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I denne bog fortælles historien om Hjemmeværnet som en del af den større politiske historie i Danmark – til tider en central del.Hjemmeværnet er en frivillig, militær organisation og en del af det danske forsvar. Men det er også en folkelig bevægelse, som repræsenterer et bredt udsnit af den danske befolkning, der ved siden af civile job får en militær uddannelse, og stillersig til rådighed for forsvaret og for samfundsopgaver.Hjemmeværnets betydning – og generelle omdømme – har forandret sig i takt med såvel skiftende trusselsbilleder som vekslende samfundstendenser. Organisationen har rod i modstandsbevægelsen, som voksede frem under Danmarks besættelse1940-1945, og som fremtvang et brud med såvel den hidtil førte sikkerheds-, udenrigs- og forsvarspolitik, som et mentalt brud med småstatskomplekset. Hjemmeværnet blev både militært og politisk en af den kolde krigs centrale organisationer. Militært som et centralt led i den tidlige koldkrigs beredskabog i den sene koldkrig som en stadig mere central del af et skrumpende dansk forsvar; politisk som en ’frontlinjeorganisation’ i den kamp om sjælene, der fandt sted. Efter den kolde krigs afslutning har Hjemmeværnet gennemgået engennemgribende omstilling, under pres fra nye trusler. I takt med forsvarets ’internationalisering’ har Hjemmeværnet således fået en ny, central rolle i det nationale krise- og katastrofeberedskab.I bogen foldes hele historien ud for første gang af historikeren Jens Ole Christensen, der til daglig er seniorforsker ved Tøjhusmuseet.

NY OG OPDATERET 2022 UDGAVEAnstalt og menneske må betragtes som et af tidens hovedværker inden for den sociologiske analyse af livet i den totale institutions lukkede verden, således som vi kender den fra f.eks. fængsler, kaserner, skibe, kostskoler, klostre, alderdomshjem, opdragelseshjem m.m. Anstalt som menneske skildrer, hvad disse institutioner »får ud af« klienterne, og hvad klienterne »får ud af« tilværelsen inden for murene – på godt og ondt, måske navnlig det sidste… Opmærksomheden rettes i særlig grad mod statshospitalet med udgangspunkt i forfatterens studier i marken gennem 1 år som medarbejder ved et stort amerikansk statshospital. Erwing Goffman fremlægger i bogen den hovedtese, at den mest betydningsfulde faktor i den sindslidende patients udvikling under opholdet ikke så meget er hans sygdom, men selve institutionen og alt, hvad den indebærer. Anstalt og menneske har derfor bud til enhver, som er beskæftiget – eller anbragt – i disse institutioner, samt til alle, der ønsker at vide besked med en af vort samfunds skyggesider.Bogen er senest udkommet i 14 oplag i oktober i en opdateret udgave.

Den hidtil ufortalte historie om de danske nazisoldater, som deltog aktivt i henrettelsen af jøder og amerikanske soldater i krigens sidste dage. Området i Østrig, hvor de danske soldater befandt sig, var i 1945 centrum for drabet på flere tusinde jøder, og nyfundet materiale i danske og udenlandske arkiver dokumenterer danskernes medvirken. Alene påen enkelt dag blev mere end 200 mennesker skudt på kasernen i Graz, hvor flere af fangevogterne var danskere. To af dem lever endnu og var til stede under krigsforbrydelserne.Martin Q Magnussen (f. 1983) er uddannet fra Politiskolen i 2008. Han er medforfatter til artikler om danske SS-frivillige i Odense Kommunes byhistoriske årbog. Opdagede i 2012 tyverierne på Rigsarkivet og skrev bestselleren De forsvundne nazidokumenter.

