Caesar rallies his anxious army and meets with the German king Ariovistus in Gaul. The two leaders converse in Gallic and Ariovistus questions Caesar's motives in expanding his empire.
The Macedonians' view of the Battle of Issus was presented as propaganda, exaggerating Alexander's victory over Darius and claiming that he could cross rivers on piles of corpses. It is unfortunate that we do not have access to the official communication between Alexander and Darius.
The Greeks had no cavalry at all.
In this podcast episode, a military veteran discusses his experience with close quarter battle or team fighting which involves ground troops doing some kind of mission through orchestrated movement and drills done quickly and accurately.
The difficulty of documenting elephant poaching and the pressure that comes with the job is likened to World War One.