcount=211|Doc What's massive list of links about maritime history (mostly military stuff)]]**
-**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=215631|Marc Pasquin's Uniform prototypes, transitional and ephemeral uniforms thread]]**  +**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=215631|Uniform prototypes, transitional and ephemeral uniforms thread]]**, courtesy of [[offtopic:Marc Pasquin]]
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-**[[http://www.forgottenweapons.com/|ForgottenWeapons.com]]** - Good if you're searching for some rarer firearms as a possible source of inspiration.  +
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-**[[http://world.guns.ru/main-e.htm|The Modern Firearms Database]]**+
**[[http://www.wtj.com/archives/|Archives of the War Times Journal]]** **[[http://www.wtj.com/archives/|Archives of the War Times Journal]]**
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**[[http://www.archhistory.co.uk/|The Army Children Archive (TACA)]]** - Collects, records, preserves and shares details of the unique aspects of growing up as the child of a soldier serving in the British Army, from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries. **[[http://www.archhistory.co.uk/|The Army Children Archive (TACA)]]** - Collects, records, preserves and shares details of the unique aspects of growing up as the child of a soldier serving in the British Army, from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries.
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-**[[http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/collections/|Canada Aviation Museum ]]** 
-- Has about 15,000 pictures on airplanes from the very earliest ones to the present day. The 'Artifacts' and 'Image Bank' sections are quite nice. 
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-**[[http://www.tankmuseum.org/home|TankMuseum.org]]** - Covers lots of early and older tanks from various countries.  
**The [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=239239|Ask me about Oriental warfare]] thread**, courtesy of [[offtopic:King of Malta]] **The [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=239239|Ask me about Oriental warfare]] thread**, courtesy of [[offtopic:King of Malta]]
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**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20071218161011/http://regiments.org/default.htm|Regiments.org]]** - The history of the regiments in the land forces of Britain, the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations **[[http://web.archive.org/web/20071218161011/http://regiments.org/default.htm|Regiments.org]]** - The history of the regiments in the land forces of Britain, the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations
-===== Antiquity =====+**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=253306|A Brief Primer on French Military History]]**, courtesy of [[offtopic:caspian88]] 
 + 
 +===== Ground Warfare ===== 
 + 
 +==== Prehistory ==== 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.paleoarts.net/|Paleoarts.net]]** - "Imaginative recreations of Stone Age tools, weapons and artifacts." 
 + 
 +**[[http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/directory#.UFry0q68Cgc|PaleoPlanet Forums]]** - A discussion board for enthusiasts of experimental archeology (mostly focused on prehistoric and/or primitive crafts and tools).  
 + 
 +==== Antiquity ==== 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.ancientmilitary.com/index.htm|Ancient Military.com]]** - Probably the best site on the internet concerning warfare from the dawn of written history to the early Middle Ages. Very concise, full of info, recommended. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/Volume_1_1892/Volume_1,_No._1,_1892/The_Polynesian_bow,_by_E._Tregear,_p_56-59/p1|The Polynesian Bow]]** - An article by E. Tregear at the Journal of the Polynesian Society, examining the possible reasons behind the rarity of the bow among Polynesian ethnicities.  
