About me
A few words about my interests and specialization
Historian, PhD
American Civil War and Military History Enthusiast
Author and Translator
In the Trenches and on the Decks.
Tales of War from the Age of Steam and Iron
I invite you to explore with me a fascinating slice of nineteenth-century history – a time when, amid the roar of cannon and rifles, the United States set out on the road to becoming a world power.
- 1861–1865From the bloody battlefields of the Civil War,
- 1862through the first clashes of ironclad warships
- 1861–1865and the hunt for elusive commerce raiders,
- 1883–1898to the renaissance of the American navy
- 1898and the decisive blow dealt to the dying Spanish empire.
I tell these dramatic stories by giving a voice to those who lived them. I want readers to experience history not through lifeless chronologies, but through the eyes of flesh-and-blood people. I strive to write vivid, living narratives in which technology, politics, strategy and tactics form the backdrop for the hardest human choices.
Juliusz Tomczak
Historian. Author. Translator.
I am a historian, writer, translator, and editor specializing in military and historical publications. I graduated from the Faculty of History at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, where I studied in the Department of Military History.
In 2014, I earned my PhD with distinction for my dissertation, “Infantry on the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.”
Between 2009 and 2019, I translated, edited, and annotated numerous historical works originally published in English for Replika, Tetragon, and Napoleon V Publishing. I have taken part in academic and student conferences, taught university courses, and I continue to present the results of my research through lectures and public talks.
Since 2009, I have published in both academic and popular history journals in English, including Polish American Studies and Folia Archaeologica, as well as in Polish journals such as Colloquium and Przegląd Historyczno-Wojskowy (Historical and Military Review). My articles have also appeared in leading Polish military and maritime magazines, including Okręty Wojenne (Warships), Okręty (Ships), Poligon (Training Ground), and Morze, Statki i Okręty (Sea, Ships and Warships). Since 2022, I have been a regular contributor to Morze, Statki i Okręty.
My primary field of interest is the American Civil War, both on land and at sea. I am also interested in the evolution of infantry tactics throughout history, maritime history—with particular emphasis on the Age of Steam and Iron—ancient warfare, especially Classical Greece, the Hellenistic world, and the Roman Republic, as well as armed conflicts between 1815 and 1914. I am currently writing about the Spanish–American War in Cuba (1898).
That said, I firmly believe that no period of history and no historical event is ever truly uninteresting.
Publications and Translations
I specialize in writing and publishing works on military history, as well as translating English-language publications in this field into Polish.
Consultations
If you have a question, an idea, or a historical topic related to my field of expertise, I would be happy to hear from you.
Lectures and Discussions
I am always happy to take part in lectures, talks, and discussions on historical topics.
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