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Bookmark or Share- Militaries of pre colonial africa - History ForumPost what every intresting info can find be it battles conflicts tactics or intresting weapons/Armor First pic is. Sudanese tribesmen Second a Somali spear men Third two northern nigerian foot soldiers And last foot soldiers from Western sahel
- When and why did/do military short hair cuts? | History ForumHygienic and psychological reasons have already been mentioned above. Having a shaved head can also be an asset in melee combat - an opponent can grab long hair and use that to his advantage (not that this stopped a wide array of historical peoples, from the Hittites to American Indians, from wearing long hair in battle).
- Comparison of the Ming, Mughal and Japanese militaries in the 1590sThe Mughal, Ming and Japan probably had the three greatest military establishment on earth in the late 16th century, dwarfing the Spanish and Ottoman armies (both being no bigger than 200,000 when mobilized for war, and only 80,000 and 120,000 respectively in peace time). We had a discussion...
- Which Asian military fought best against Western militaries in post-WW2 ...That is incorrect. East Asia's Other Miracle: Explaining the Decline of Mass Atrocities Page 34. The Americans widely exaggerated enemy casualty. Also where is your proof that PVA inflicted 2/3rd as high casualties that US suffered in Vietnam War? Claimed casualties by the opposing side are...
- Which Asian military fought best against Western militaries in post-WW2 ...It's simply not true that the US did not attempt to cross the 38th parallel again. They did just that at multiple points, but were often pushed back by PLA counter-offensives (there were five phases of PLA offensives total), or simply failed to take PLA positions, and the war only ended with major UN failures to assault PLA positions like Triangle Hill (a narrative that is often ignored in ...
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