 + 
 +**[[http://www.livescience.com/13113-ancient-chemical-warfare-romans-persians.html|Buried Soldiers May Be Victims of Ancient Chemical Weapon]]** - An article about the potential use of simple chemical weapons in wars between Romans and Persians. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.roman-empire.net/army/army.html|The Roman Army]]** - A complete historical overview. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.roman-empire.net/army/tactics.html|Roman military tactics and Byzantine military tactics]]** 
 + 
 +==== The Middle Ages ==== 
 + 
 +=== General reading and resources === 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.hyw.com/books/history/Medi0000.htm|Medieval Warfare]]** - An overview  of subjects like logistics, etc. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.asp|Internet Medieval Sourcebook (ORB)]]** - At the Fordham University website. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20070811223951/http://www.deremilitari.org/|deremilitari.com]]** - Thorough, includes lots of [[http://web.archive.org/web/20070808064939/http://www.deremilitari.org/links/links.htm|website recommendations]] for medieval military historians. Be sure to check out the [[http://web.archive.org/web/20110605015729/http://www.deremilitari.org/primary-sources/|primary sources section]], it is very useful. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110716070717/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/mcglynn.htm|The Myths of Medieval Warfare]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.hyw.com/books/history/War__jus.htm|Medieval thinking on war]]**
-Space reserved for a link.+**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110725230612/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/ayton1.htm|The Military Revolution from a Medieval Perspective]]**
-===== The Middle Ages =====+**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229205945/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/showalter.htm|Caste, Skill, and Training: The Evolution of Cohesion in European Armies from the Middle Ages to the Sixteenth Century]]**
**[[Byzantine & Ottoman Imperial, Court, Military & Civil Ranks]]** - Prepared by [[offtopic:MerryPrankster]] **[[Byzantine & Ottoman Imperial, Court, Military & Civil Ranks]]** - Prepared by [[offtopic:MerryPrankster]]
-**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=4803760&postcount=209|Doc What's massive list of links about European and Asian Medieval Warfare]]**+**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229210423/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/prinz.pdf|Kings, Clergy and War at the Time of the Carolingians]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229201014/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/bachrach2.pdf|The origins of Merovingian military organization in the late Roman Empire]]**  
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229205219/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/bowlus.htm|Warfare and Society in the Carolingian Ostmark]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101230013247/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/porter.pdf|Chaucer's Knight and the Medieval Laws of War]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229212559/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/wynn.htm|Wars and Warriors in Gregory of Tours' Histories I-IV]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110605033053/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/saunders.pdf|The Crusades]]** - The article highlights the significance of Egypt to this era of military campaigns. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229193723/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/tyerman.pdf|Who Went on The Crusades ?]]**  
 + 
 +**[[http://www.alamut.com/subj/ideologies/alamut/secDoctrines.html|Origins of the Nizari Isma'Ilis and the Assassins]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/tilley.htm|Medieval France: Armies and Navies]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20100114172557/http://www.deremilitari.org/biblio/1998books.htm|Medieval War Bibliography]]**  - Comprehensive as of 1998.  
 + 
 +**[[http://historymedren.about.com/od/battlesandwars/Medieval_Battles_Wars_and_Conflicts.htm|Links to Important Medieval Battles]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/orifl-fa.htm|In Search of the Oriflamme]]** - About the historic battle banner of the French monarchy. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.hyw.com/books/history/Recruiti.htm|Recruiting, Organization, Tactics]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.hyw.com/books/history/Pay_for_.htm|Pay for the Troops - Mercenaries, Plunder and Ransom]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229233252/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/ryder.pdf|War Finance in Aragon]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229201942/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/caferro.pdf|Italy and the Companies of Adventure]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.hyw.com/books/history/Some_Agi.htm|Capture the Knight Alive!]]** - Agincourt Ransoms (1415) 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229233024/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/wilson.pdf|The Ransom of Oliver Guesclin (1378/9)]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110605021850/http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/ARTICLES/devries2.htm|Teenagers at War in the Middle Ages]]**  
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101230013406/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/dimnik.pdf|Kievan Rus - The Struggle for Control (1235/6)]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110605025056/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/oikonomides.pdf|Turks in Europe (1305-13) - Serbs in Asia Minor (1313)]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/albigens.htm|The Albigensian Crusade (1209-1255)]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229233215/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/marshall.pdf|The Battle Charge in the Latin East (1192-1291)]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229204649/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/christie.htm|Franks as depicted in contemporary Muslim sources]]** - The article covers depictions from the crusades of the 12th century. 
 + 
 +=== Weaponry and weapon wielding === 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.myarmoury.com/albums/index.php?cat=5|Antique Arms]]** - Excellent links page to dozens of online weapons collections. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229195905/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/zygulski.htm|Knightly Arms and Plebian Arms]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.larsdatter.com/archers.htm|Medieval and Renaissance Archers]]** - Links page.
**[[http://margo.student.utwente.nl/sagi/artikel/|A nice database of articles about the history of archery in various eras and regions of Earth]]** **[[http://margo.student.utwente.nl/sagi/artikel/|A nice database of articles about the history of archery in various eras and regions of Earth]]**
-**[[http://www.cogandgalleyships.com/|Cog and Galley]]** - An excellent site for learning about medieval ships and their role and use in naval warfare of the period.+**[[http://www.youtube.com/user/bigbowbrum/videos|bigbowbrum]]** - The YouTube channel of the historical reenactment group [[http://www.companyofholyrood.co.uk/|The Company of Holyrood]], dedicated to the study, research and practical recreation of medieval archery. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110605021822/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/tscia2.pdf|Imperial Mongols - Nomad Armament and Home Made Weaponry]]** 
 + 
 +=== Armour, clothing and equipment === 
 + 
 +**[[http://thecostumersmanifesto.com/costumeoldsite//history/100pages/militaryuniforms.htm|Arms and Armor historical info at the Costumer's Manifesto website]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewforum.php?f=1|Historic Arms and Armor Collections]]** - A discussion forum dedicated to the topic. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110605021250/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/coupland.htm|Carolingian Arms and Armor in the 9th Century]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.oakeshott.org/metal.html|Metallurgy and Production of European Armor]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://digital.cs.usu.edu/~watson/bartholomew/armorimages.html|Medieval Arms and Armor Page]]** - Armor and costumes from Charlemagne to Louis XIII, A. Racinet 1888. 