This book describes and illustrates the armies of the embattled Ottoman Turkish Empire involved in 19th-century wars during the Empire's long spiral of decline.During the so called 'long 19th century', between the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the difficulties faced by the Ottoman Turkish Empire were a recurrent factor in international geopolitics. Against a background of Russian-Ottoman rivalry, France and Britain supported the Empire during the Crimean War (1854-56), but not in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-78). Portraying the uniforms, arms and appearance of Ottoman troops during this period, this book traces the history of the Ottoman Empire throughout this period, when no fewer than ten wars of regional insurgency and foreign expansion against the Empire were fought in territories in south-eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Using rare photos and illustrations from Turkish, Balkan and other sources, author, Gabriele Esposito details the history of the multi-ethnic Ottoman armies periodic attempts to modernize which enabled them to win some victories at a tactical level. But the Empire - 'the sick man of Europe' - lacked a coherent strategy or sufficient resources, and failed attempts to crush regional uprisings and to defend borders, saw the steady loss of territories. Due to misgovernment and economic failure, unrest finally boiled over in 1908-09, reducing the sultan's court to a largely ceremonial role, and installing a military government by the 'Young Turks' led by the general Enver Pasha. This book is a vivid description of the organization, operations, uniforms and equipment of one of the most active and varied armies of the 'long 19th century' and paints a detailed picture of the Ottoman Empire's struggle to maintain control of its territories.

This intriguing book describes the Romans' formidably warlike enemies in modern Romania and Bulgaria - their 'most illustrated' opponents, thanks to friezes on Trajan's Column and carvings on Trajan's Adamklissi monument.Formidable warriors, able to field tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry and led by a military aristocracy, the Dacians and Getae presented a real threat to Rome's north-eastern frontier. They inflicted several defeats on Rome, crossing the Danube to invade the province of Moesia, and later stubbornly resisting counter-invasions from their strong mountain fortresses. Historians believe that the Dacians and Getae were essentially the same group of tribes during successive periods, related to Thracian tribes from territory south of the Carpathian Mountains, but their exact relationship in place and time is a subject for debate. Those called the 'Getae' by ancient Greek sources were actively expanding by at least the 4th century BC; some enlisted as mercenaries in Roman armies during the 1st century BC, and others later clashed with the army of Augustus, fighting alongside the Sarmatians. The people whom the Romans called the 'Dacians' are best known from wars against the emperors Domitian in AD 85-89 and Trajan in 101-106. At their peak, the Dacians and Getae defeated neighbouring peoples stretching from modern Slovakia to southern Ukraine and it is believed that the effectiveness of their weapons caused modifications in Roman infantry armour. Although most direct ancient sources have been lost to us, enough references remain to reconstruct a picture of their society and culture. Using previously unseen photos of archaeological finds with colour illustrations showing the appearance and weaponry of their warrior kings, noblemen, infantry and cavalry, this detailed book draws upon the latest literary and archaeological research to provide a complete account of these fascinating fighters.

Romantiske forestillinger om Dansk Vestindien er der mange af, og de var sikkert også medvirkende til, at tusindvis af danske mænd lod sig hverve som soldater og gendarmer for at gøre tjeneste i Caribien. Den danske stat overtog øerne i 1755 fra handelsselskabet Vestindisk-Guineisk Kompagni, og samme år blev de første soldater udsendt. Herefter opretholdt de danske myndigheder en militær tilstedeværelse på øerne, indtil de i 1917 blev solgt til USA og skiftede navn til US Virgin Islands. Tjenesten i Vestindien var præget af en stor dødelighed som følge af forskellige tropesygdomme, og mange af soldaterne kom til at fortryde, at de havde tegnet kontrakt. Denne bog beskriver, hvordan militæret var organiseret, hvem og hvordan der blev rekrutteret, hvordan soldaterne var uniformeret og udrustet, hvordan de var indkvarteret, samt hvordan deres tjeneste forløb. Som oftest var tjenesten ikke præget af de store udfordringer, og kedsomheden og hjemveen blev holdt stangen med lokal rom, men ved flere lejligheder blev det alligevel alvor for de udstationerede tropper.

Maria Theresa of Austria was, with Frederick the Great, certainly one of the most important figures in European history. In this paper, I will essentially only discuss the very first period in which the Austrian imperial army was, in the proper sense, 'Theresian', i.e. from 1740 until the end of the 'Eight Years' War', i.e. 1748. A particularly tragic aspect of that period was that a woman, Maria Theresa, originally certainly unaccustomed to anything when it came to the business of warfare, was forced by extraordinary circumstances to treasure her father's inheritance on her own. As time went by, however, she became so attached to her army that, after her husband's death, when she handed over the military 'keys' to her son, she said: "This branch of state administration was the only one in which I was really interested." All other topics and the bibliography will be completed in the second volume.

