military history – Meditations

April 16, 2022

Arvustus: Aolinnad, linnused ja kindlused, Ago Vallas

Hinnang: 3 / 5 Kui võtta eesmärgiks kirjeldada Tallinnat, Narvat ja Tartut võib sattuda kindlasti ka palju halvemate teoste otsa kui hr Vallase “Aolinnad…

March 7, 2022

Review: The Korean War, Max Hastings

Rating: 3 out of 5 Not knowing much about the Korean War, I thought this would be a good way to educate myself and,…

February 9, 2022

Review: Swedish defensive fortress warfare in the Great Northern War 1702-1710, Ulf Sundberg

Rating: 4 out of 5 Mr Sundberg’s published dissertation looks into how Sweden failed in its preeminent task: that of fortifying it’s borders for…

February 17, 2021

Arvustus: Eesti muinaslinnad, Evald Tõnisson

Hinnang: 3.5 / 5 Härra Tõnissoni monoloog Eesti muinaslinnadest—muinaslinnustest—on raskesti leitav. Minul kulus ühe koopia kättesaamiseks ligikaudu pool aastat ning selle ajaga olid minu…

December 25, 2020

Arvustus: Eesti keskaegsed linnused, Kalvi Aluve

Hinnang: 4 / 5 Härra Aluve kirjeldus Eesti keskaegsest kindlusmaastikust on selgelt professionaalse arhitekti poolt kirjutatud raamat. Terminoloogia on keerukas ning tihtipeale on kohtade…

October 14, 2020

Fort Ticonderoga

Ticonderoga has a name which might be difficult to remember at first, but once it’s in a mind it’s also unlikely to be forgotten….

October 13, 2020

Daugavgrīva

Swedish Livonia lasted for less than a century, and Swedish rule managed to fortify this important overseas territory less than its other provinces. Indeed,…

October 10, 2020

Ordensburg Riga

From the moment after it was founded in 1201, Riga was the centre of Medieval Livonia: the administrative centre of the Archbishop of Riga…

August 31, 2020

Burg Wack

Burg Wack, or the castle of Vao, is described as a tower-fortress, the keep being one of the few surviving edifices. Background literature, as…

August 20, 2020

Burg Engern

Burg Engern, or Angerja, was a relatively minor fortified manor house, standing a small distance outside of Tallinn to the south. Construction was started…