 + 
 +**[[http://digital.cs.usu.edu/~watson/bartholomew/cards.html|French medieval armour]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.royalarmouries.org/assets-uploaded/documents/making_armour_web.pdf|Manufacturing full plate armour]]** 
 + 
 +=== Horses, cavalry and knighthood === 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.royalarmouries.org/assets-uploaded/documents/horse_armour_web.pdf|Horse Armor]]** - A nice educational poster, courtesy of the Royal Armouries association. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110513104329/http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/T/timeteam/2005_hans_bit.html|The Norman Horse Bit]]** - An article about an archeological find of Norman cavalry equipment (courtesy of Channel 4's //[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110514001425/http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/T/timeteam/index.html|Time Team]]// website).  
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110605031352/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/morris.pdf|Mounted Infantry in Medieval Warfare]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110725235035/http://www.chronique.com/Library/Glossaries/glossary-KCT/glssindx.htm|Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournament]]** - A glossary of terms. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101230002314/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/gillmor2.pdf|Practical Chivalry: The Training of Horses for Tournaments and Warfare]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229194910/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/bennett1.htm|La Régle du Temple as a Military Manual]]** - How to deliver a cavalry charge. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.hyw.com/Books/History/Tourname.htm|Tournaments from the 11th to the 17th century]]**   
 + 
 +=== Fortifications === 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.castlewales.com/motte.html|Motte and Bailey Castles and Ringworks]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20100602030724/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/janssen.pdf|Castle Building in Central Europe]]** - The international background. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101111002202/http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/ARTICLES/bachrach1.htm|Medieval Siege Warfare - A Reconnaissance]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20100413154833/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/speight.htm|Castle Warfare during the Reign of English King Stephen (1135-1154)]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229195421/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/foulds.htm|The Siege of Nottingham Castle in 1194]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110716070926/http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/ARTICLES/goodall.htm|Dover Castle and the Great Siege of 1216]]**  
 + 
 +**[[http://www.guedelon.fr/en/|Guédelon]]** - A long-running French experimental archeology project, which aims to create a fully working 13th century castle and its surrounding manor using only authentic medieval techniques and crafts.  
 + 
 +**[[http://r-l-p.co.uk/eurocast.html|Castles of Europe (+ Turkey, Jordan, Morocco and the USA)]]** - Only brief overviews, but useful. 
 + 
 +=== Siege Engines, Siege Equipment, Early Firearms and Early Artillery === 
 + 
 +**[[http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/ngp_arty.htm|Medieval mechanical artillery]]** - Catapults, trebuchets, ballistas and other projectile siege engines. 
 + 
 +**[[http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/treb_etc.htm|Balance Throwing, Siege Engines of the Middle Ages]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/armed_en.htm|Demonstrations of Medieval War Machines]]** - At historic Chateaux in France. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101230001217/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/sciam.pdf|Trebuchet]]** - An excellent article on this type of siege engine, published in Scientific American in July 1995. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229212341/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/mccotter1.htm|Byzantines, Avars and the Introduction of the Trebuchet]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110605031212/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/dennis2.pdf|Byzantine Heavy Artillery - The Helepolis]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101229205916/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/francis.htm|Oliver of Paderborn and his siege engine at Damietta (Egypt, 1219, The Fifth Crusade)]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.musketeer.ch/blackpowder/history.html|Ulrich Bretscher's Black Powder Page]]** - Featuring lots of interesting articles on medieval firearms, e.g. [[http://www.musketeer.ch/blackpowder/freienstein.html|The two oldest handguns of Switzerland]]. 
 + 
 +**[[http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~dispater/handgonnes.htm|Handgonnes and Matchlocks]]** - A history of firearms until 1500 AD. 
