Introduction In military parlance, the rear is the part of concentration of military forces that is farthest from the enemy (compare its antonym, the front). Outline The rear typically contains all logistic and management elements of the force necessary to support the front line forces, and generally constitutes supply depots, ammunition dumps, field hospitals, machine… Read More
Introduction The Juazeiro Sedition, also known as the Juazeiro Revolt, was a conflict that happened in 1914 in the backlands of Cariri, in the interior of the state of Ceará (Brazil). It involved the oligarchies of Ceará and the federal government and was provoked by the interference of central power in state politics in the… Read More
Introduction Pogue is American pejorative military slang for non-infantry MOS (military occupational specialty) staff, and other rear-echelon or support units. Brief History and Etymology The term was used as early as the First World War by US Marines to refer to a male homosexual. At the beginning of World War II, “pogue” was used by… Read More
Introduction A 21-gun salute is the most commonly recognized of the customary gun salutes that are performed by the firing of cannons or artillery as a military honour. As naval customs evolved, 21 guns came to be fired for heads of state, or in exceptional circumstances for heads of government, with the number decreasing with… Read More
Introduction The three-volley salute is a ceremonial act performed at military funerals and sometimes also police funerals. The custom likely originates with Roman funeral rites. Dirt would be cast on the body three times followed, and the ceremony was ended by the deceased’s name being called three times. It was then customary for the friends… Read More
Introduction A point d’appui (French for fulcrum), in military theory, is a location where troops are assembled prior to a battle. Outline Often a monument is erected to commemorate the point d’appui for notable battles. In some battles there may be more than a single point d’appui. An example is the Catto Long Barrow in… Read More
Introduction Wars of national liberation, also called wars of independence or wars of liberation, are conflicts fought by nations to gain independence. The term is used in conjunction with wars against foreign powers (or at least those perceived as foreign) to establish separate sovereign states for the rebelling nationality. From a different point of view,… Read More
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