A comprehensive study examining soldiers' clothing during the Thirty Years War and British Civil Wars, challenging early seventeenth-century uniformity through detailed archival research and contemporary illustrations.Soldiers' Clothing of the Early 17th Century is a comprehensive study of the clothing worn by soldiers during the Thirty Years War and the British Civil Wars. The book delves into the changing fashion trends of soldiers' clothing during the early seventeenth century, with detailed chapters on various items of clothing, the contracts and supply system, and challenges the idea that there was no uniformity at the beginning of the century.There have been books written about military clothing during the early seventeenth century before, but never in this detail. This book is the result of over 30 years of research in the archives of record offices and libraries, recording minute details of clothing and coat colors. By examining thousands of archives and pamphlets, it challenges the idea that there was no uniformity within regiments or companies at the beginning of the century. Hundreds of contemporary illustrations, paintings and even surviving items of clothing were consulted to discover the soldiers' appearance.The first part of Soldiers' Clothing of the Early 17th Century looks at the individual items of clothing and how fashion changed over the years., as well as the contracts granted to merchants who supplied this clothing and the abuses that were made by some merchants and the corruption of the officers at the soldiers' expense. Some soldiers were so poor that they had to sell their clothing to survive. It was also part of the humiliation of a prisoner of war to be stripped of his clothing. It also investigates the supply system of these clothes, which could further lead to corruption, and how they were transported to the armies to be distributed to the armies.The second part looks at the clothing of the various Parliamentary and Royalist Armies, the army sent to Ireland during the 1640s, and the Scottish Armies during the Bishops' and Civil Wars. It also attempts to solve the often-asked question of whether the trained bands were issued with clothing.Finally, there is an examination of clothing issued to the armies of Denmark, the Dutch Republic, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and Sweden. Since soldiers' clothing did not begin at the start of the Thirty Years War, in these chapters, the author looks at the issue of clothing from the turn of the century, if not before.The book is essential for those interested in seventeenth-century military history, fashion, and re-enactors and wargamers of the period. Although the book does not include patterns and advice on how to make each item, it provides an in-depth and fascinating look at soldiers' clothing during the early seventeenth century.

A case study of the introduction of a new weapon system.

This book brings black history to the fore of the War of 1812, and gives voice those enslaved people who - amidst great power competition between a slave-holding Republic and a slave-holding Empire - demonstrated exceptional bravery and initiative to gain precious freedom for themselves and their descendants.

The 4th and 5th Battalions, the Norfolk Regiment were formed in the early days of The Great War as part of the Territorial Force and deployed with 54th (East Anglian) Division to Gallipoli in 1915. Most significantly the 1/5th Battalion was unique in that it contained The Sandringham Company, the only unit to be raised entirely from a Royal Estate.Tragically the Company, along with King George V's Agent Captain Beck, disappeared without trace on 12 August 1915, presumed to have been overcome by their Turkish adversaries.The Battalion was rebuilt and saw out the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign being evacuated to Egypt in December 1915. Thereafter the Norfolks served with distinction in Palestine as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.The author has compiled a fascinating history of these Battalions' distinguished service using contemporary records and personal accounts illustrated with a splendid selection of photographs. The result is a fitting tribute to the memory of these brave volunteers.

It is a story of sacrifice, dedication to duty and honor in the face of terrible adversity, but more importantly it's a human story, one that encapsulates the finest attributes of humankind in the absolute direst of circumstances.

Rose Castle & Crown explores the history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight's part-time soldiers, from miltia and yeomanry to today's Army Reserve. Set against British Army history, it highlights the untold sacrifice and resilience of volunteers who balanced military duties, family life and civilian careers.