 + 
 +**[[http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/gp_wpns.htm|Gunpowder Weapons of the 15th Century]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.arkeliet.net/sources/gl_skyts1.htm|The First Cannons]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.xenophongroup.com/montjoie/mus-pea.htm|15th Century Gunpowder Artillery]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.xenophongroup.com/montjoie/mus-pea2.htm|15th Century Iron Bombards]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110605031111/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/devries1.pdf|Joan of Arc and Gunpowder Weapons]]** - The use of artillery and firearms at the Siege of Orleans (1429). 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110725230651/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/cook.htm|Warfare and Firearms in Fifteenth Century Morocco (1400-1492)]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.hyw.com/books/history/Cannon_a.htm|Cannon and the Fall of Constantinople]]**
**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=246737|A discussion about central and eastern European artillery of the 16th century]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=246737|A discussion about central and eastern European artillery of the 16th century]]**
-===== The Early Modern Era =====+==== The Early Modern Era ==== 
 + 
 +**[[http://r-l-p.co.uk/eurocast.html|Castles of Europe (+ Turkey, Jordan, Morocco and the USA)]]** - Only brief overviews, but useful.
**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=225144|North American forts and fortifications of the 16th-19th century]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=225144|North American forts and fortifications of the 16th-19th century]]**
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=246737|A discussion about central and eastern European artillery of the 16th century]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=246737|A discussion about central and eastern European artillery of the 16th century]]**
-===== 18th century =====+**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=266736|Resources on the Thirty Years War]]** 
 + 
 +==== 18th century ====
**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=225144|North American forts and fortifications of the 16th-19th century]]** **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=225144|North American forts and fortifications of the 16th-19th century]]**
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**[[http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/c_britarmy1793.html|The British Army: 1 February 1793]]** by Rob McGuigan **[[http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/c_britarmy1793.html|The British Army: 1 February 1793]]** by Rob McGuigan
-**[[http://www.history.navy.mil/books/callahan/reg-usn-i.htm|Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900]]** 
-===== 19th century =====+==== 19th century ====
**[[http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/|A great website for info on the Napoleonic Wars]]** **[[http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/|A great website for info on the Napoleonic Wars]]**
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**[[http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_commanders.html|A good site on French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era cavalry commanders]]** **[[http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_commanders.html|A good site on French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era cavalry commanders]]**
-**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/morris.htm|Complete Descriptive List or Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S. Gunboat Commodore Morris on the Thirty first day of March, 1864]]** - Roll of personnel aboard the vessel for the period; includes details of nativity, state of enlistment, age, occupation and personal description. +**[[http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/c_organization.html|European armies of the Napoleonic Wars and the early 19th century]]**
- +
-**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/ussflorida.htm|Complete Descriptive List or Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S. Steamer Florida on the First day of October, 1863]]** - Roll of personnel aboard the vessel for the period; includes details of nativity, state of enlistment, age, occupation and personal description. +
- +
-**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/minnesota.htm|Complete Descriptive Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S.S. Minnesota on the First day of January, 1865]]**  +
- +
-**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/niagara.htm|Complete List or Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S. Steam Frigate Niagara on the Thirty first day of December, 1864]]** - Roll of personnel aboard the vessel for the period; includes details of nativity, state of enlistment, age, occupation and personal description. +
- +
-**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/seabird.htm|Muster Roll of the CSS Sea Bird]]** - A muster roll of the Confederate Naval Vessel Sea Bird with additional data from other sources. +
- +
-**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/stphilip.htm|Register of Confederate Naval Patients in the C.S. Hospital Ship St. Philip at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861-1862]]** - Register of Confederate naval patients, which includes personal details. +
- +
-**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/charity.htm|Register of Confederate Naval Patients in the Charity Hospital at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861]]**+
**[[http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/siege/titles.html|Collection of photographs related to the Paris Commune]]** **[[http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/siege/titles.html|Collection of photographs related to the Paris Commune]]**
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**[[http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1855/armies-europe/index.htm|The Armies of Europe (in 1855)]]** by Frederick Engels **[[http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1855/armies-europe/index.htm|The Armies of Europe (in 1855)]]** by Frederick Engels
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-**[[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1486|Information on various mid-Victorian era vessels of the British Royal Navy]]** 
**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20091022132935/http://geocities.com/littlegreenmen.geo/1862mob.htm|Analysis of the strength of the British armed forces in 1862]]**, courtesy of [[offtopic:67th Tigers]]. **[[http://web.archive.org/web/20091022132935/http://geocities.com/littlegreenmen.geo/1862mob.htm|Analysis of the strength of the British armed forces in 1862]]**, courtesy of [[offtopic:67th Tigers]].
