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Comment, hors d'Europe, les empires se sont-ils construits ? Quelle est la part, dans les victoires ou les defaites enregistrees, des hommes, de la strategie, de l'armement ? Quel role, en particulier, les nomades et leurs heritiers ont-ils joue ? Homme de terrain specialiste des conflits, Gerard Chaliand presente ici un panorama inedit des principales cultures strategiques qui ont marque le continent eurasiatique des origines a nos jours. De la Turquie a la Chine en passant par l'Iran et la Mongolie, il decrit la culture militaire et les traditions martiales, trop longtemps meconnues, des grands empires non occidentaux. Une somme qui est le fruit de quinze annees de recherche et de travaux. Une mine de renseignements pour mieux comprendre l'origine et la nature des crises et des conflits qui affectent l'ordre mondial aujourd'hui. Specialise dans les questions de strategie et les conflits irreguliers, Gerard Chaliand est l'auteur de nombreux ouvrages dont l'Anthologie mondiale de la strategie et L'Atlas strategique (avec Jean-Pierre Rageau) ainsi que l'Atlas des diasporas et L'Heritage occidental (avec Sophie Mousset).

Strategy --- War --- War and civilization. --- History. --- History of War Strategy - Non European Countries.

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The Second Scottish War of Independence began in 1332, only four years after the previous conflict had ended. Fought once more for the continued freedom of Scotland from English conquest, the war also witnessed a revival of Scottish civil conflict as the Bruce-Balliol fight for the Scottish crown recommenced once more. Breaking out sporadically until peace was agreed in 1357, the Second Scottish War is a conflict that resides still in the shadow of that which preceded it: compared to the wars of William Wallace and Robert Bruce, Edward I and Edward II, this second phase of Anglo-Scottish warfare is neither well-known nor well-understood.
This book sets out to examine in detail the military campaigns of this period, to uncover the histories of those who fought in the war, and to analyse the behaviour of combatants from both sides during ongoing periods of both civil war and Anglo-Scottish conflict. It analyses contemporary records and literary evidence in order to reconstruct the history of this conflict and reconsiders current debates regarding: the capabilities of the Scottish military; the nature of contemporary combat; the ambitions and abilities of fourteenth-century military leaders; and the place of chivalry on the medieval battlefield.

Dr Iain A. MacInnes is a Lecturer and Programme Leader in Scottish History at the UHI Centre for History, University of the Highlands and Islands.

Scotland --- History --- War of Independence (Scotland : 1285-1371) --- 1285-1371 --- HISTORY / Medieval. --- British history. --- Celtic. --- England and Scotland. --- ROTC. --- Scottish history. --- chivalry. --- fourtheenth century Europe. --- historical research. --- history of war. --- knighthood. --- medieval Scotland. --- middle ages. --- military. --- war strategy. --- world history.

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Britain's naval victories in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars succeeded in protecting Britain from French invasion, but they could not of themselves defeat France. This required the shipping of large numbers of troops to, and successfully landing them on, French controlled territory - a major logistical operation. Wellington's expedition to Portugal and Spain led to Napoleon's defeat in the Peninsular War, but there were many other British expeditions before this which were not successful, in part because they were too logistically ambitious. This book examines in detail the logistical operations which supported British expeditionary warfare in the period. It outlines the role of the Transport Board, explores how it periodically chartered a large proportion of the British merchant fleet and what the effects of this were on merchant shipping, and discusses the Transport Board's relationship with other branches of government, including the Navy. The book concludes that the Transport Board grew in competence; that the failure of expeditions was often due to circumstances beyond its control; and that its role in the preparation of all the major military expeditions in which hundreds of thousands of British troops served overseas was very significant and very effective.

Robert K. Sutcliffe completed his doctorate at the University of Greenwich.

Great Britain --- History, Naval --- Great Britain--History, Naval--19th century. --- HISTORY / Military / Naval. --- British history. --- French Revolution. --- French history. --- NROTC. --- Napoleonic Wars. --- ROTC. --- Transport Board. --- border dispute. --- history of war. --- maritime history. --- military history. --- military studies. --- naval academy. --- transport. --- travel. --- war strategy. --- warfare.

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The legend of Charlemagne is a strong motif in the literature of medieval and early modern Spain. The essays in this volume consider the narration of both the historical and imaginary events across different genres; how the figure of Charlemagne evolved and diversified; and the importance and influence of the Charlemagne legends in literary and historical culture during the middle ages and beyond. The historical point of departure for this volume is Charlemagne's ill-fated incursion into Spain in 778. After an unsuccessful siege of Zaragoza, the king of the Franks directed his army north and on his passage through the Pyrenees, he turned his wrath on Pamplona, destroying the Basque city and its walls. The Basques subsequently ambushed the rearguard of Charlemagne's army on the heights of Pyrenees, killing numerous officers of the palace, plundering the baggage, and then vanishing into the forested hills, leaving the Franks to grieve without the satisfaction of revenge. In Spain, popular narratives eventually diverted their attention away from the Franks to the Spaniards responsible for their slaughter.This volume explores those legendary narratives of the Spaniards who defeated Charlemagne's army and the larger textual and cultural context of his presence in Spain, from before their careful elaboration in Latin and vernacular chronicles into the early modern period. It shares with previous studies a focus on the narration of historical and imaginary events across genres, but is unique in its emphasis on the reception and evolution of the legendary figure of Charlemagne in Spain. Overall, its purpose is to address the diversity and importance of the Carolingian legends in the literary, historical, and imaginative spheres during the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and into the seventeenth century.

Charlemagne, --- Legends --- History and criticism. --- Spanish literature --- History and criticism --- Holy Roman Empire --- Kings and rulers --- Historiography --- Legends. --- Historiography. --- Spanish literature - To 1500 - History and criticism --- Spanish literature - Classical period, 1500-1700 - History and criticism --- Charlemagne --- Charlemagne, - Emperor, - 742-814 - Legends - History and criticism --- Holy Roman Empire - Kings and rulers - Historiography --- Karol Wielki, --- Karl --- Carolus Magnus, --- Shārlmān, --- Charles the Great, --- Karl Velikiĭ, --- Carlo Magno, --- Carlos Magno, --- Karolus Magnus, --- Karl the Great, --- Carlomagno, --- Karl den store, --- شارلمان، --- Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation --- Heiliges Römisches Reich --- Svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡ Rimskai︠a︡ Imperii︠a︡ --- Imperium Romano Germanicum --- S.R.I. --- Sacrum Romanum Imperium --- Austria --- Germany --- Charlemagne, - Emperor, - 742-814 --- Charlemagne. --- Spain. --- Spainish literature. --- Spanish army. --- Spanish history. --- Spanish legends. --- medieval Spain. --- middle ages. --- narrative. --- public opinion. --- seventeenth century. --- war history. --- war strategy.