Juristes, enseignants, ingénieurs ou jeunes diplômés, ils sont nombreux à s'engager comme officiers au terme de leurs études. Ils sont réservistes portant l'uniforme durant leurs congés, officiers sous contrat délaissant une vie confortable pourtant bien établie et un emploi parfois mieux rémunéré, ou encore polytechniciens choisissant de vivre une expérience intense dans le cadre de leur scolarité. Ils deviennent ainsi cadres de l'armée de Terre, prenant des décisions et donnant des ordres à leurs hommes, à l'entraînement comme en opérations. Ce sont les officiers formés à l'École Militaire des Aspirants de Coëtquidan - dite l'EMAC -, auparavant Bataillon EOR puis Quatrième Bataillon de l'École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM4), dont la formation de décideur et de chef militaire se déroule au coeur de la lande bretonne.Depuis la fin du XIXe siècle et les prémices de la Grande Guerre, ils servent la Nation sans forcément être militaire de carrière. Du Chemin des Dames jusqu'à la campagne de France, puis des rizières indochinoises jusqu'au djebel algérien, ces officiers sont aujourd'hui les vétérans des Balkans et de l'Afghanistan, toujours déployés au Proche-Orient et dans la bande sahélo-saharienne.En parallèle de l'École qui les forme aujourd'hui, ils sont dépositaires d'un riche et glorieux passé, et s'inscrivent dans les pas d'illustres citoyens devenus officiers - par la force des choses et par volonté -, d'Apollinaire à Péguy et de Lartéguy à Genevoix. Ce sont les retours d'expériences de cette population que nous vous proposons de découvrir dans cet ouvrage, laissant ainsi libre cours à la parole d'une cinquantaine d'entre eux. Ces témoignages exposent la singulière hétérogénéité de ces officiers néanmoins tous rassemblés autour d'une devise fédératrice : l'audace de servir.

Investigates the history and evolving appearance of the 'Grossdeutschland' Division, the German Army's premier combat unit during World War II. Featuring eight pages of original artwork and carefully chosen photographs depicting personalities, uniforms, insignia and personal equipment, this is the absorbing story of the German Army's elite 'fire brigade' during 1939-45. The unit began its life as an elite guard detachment; expanded to regimental size in 1939, it saw action in France in 1940 and Yugoslavia in 1941 before participating in the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union. Reinforced to divisional status, 'Grossdeutschland' fought on the Eastern Front in 1942-44, notably at Rzhev in late 1942 and Kharkov in early 1943. Refitted and redesignated a Panzergrenadier-Division, 'Grossdeutschland' played a key role in the battle of Kursk in July 1943, before acting as the Wehrmacht's 'fire brigade' in 1943-44. In late 1944, 'Grossdeutschland' was expanded to Panzerkorps status, with Panzergrenadier-Division 'Brandenburg' also taking the field. Further units joined the order of battle, the Führerbegleit-Brigade fighting in the Ardennes in 1944-45 before also being redesignated a division. All of these campaigns are covered in this book, which charts the evolving appearance of this elite formation over nearly six years of brutal warfare.

Featuring rare photos, detailed colour illustrations and insignia tables, this study explores the contribution made by Czech and Slovak troops fighting alongside Allied forces during World War II. Following the Anglo-French failure at the Munich Conference in March 1938 to prevent a Nazi take-over of Bohemia-Moravia (modern Czech Republic/Czechia), many frustrated Czech and Slovak soldiers sided with Allied forces and fought alongside their armies - first in Poland, then in France, and finally from Britain. Using depictions of relevant uniforms and equipment plus photos of the troops in action, military uniformology expert Nigel Thomas explains how the Czech Army was organized and how it fought alongside Allied forces in the Middle East and at Normandy. He describes the involvement of free Czech agents operating from Britain in Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of Nazi governor Reinhard Heydrich in occupied Bohemia-Moravia, and the part Czech soldiers played in mutinies in both Italy and Prague against German occupation which ultimately helped to secure a final Allied victory.

This fully illustrated study investigates the uniforms and equipment of the US regular troops and volunteers from the territories fighting for the Union during the American Civil War.During the American Civil War, the United States Army, pitted against the forces of the fledgling Confederacy, fought to defend and preserve the Union during five long years of bitter conflict. This volume describes and illustrates the uniforms, insignia and personal equipment of the Union Army's regular infantry, artillery, cavalry, and engineers, plus specialists such as US Sharpshooters, Veteran Reserve Corps, Medical Corps, and Signal Corps.This volume also covers the troops fielded by the Territories that fought for the Union. Eight plates of original artwork showing officers and enlisted men of the Union Army are complemented by previously unpublished photographs of soldiers and items of uniform from some of the most comprehensive collections in the United States.

The book is a collection of studies on the war in Ukraine. The considerations focus on different contexts of the first phase of the armed conflict. The authors try to answer questions about the motives and results of Russian disinformation and blaming Ukraine, the US and NATO for the invasion, as well as of the position of third countries towards the Russian aggression. One of the issues addressed is sexual violence in wartime and the image of women in armed conflict. The authors also analyze the aid provided by certain nations and Ukrainian national minorities in selected countries. Some chapters also examined public opinions on various war-related issues. Such a broad approach provides multidimensional view of the war while complementing earlier images of the conflict in Ukraine.

