L’inattendu du terrain by Claire Vidal

“…In this particularly dynamic microcosm, one finds inhabitants side-by-side with travellers, clerics, soldiers, political authorities, and tourism companies. …”
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Vente et rançonnement du butin humain des armées romaines à l’époque des conquêtes (264 av. J.-C. – 117 ap. J.-C.) by Jean-Christophe Robert

“…This practice was however rare and the sources only point out the cases of prestigious prisoners. The redemption of soldiers or whole defeated populations occurred during the Western wars and before the second century B.C. …”
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The Battle of Žalgiris / Grunwald: Unanswered Questions by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“…The quantity of the heavy mounted soldiers in the tactics of wedge is not decisive - to form spearheads of three corps or wedges the heavy mounted soldiers from the Duke's elite could have sufficed Lithuania, especially having in mind Vytautas' attempts to modernize the army of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania before the battle. …”
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Anaphore possessive et anaphore associative : le cas des noms collectifs by Mathilde Salles

“…This paper is devoted to some anaphoric operations which are specific to the collection-member relation (e.g., regiment/soldiers, caravan/camels, forest/trees). This relation can be extremely flexible from the anaphoric standpoint, compared to closely related semantic relations such as meronymy (e.g., tree/trunk, car/engine), but can also involve surprising impossibilities. …”
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Un établissement pénitentiaire singulier dans «l’archipel punitif» de l’armée française en Algérie : L’établissement des fers de Douera puis de Bône (1855-1858) by Nadia Biskri

“…In the spring of 1855, a prison facility for soldiers and sailors sentenced to chains was set up in Algeria, in the Douera military camp and then in the fortress of Bône. …”
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LOOK Container Systems for the African Market by Katarzyna BURNAT

“…The light observation-protective container (LOOK) is intended for security and protection of soldiers/officers performing observation missions, defence and control tasks at checkpoints, military bases or other important strategic locations. …”
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On Historiography of Fights for Independence and Creation of Lithuanian Army by Vytautas Lesčius

“…., 1917-1919 events, which the Lithuanian soldiers serving in the Russian army experienced. Their diverse activity was elucidated in the periodical press. …”
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Lieux et milieux dans le Théâtre de Béziers (XVIIe siècle) by Jean-François Courouau

“…Domestics, numerous in comedies, include rakish valets and loose chambermaids. The many soldiers present are an echo of contemporary difficulties (the Thirty Years War). …”
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Du roman à la propagande. La Grande Guerre dans la littérature de jeunesse italienne de l’entre-deux-guerres by Mariella Colin

“…After the rise of fascism (1922), the memories of World War I are transformed into a praise of the conflict: patriotic love and soldiers’ heroic sacrifices are glorified, even if the fights are often inserted in fictional plots that remove any tragic dimension. …”
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Editorial by Thomas D. Wilson

“…Since we last published (in the middle of December), generative AI continues to make the headlines, particularly with Google’s attempts to satisfy the demands for “diversity”, by generating images of black, female Nazi soldiers. Needless to say, embarrassment all round. …”
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Thinking Mythologically: Black Hawk Down, the “Platoon Movie,” and the War of Choice in Iraq by Richard Slotkin

“…“Bush . . . told his aides that America’s hasty exit from Somalia after 18 soldiers died in the 1993 raid made famous in the movie . . . emboldened America’s terrorist enemies” to attack us on September 11. …”
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Quand l’album de jeunesse innove pour mettre en scène la guerre by Nelly Chabrol Gagne

“…On the other hand, writing to the limit, chosen by Pef and Dedieu, insists on the preoccupation of confronting the reader with images depicting the horrors of wars massacring civilians or the hellendured by soldiers during the First World War. Finally, contrapuntal writing considers how artists work in pairs. …”
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Aux origines de l’immigration marocaine en Midi-Pyrénées by Arthur Baylac

“…Triggered by the recruitment of colonial soldiers and workers, it was only later that this flow of North African migrants to France increased to proportions similar to those of the other main immigrant communities. …”
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Le camp F de Lautagne à Valence (Drôme) : l’organisation interne et la vie quotidienne d’un camp militaire romain au milieu du ier s. av. J.-C. by Magalie Kielb Zaaraoui, Loïc Buffat, Michel Reddé, Yahya Zaaraoui

“…-Hygin, we have nonetheless attempted to re-imagine how the soldiers would have set up their tents at Lautagne F.…”
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Disappointing Friends: France and the Confederate Catholics of Ireland, 1642-48 by Tadhg Ó HANNRACHÁIN

“…From their perspective, a certain limited advantage was gained by the fact that Spain also was unable to profit from Irish recruiting grounds during the 1640s, but the failure of the attempts to re-establish the Stuart monarchy ultimately undermined even this small achievement, when Spain gained disproportionately from the mass exodus of Irish soldiers following the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in the early 1650s.…”
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Feminism and the Cold War in the U.S. Occupation of Japan, 1945 – 1952 by Mire Koikari

“…Despite his staff’s concern about possible attacks by enemy soldiers not yet disarmed, MacArthur’s triumphant landing was followed by a smooth procession to the New Grand Hotel in Yokohama and later an entry into Tokyo where he established the General Headquarters (GHQ) of SCAP in the Dai-ichi Seimei Insurance Building. …”
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Aswameda Sebagai Prosesi Ritual Berbalut Kuasa dalam Teks Aswamedaparwa by I Nyoman Duana Sutika, I Ketut Ngurah Sulibra

“…This ritual is marked by the release of horses escorted by selected soldiers across other kingdom areas. Regions that recognize the authority of Hastinapura will allow horses to pass, whereas regions that try to block them will be resolved by war. …”
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Revival of the Moral Traditions in Red Army During the Great Patriotic War by E. G. Guzhva

“…This historical and pedagogical analysis is of great importance for the spiritual, moral and patriotic education of youth and soldiers of the Russian army at the present stage of development of society.…”
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Trump and the Al Qaeda and ISIS Networks in Africa by Christopher Griffin

“…The news of four American soldiers killed in combat with ISIS on the border of Mali and Niger, however, demonstrated the reality of the situation, which is that American troops are increasing their involvement in counterterrorism on the continent. …”
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