-===== 20th century =====+**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=264861|Discussion on the nature of 18th century to mid-19th century warfare in North America]]** 
 + 
 +==== 20th century : General resources ==== 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.forgottenweapons.com/|ForgottenWeapons.com]]** - Good if you're searching for some rarer firearms as a possible source of inspiration.  
 + 
 +**[[http://world.guns.ru/main-e.htm|The Modern Firearms Database]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://combathelmets.blogspot.com/|Combathelmets.blogspot.com]]** - A nice blog specializing in military helmets of the 20th century. Lots of photos and other visual material. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.kamouflage.net/|Kamouflage.net]]** - Modern uniforms and their camouflage patterns (includes extensive country-by-country overview). 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.tankmuseum.org/home|TankMuseum.org]]** - Covers lots of early and older tanks from various countries.  
 + 
 +**[[http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/|Tanks !]]** - "Armoured warfare prior to 1946." Features nation-by-nation overviews. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=251994|Softskin military vehicles picture thread]]**, courtesy of [[offtopic:AMF]] 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.chars-francais.net/new/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=57|A nice site about French tanks and armoured vehicles throughout the ages]]** 
 + 
 +==== 20th century : World War One ==== 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=242160|Resources on European Militiaries c. 1900-1910]]**
-==== World War One ====+**[[http://www.landships.freeservers.com/|The Landships site]]** and **[[http://www.google.sk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CBYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.activeboard.com%2Fforum.spark%3FforumID%3D63528&rct=j&q=landships+forum&ei=jk39S_WFGuOlsQbOzLyfCA&usg=AFQjCNFJwsQiM9Ugo-IvANmATFZRS4sPWw|the site's forum]]** - The holy grail of World War One military tech websites. WWI geeks can find an incredible amount of useful information and historic photos here. Looking for very obscure military vehicles or equipment ? This site won't dissapoint you ! (Also, a more modernized, backup version of the site (with the same content) is available [[http://www.landships.info/landships/index.html|here]].)
-**[[http://www.landships.freeservers.com/|The Landships site]]** and **[[http://www.google.sk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CBYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.activeboard.com%2Fforum.spark%3FforumID%3D63528&rct=j&q=landships+forum&ei=jk39S_WFGuOlsQbOzLyfCA&usg=AFQjCNFJwsQiM9Ugo-IvANmATFZRS4sPWw|the site's forum]]** - The holy grail of World War One military tech websites. WWI geeks can find an incredible amount of useful information and historic photos here. Looking for very obscure military vehicles or equipment ? This site won't dissapoint you ! +**[[http://armoredcars-ww-one.blogspot.com/|A blog about WWI armoured cars (lots of pictures and visual aids)]]**
**[[http://www.doppeladler.com/da/category/kuk/|The K.U.K. Database of Doppeladler.com]]** - A great and comprehensive site about the Austro-Hungarian military as a whole, but you need to understand German. **[[http://www.doppeladler.com/da/category/kuk/|The K.U.K. Database of Doppeladler.com]]** - A great and comprehensive site about the Austro-Hungarian military as a whole, but you need to understand German.
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**[[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~caulleyfamilyinfo/|World War I Through the Lens of one Private's Camera]]** - John E. Schroeder's photo Diary of World War I documenting from his enlistment in late in 1917 through the end of the war, the early occupation of Germany and his return to the USA. Many of his fellow soldiers are named on this site. **[[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~caulleyfamilyinfo/|World War I Through the Lens of one Private's Camera]]** - John E. Schroeder's photo Diary of World War I documenting from his enlistment in late in 1917 through the end of the war, the early occupation of Germany and his return to the USA. Many of his fellow soldiers are named on this site.
-==== World War Two ====+==== 20th century : The Interwar Period ==== 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.utocna-vozba.estranky.cz/|Assault Chariots in Pictures]]** - A Czech website with an excellent collection of historical and contemporary photos of interwar Czechoslovak armoured vehicles (including armoured cars, tanks, tank destroyers, armoured rail vehicles, etc.). For further use of the photos, please consult the site's admin first.   
