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Lawrence not only helped lead the Arab Revolt but he also reflected on this group of irregular soldiers and their guerrilla campaign.166 Whereas other campaigns, such as those fought by the Irish or Boers, are remembered through a variety of memoirs, government reports, and histories both official and scholarly, Lawrence’s own writings were—and in
... See moreA. R. B. Linderman • Rediscovering Irregular Warfare
Malgré ces avantages, la transformation des tribus et des clans en une seule nation n’a jamais été facile, pas plus dans l’Antiquité que de nos jours.
Pierre-Emmanuel Dauzat • 21 Leçons pour le XXIème siècle (French Edition)
Ultimately, the larger populations and higher population densities of the Roman and Han empires gave them enormous advantages in scale and technological achievements but did not protect them from conquest by more sparsely settled neighbors—the Germanic tribes of northern Europe, the Turkish conquerors of the eastern Mediterranean, and the nomadic
... See moreJeffrey D. Sachs • The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions
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Max Boot • Invisible Armies
Le fondamentalisme islamique incarne bel et bien un défi radical, mais la « civilisation » qu’il défie est une civilisation mondiale plutôt qu’un phénomène uniquement occidental.