Modern-day academic historians commonly feel more comfortable attributing important events to broad and impersonal social, cultural, and economic forces than the actions of ‘great men’ or ‘heroes’. Many prefer to discuss social or economic structures and long-term trends instead of political or military decisions that changed history overnight. If individual political or military leaders nonetheless […]
The Battle of Visby was fought during the Danish invasion of Gotland in 1361. Fall of the Merchant-Farmer Republic analyses the campaign, presents new research on the arms, armour, and military organisation of the Gotland merchant-farmer republic, details the opposing armies, and explains the outcome and its consequences. Gotland, the largest island in the Baltic, […]
The book describes and analyses the Scanian War, which was fought from 1675 to 1679 between, on one side, primarily Brandenburg and Denmark–Norway and, on the other, Sweden. The war was mainly fought in Scania, the former Danish lands along the border with Sweden, and in northern Germany. The Danish objective was to retrieve Scania […]
During the Great Northern War (1700-1721), the most renowned officer in the Danish navy was a Norwegian, Peter Tordenskiold – a living legend. Get Full text in PDF
During the Great Northern War (1700-1721), the most renowned officer in the Danish navy was a Norwegian, Peter Tordenskiold – a living legend. Get Full text in PDF
Something odd seems to have happened when the modern Danish and Swedish navies emerged in the sixteenth century. Not only did they grow in size and strength very rapidly, they also experimented with unexpected types of armaments such as pyrotechnics. Most curious might have been the experiments with naval rockets… Get Full text in […]