 + 
 +==== 20th century : World War Two ====
**[[http://forum.axishistory.com/index.php|Axis History Forum]]** - Mainly WWII, covers several other areas. //Use the search function!// **[[http://forum.axishistory.com/index.php|Axis History Forum]]** - Mainly WWII, covers several other areas. //Use the search function!//
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**[[http://orbat.com/site/history/volume4/446/British%20Defensive%20Deployment%20Against%20Operation.pdf|An overview of British forces available to face a potential Operation Sealion]]** **[[http://orbat.com/site/history/volume4/446/British%20Defensive%20Deployment%20Against%20Operation.pdf|An overview of British forces available to face a potential Operation Sealion]]**
-==== The Cold War ====+**[[http://www.stalingrad.net/russian-hq/operation-uranus-detailed/operation-uranus-detailed.htm|A very detailed account of Operation Uranus. Tad bit long, but very informative]]** 
 + 
 +==== 20th century : The Cold War ====
**[[http://www.scribd.com/doc/37695/NATO-Order-of-Battle-1989#|NATO Order of Battle]]** - Detailed Order of Battle for NATO and Neutral European States in 1989. Useful for timelines about WWIII. **[[http://www.scribd.com/doc/37695/NATO-Order-of-Battle-1989#|NATO Order of Battle]]** - Detailed Order of Battle for NATO and Neutral European States in 1989. Useful for timelines about WWIII.
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**[[http://www.scribd.com/doc/519141/Warsaw-Pact-Order-of-Battle-June-1989#|Warsaw Pact Order of Battle]]** - Detailed Order of Battle for the Warsaw Pact in 1989. Useful for timelines about WWIII. **[[http://www.scribd.com/doc/519141/Warsaw-Pact-Order-of-Battle-June-1989#|Warsaw Pact Order of Battle]]** - Detailed Order of Battle for the Warsaw Pact in 1989. Useful for timelines about WWIII.
-**[[General Cold War Bibliography]]** - Prepared by [[offtopic:Macragge1]].+**[[General Cold War Bibliography]]**, courtesy of [[offtopic:Macragge1]].
-==== Aviation ====+**[[http://www.foia.cia.gov/docs/DOC_0000278543/DOC_0000278543.pdf|Soviet Forces and Capabilities in the Southern Theatre of Military Operations]]** - A CIA document outlining Soviet capabilities for various scenarios involving Iran, Pakistan and the Persian Gulf littoral states. 
 + 
 +**[[http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-12-15/news/8603160916_1_soviet-troops-iran-soviet-forces|Invasion Of Iran Simulated Mock Raid Staged By Soviets In 1980]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=270622|Soviet Civil Defense booklet from 1986]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=7186573&postcount=500|List of countries that had ongoing conflicts in 1984]]**, courtesy of [[offtopic:Tsochar]] 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=265857|Discussion on Warsaw Pact invasion routes]]**, courtesy of [[offtopic:Top Hats Daily]] 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.foia.cia.gov/docs/DOC_0000278543/DOC_0000278543.pdf|Soviet Forces and Capabilities in the Southern Theatre of Military Operations]]** - A CIA document outlining Soviet capabilities for various scenarios involving Iran, Pakistan and the Persian Gulf littoral states. 
 + 
 +**[[http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-12-15/news/8603160916_1_soviet-troops-iran-soviet-forces|Invasion Of Iran simulated mock raid staged by Soviets in 1980]]** 
 + 
 +==== 1990s - Present ==== 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.fas.org/asmp/campaigns/smallarms/lainven.html|Latin American Light Weapons National Inventories]]** 
 + 
 +===== Naval Warfare ===== 
 + 
 +=== Antiquity and the Middle Ages (2nd millenium BC - 16th century AD) === 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.cogandgalleyships.com/|Cog and Galley]]** - An excellent site for learning about medieval ships and their role and use in naval warfare of the period. 
