The Bazaar of War

Stories and thoughts on history. Discussions on culture and current events.

Prehistory, wild adventures, obscure tribes, & historical processes

The Tactical Notebook explores the armies that are, the armies that were, and the armies that might have been.

Tracing power, politics, and strategy - across ages and empires.

Reviews of books on history, politics, economics, and defense.

Intelligence-grade analysis of key industries, organizations, and live players.

Stories, essays and news from across lesser known archaeology, anthropology, history and biology

"We regarded war as entertainment, but it is a very real profession that wins and loses empires."

Historian of the much later Roman empire. Interested in historical dynamics and cycles.

Medieval stories from Europe's eastern frontier

Long-form dispatches from the world of things that grow, fly, sing or chitter.