Author Archives: barrycjacobsen

The sequel to my first novel, “The Conqueror: Book One of the Hieronymus Papers”, is now available on Kindle at Amazon Alexander the Great lies dead in Babylon. Hieronymus of Cardia, scholar, soldier, and occassional spy-master, must navigate the dangerous … Continue reading →

There were many “unbeatable” fighting forces throughout history, each in its own day. It is really impossible to objectively say which was the most formidable of all time. Especially as your question isn’t what army, but what UNIT was the … Continue reading →

George Armstrong Custer rode to immortality (or infamy, depending on one’s view point) when he led the 7th Cavalry down into the valley of the Little Bighorn River, on June 25, 1876. By the next day he was one of … Continue reading →

Long before George R.R. Martin penned his tale of war, intrigue and treachery the ancient world was scene to its own version of Game of Thrones. (This is the eleventh in a series concerning the Wars of the Diadochi. Part … Continue reading →

Unique among the territories of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, Britain succeeded in holding back and even reversing the tide of Germanic conquest for nearly two centuries. This was an age of heroes… It was the Age … Continue reading →

The British soldier has come to be nicknamed “Tommy Atkins”. It is therefore only fitting that a photographer named Thom Atkinson took these series of photos, demonstrating the evolution of the British soldier’s kit throughout the ages. From the Battle … Continue reading →

  Unique among the territories of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, Britain succeeded in holding back and even reversing the tide of Germanic conquest for nearly two centuries. This was an age of heroes… It was the … Continue reading →