Though children have never been absent from international studies discourse, they are too often reduced to a few simplistic and unidimensional framings. This book seeks to recover children's agency and to recognize the complex variety of childhoods and the global issues that affect them. Written by an international list of contributors from Europe, Africa, North America, and Australasia, chapters present highly nuanced accounts of children and childhoods across global political time and space split into three broad sections: imagined childhoods, governed childhoods, and lived childhoods. Through its analysis, the book demonstrates how international relations is, somewhat paradoxically, quite deeply invested in a particular rendering of childhood as, primarily, a time of innocence, vulnerability, and incapacity.

This illustrated study investigates the Indo-Islamic fighting men of South Asia from the 7th century AD to the Mughal conquest of the 16th century.From 1206, much of what is now India as well as parts of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal were ruled by a succession of Islamic dynasties that had their origins in the Ghurid forces that conquered parts of northern India in the 12th century. Although it was never complete, the Islamic domination of this huge region also had a profound impact upon Islamic civilization as a whole, not least in military terms, being felt as far west as Africa. Within South Asia, the war-torn medieval centuries laid the foundations for the subsequent even more brilliant Mughal Empire.Featuring eight plates of superb artwork alongside carefully chosen photographs and illustrations, this study complements the same author's Medieval Indian Armies (1): Hindu, Buddhist and Jain. It describes and illustrates the Indo-Islamic forces operating in South Asia, from the Umayyad Caliphate's frontier in north-western India and Afghanistan in the late 7th century through to the Delhi Sultanate, the Sultanate of Bengal and the Bahmani Sultanate in the 15th and 16th centuries.David Nicolle explains how, with respect to arms, armour, fortification and transport both on land and at sea, the widely successful Muslim armies learned a great deal from their more numerous Hindu, Jain and Buddhist opponents. This was especially evident in developments such as the use of war-elephants and the adoption of lighter, often textile-based forms of protection such as 'soft armour' made of cotton. On the other side, there would be widespread adoption of more potent weapons such as the composite bow, and considerably more sophisticated systems of cavalry warfare, among the non-Islamic forces of the Indian sub-continent. Fully illustrated, this absorbing account casts light on many centuries of warfare in South Asia.

Drawing on a superb collection of rare and often unpublished photographs, this fine Images of War book describes the fighting history of each formation, notably the 1944 battle of Narva, which was known as the battle of the European SS.

The stories of the 99th "Viking" Battalion (Separate), which fought in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe.

»Besser nicht warten auf King Tide« verarbeitet poetisch Berichte über die Nuklearwaffen-Tests der USA auf den Marshallinseln im Pazifischen Ozean zwischen 1946 und 1958. Vor dem Hintergrund des steigenden Meeresspiegels und der damit verbundenen Gefahr sowohl für die Inselkette an sich und ihre Bewohner als auch für den ohnehin brüchigen »Runit Dome«, in dem die radioaktiven »End«abfälle der Tests gesammelt wurden, stellt sich anhand dieses Extrembeispiels die Frage nach den systemischen Auswirkungen unseres Umgangs mit der Biosphäre. Die weitab unseres Kontinents gelegene Inselkette führt vor Augen, wie verheerend die Auswirkungen der soeben in der EU-Taxonomie als nachhaltig deklarierten Nukleartechnologie, selbst ohne ihren Einsatz in Form von Waffen, sind. Der »Runit Dome« verkörpert eine Prognose für die Suche nach dem nuklearen Endlager in Deutschland und Europa insgesamt. »Der Blick auf die Folgen der Nuklearwaffentests im Bikini-Atoll zeigt, das Reversibilität im Zusammenhang mit Atomenergie eben nicht gegeben ist. Weder die Bevölkerung noch die Flora und Fauna konnten je regenerieren«, sagt Judith Hennemann. Wie geht Lyrik und wie gehen wir in unserer Sprache mit Irreversibilität um? - Hier formulieren sich nicht irgendwelche akrobatischen Möglichkeiten fürs Gedicht - hier ist Lyrik geradezu aufgerufen, an der Sprache zu arbeiten. Judith Hennemann tut das.