Category Archives: Military History

White Paper: Patterns of Mongol Failure in Japan, Burma, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe

Posted on September 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract The Mongol Empire, forged under Genghis Khan and expanded by his successors, became the largest contiguous land empire in world history. Yet despite its relentless conquests, the Mongols faced significant failures that marked the limits of their expansion. This … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Effects of Logistical Failures on Japan’s Army, Civilians, and Prisoners of War in World War II

Posted on September 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary From 1942 onward, Japan’s war effort was progressively crippled less by decisive battlefield defeats than by the grinding collapse of its logistics. A small, fragile merchant fleet; late and weak convoy protection; interservice rivalry; doctrinal overconfidence in “spirit” … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Bernese Goals and Efforts in the Burgundian War (1474–1477)

Posted on September 2, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Burgundian War (1474–1477) was a defining moment for the Swiss Confederation, especially for Bern. While the conflict was catalyzed by the ambitions of Charles the Bold of Burgundy, it was the city-state of Bern and its allies … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Strategic Situation of the Late Assyrian Empire

Posted on August 4, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary In the late 7th century BCE, the Neo-Assyrian Empire stood at the apex of its territorial reach but simultaneously approached a tipping point that would soon lead to its catastrophic collapse. The empire’s political and military dominance over … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Between Stones and Sovereignty: The History and Future of Thai-Cambodian Border Disputes

Posted on July 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

The border disputes between Thailand and Cambodia are rooted in centuries of imperial rivalry, colonial cartography, and nationalist sentiment. Key flashpoints—such as the contested territory surrounding the Preah Vihear Temple—have periodically escalated into armed conflict, despite extensive diplomatic, legal, and … Continue reading →

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Bombs Over Tehran

Posted on June 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Earlier today someone asked me how the passage in Deuteronomy 21 regarding God avenging the blood of the innocent dealt with the victims of war. My first thought was that it didn’t. Since the beginnings of history, we have realized … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Employment of Ninjas and Its Relationship with the Regional Economy of Warring States Japan

Posted on June 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

The phenomenon of ninja activity in the Sengoku period (c. 1467–1600) of Japan has long fascinated historians and laypeople alike, with much attention given to their covert operations, espionage, sabotage, and occasional assassinations. Less often discussed, however, is the economic … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Genocidal Violence Among Indigenous Tribes in Oceania and the Americas and the Modern Whitewashing of Indigenous Responsibility for Intra-Native Violence

Posted on June 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper examines a controversial but historically grounded topic: the role of Indigenous tribes in perpetrating genocidal violence against one another prior to and during early contact with European colonizers, and the subsequent effort by some modern scholars, activists, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Exceptions to State Control of the National Guard under the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act

Posted on June 10, 2025 by nathanalbright

I. Introduction The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act (PCA), also known as the Posse Comitatus Act, was a landmark piece of legislation passed to limit the power of the federal government to use military forces, including the Army and the National … Continue reading →

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The Taiping Rebellion and the Sabbath

Posted on May 13, 2025 by nathanalbright

The Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) stands as one of the most dramatic and complex efforts in world history to reshape society according to a religious vision rooted in the Bible. At its center was Hong Xiuquan, a Chinese visionary who, after … Continue reading →

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