Category Archives: War, Culture, and Society

“Time for Another Kent State”? Politicians Target Campuses for Violence

Posted on February 8, 2019 by briansandberg

Politicians are targeting university campuses for repressive violence. One of the of the most shocking recent incitements to violence against students came in 2017, when Dan Adamini (Republican), Secretary of the Marquette County Republican Party, advocated using firearms to stop … Continue reading →

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Preliminary Peace Agreement to End the Afghan War?

Posted on January 28, 2019 by briansandberg

The United States and the Taliban have reportedly agreed to a preliminary process for a peace agreement to end the Afghan War. The New York Times reports that “American and Taliban officials have agreed in principle to the framework of … Continue reading →

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Historical Memory of the Spanish Civil War

Posted on January 26, 2019 by briansandberg

The historical memory of the Spanish Civil War is being contested regularly in modern Spanish society and in the European Union. Historians such as Jay Winter and Pierre Nora have been studying the construction of historical memory through memorial, commemorations, … Continue reading →

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Painting from Louis XIV’s Reign Discovered in Paris

Posted on January 22, 2019 by briansandberg

A large seventeenth-century oil painting (measuring 10-by-20-foot) has been discovered behind a wall in a building that is currently being restored for an Oscar de la Renta boutique in Paris. After workers discovered the painting, Oscar de la Renta brought … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Court Studies, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, European History, French History, Mediterranean World, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Paris History, Religious History, Religious Politics, Strategy and International Politics, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Vietnam War Conference

Posted on January 19, 2019 by briansandberg

1969: Vietnamization and the Year of Transition in the Vietnam War April 25-27, 2019, Lubbock Texas The Vietnam Center and Archive (VNCA) and the Institute for Peace & Conflict (IPAC) at Texas Tech University are pleased to announce a conference … Continue reading →

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U.S. Army Releases Iraq War Study

Posted on January 18, 2019 by briansandberg

The United States Army has released its highly anticipated study of the Iraq War (2003-2011), entitled The U.S. Army in the Iraq War (2 vols.) (United States Army War College Press, 2019). This internal U.S. Army study was commissioned by … Continue reading →

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The World of the Siege

Posted on January 9, 2019 by briansandberg

A new volume on The World of the Siege: Representations of Early Modern Positional Warfare will soon be published by Brill in its History of Warfare series. This collective volume is edited by Anke Fischer-Kattner and Jamel Ostwald and includes … Continue reading →

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Generous Amazons Article in Spanish

Posted on January 9, 2019 by briansandberg

I am excited to see that my “Generous Amazons” article on besieged women in the French Wars of Religion is now available in Spanish! Antonio Escobar Tortosa has kindly translated the article and Revista Universitaria de Historia Militar (RUHM) has … Continue reading →

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The Antichrist and Apocalyptic Thinking Today

Posted on January 9, 2019 by briansandberg

Apocalyptic thinking is alive and well in today’s world. The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church has ignited controversy by prognosticating that the Antichrist will use the internet to gain control of humanity. The BBC reports on the Patriarch’s apocalyptic … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European Wars of Religion, History of Violence, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

First World War Soldiers in Color

Posted on December 18, 2018 by briansandberg

Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old has been released in the United States, with screenings in selected cities this month. I was lucky to get to view the film yesterday in Chicago and want to offer some initial responses … Continue reading →

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