 + 
 +**[[http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/tilley.htm|Medieval France: Armies and Navies]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20110725230646/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/christides.pdf|Military Intelligence in Arabo-Byzantine Naval Warfare]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/SOURCES/housley2.htm|Naval Contract by the Papacy Against the Turks (1334)]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~fisher/hst373/readings/soucek.html|Ottomans: Galleys, Galleons, Portolan Charts and Isolani]]**  
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101230001558/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/pdfs/fuess.pdf|Mamluk Naval Policy - Rotting Ships and Razed Harbors]]** 
 + 
 +=== The Age of Sail (16th-19th century) === 
 + 
 +**[[http://koti.mbnet.fi/felipe/index.html|Sailing warships of all Nations]]** - A must see site, offering complete listings of sailing warships for European countries and the USA. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.sailingnavies.com/index.php|Sailing Navies]]** - Comprehensive ship and officer listings (1650-1850 AD). 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.nelsonsnavy.co.uk/broadside.html|The British Royal Navy in the late 18th and early 19th century]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101205054137/http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/line/|US Ships of the Line]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.history.navy.mil/books/callahan/reg-usn-i.htm|Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps (1775-1900)]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/index.html|Dictionary of American fighting ships]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.mises.org/journals/scholar/sechrest2.PDF|American Shipbuilding in the Heyday of Sail]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/morris.htm|Complete Descriptive List or Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S. Gunboat Commodore Morris on the Thirty first day of March, 1864]]** - Roll of personnel aboard the vessel for the period; includes details of nativity, state of enlistment, age, occupation and personal description. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/ussflorida.htm|Complete Descriptive List or Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S. Steamer Florida on the First day of October, 1863]]** - Roll of personnel aboard the vessel for the period; includes details of nativity, state of enlistment, age, occupation and personal description. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/minnesota.htm|Complete Descriptive Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S.S. Minnesota on the First day of January, 1865]]**  
 + 
 +**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/niagara.htm|Complete List or Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S. Steam Frigate Niagara on the Thirty first day of December, 1864]]** - Roll of personnel aboard the vessel for the period; includes details of nativity, state of enlistment, age, occupation and personal description. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/seabird.htm|Muster Roll of the CSS Sea Bird]]** - A muster roll of the Confederate Naval Vessel Sea Bird with additional data from other sources. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/stphilip.htm|Register of Confederate Naval Patients in the C.S. Hospital Ship St. Philip at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861-1862]]** - Register of Confederate naval patients, which includes personal details. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.tfoenander.com/charity.htm|Register of Confederate Naval Patients in the Charity Hospital at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1486|Information on various mid-Victorian era vessels of the British Royal Navy]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/index.html|Dictionary of American fighting ships]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.mises.org/journals/scholar/sechrest2.PDF|American Shipbuilding in the Heyday of Sail]]** 
 + 
 +=== Modern navies (19th-20th-21st century) === 
 + 
 +**[[The Development of Fire Control Systems on Warships]]** - Prepared by [[offtopic:Sargon]] (hopefully with future additions from other members of [[offtopic:the_battleship_brothers|The Battleship Brothers]]). 
 + 
 +**[[The Development of Fire Control Systems on Warships]]** - Prepared by [[offtopic:Sargon]] (hopefully with future additions from other members of [[offtopic:the_battleship_brothers|The Battleship Brothers]]). 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20090130060808/http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maampo/militaer/glenn/marine/kaiserliche_marine_1914.htm|Kaiserliche Marine ranks and other info]]** - Very useful for anyone who wants to use the Imperial German Navy in their writings. 
 + 
 +**[[http://navy-matters.beedall.com/index.html|Navy Matters]]** - The post-WWII history and future plans of the British Royal Navy. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/02fonds-collections/banquedocuments/planbato/planbato/listebato/listebato.php|Plans and prototypes of French warships]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.se-technology.com/wig/index.php|The WIG Page]]** - The largest page on Wing in Ground Vehicles / Ground Effect Vehicles / Ekranoplans on the Internet. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.hnsa.org/location.htm|Historic Naval Ships of the World]]** - Various countries, mostly modern older ships and submarines. 
 + 
 +**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101205054137/http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/line/|US Ships of the Line]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.rmg.co.uk/researchers/library/research-guides/the-royal-navy/research-guide-b7-the-royal-navy-ship-records|Royal Navy Research Guides (Royal Museum Greenwich)]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/index.html|Dictionary of American figting ships]]** 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.uboat.net/|U-boat.net]]** - List of WWII axis submarines, allied warships with some detail. 
 + 
 +**[[http://www.scribd.com/doc/2199433/UBoat-Movements-1939-to-1945|U-Boat Movements (1939-1945)]]** 
 + 
 +===== Aerial Warfare =====
**[[http://www.theaerodrome.com/index.php|The Aerodrome]]** - THE site about WWI era military aviation. Includes a nice forum. **[[http://www.theaerodrome.com/index.php|The Aerodrome]]** - THE site about WWI era military aviation. Includes a nice forum.
-**[[http://www.wwiaviation.com/index.html|WWI Aviation]]**+**[[http://www.wwiaviation.com/index.html|WWI Aviation]]** - Another very good site about WWI in the air.
**[[http://www.earlyaeroplanes.com/|Rosebud's Early Aeroplanes Photo Database]]** - An amazing and rich database of early 20th century and WWI aviation photos. Highly recommended. **[[http://www.earlyaeroplanes.com/|Rosebud's Early Aeroplanes Photo Database]]** - An amazing and rich database of early 20th century and WWI aviation photos. Highly recommended.
 +
 +**[[http://wwiaviation.blogspot.com/|WWI Aviation Blog]]** - Great blog, lots of aircraft profile art from the era and the early post-WWI years.
**[[http://www.ciderpresspottery.com/ZLA.html|The Zeppelin Library Archive]]** **[[http://www.ciderpresspottery.com/ZLA.html|The Zeppelin Library Archive]]**
**[[http://www.airshipsonline.com/airships/index.html|The Airship Heritage trust]]** - Another very good site about airships. Mainly the ill-fated British zeppelins, but also zeppelins and blimps from other countries and various eras. **[[http://www.airshipsonline.com/airships/index.html|The Airship Heritage trust]]** - Another very good site about airships. Mainly the ill-fated British zeppelins, but also zeppelins and blimps from other countries and various eras.
 +
 +**[[http://www.project1947.com/gfb/a-9.htm|Project 1947: Green Fireball Chronology]]** - Some details about planned variations and modifications to the famous V-2 weapon.
**[[http://www.aviastar.org/index2.html|Virtual Aircraft Museum]]** **[[http://www.aviastar.org/index2.html|Virtual Aircraft Museum]]**
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**[[http://www.youtube.com/user/Bomberguy|Bomberguy's YouTube Channel]]** - An excellent, one-of-a-kind collection of old aviation-related newsreel videos. **[[http://www.youtube.com/user/Bomberguy|Bomberguy's YouTube Channel]]** - An excellent, one-of-a-kind collection of old aviation-related newsreel videos.
-==== Naval Warfare ====+**[[http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/collections/|Canada Aviation Museum ]]** 
 +- Has about 15,000 pictures on airplanes from the very earliest ones to the present day. The 'Artifacts' and 'Image Bank' sections are quite nice.
-**[[The Development of Fire Control Systems on Warships]]** - Prepared by [[offtopic:Sargon]] (hopefully with future additions from other members of [[offtopic:the_battleship_brothers|The Battleship Brothers]]).+**[[http://safch.org/|The Small Air Forces Observer]]** - A site/weblog that specializes on what it's name says. It is a  good resource if you're looking for pictures from more obscure air forces.
-**[[http://www.uboat.net/|U-boat.net]]** - List of WW2 axis submarines, allied warships with some detail.+**[[http://smallairforces.blogspot.com/|Small Air Forces Blog]]** - Similar to the above, but this is a pure blog.
-**[[http://www.scribd.com/doc/2199433/UBoat-Movements-1939-to-1945|U-Boat Movements (1939-1945)]]**+**[[http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=26182|Small Air Forces Thread #1]]**, **[[http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=37206|#3]]**, **[[http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=48733|#6]]**, **[[http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=51926|#8]]**, **[[http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=71149|#9]]**, **[[http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=77901|#10]]**, **[[http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=82843|#11]]**, **[[http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=87571|#12]]**, **[[http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=95676|#13]]**, **[[http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=105900|#14]]** and **[[http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=116842|#15 (at the Key Publishing Ltd. Aviation Forums)]]** - A good resource if you're looking for pictures of more obscure air forces. Mostly stuff from recent decades.  
-**[[http://web.archive.org/web/20090130060808/http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maampo/militaer/glenn/marine/kaiserliche_marine_1914.htm|Kaiserliche Marine ranks and other info]]** - Very useful for anyone who wants to use the Imperial German Navy in their writings.+**[[http://www.mig-21.de/default.htm|MiG-21.de]]** - A nice site about MiG 21's worldwide.
-**[[http://navy-matters.beedall.com/index.html|Navy Matters]]** - The post-WWII history and future plans of the British Royal Navy.+**[[http://www.l-39.cz/|L-39.cz]]** - A great site (mostly in Czech) about the history, development and variants of the Aero L-39 Albatros.
-**[[http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/02fonds-collections/banquedocuments/planbato/planbato/listebato/listebato.php|Plans and prototypes of French warships]]**+**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=232068|"Best cheap combat aircraft you can purchase nowadays" discussion thread]]**
-**[[http://www.se-technology.com/wig/index.php|The WIG Page]]** - The largest page on Wing in Ground Vehicles / Ground Effect Vehicles / Ekranoplans on the Internet.+==== See Also ==== 
 + 
 +**[[pods:military technology|Military Technology Points of Divergence]]** 
 + 
 +**[[Applications for creating illustrated AH content]]** 
 + 
 +==== Navigation ====
 +**[[resources/resources|Useful Resources Main Directory]]**
 

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