Historian · Author · Translator

Juliusz Tomczak

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.

Lay’s Ferry, 1864

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Morze, Statki i OkrętyTechnika Wojskowa HistoriaOkrętyPoligonPrzegląd Historyczno-WojskowyOkręty Wojenne
Publications

Latest publications

All publications
¡Valiente!: The Desperate Mission of the Collier Merrimac

Coming soon

¡Valiente!: The Desperate Mission of the Collier Merrimac

June 1898.

Academic interests

Research areas

Armed conflicts, infantry tactics, ancient warfare and naval history – with a particular focus on the age of steam and iron. Currently writing about the Spanish–American War in Cuba.

Juliusz Tomczak
About me

Historian, PhD, American Civil War specialist

I studied history in the Department of Military History at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In 2014 I earned my PhD with distinction on infantry in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Since 2022 I have been a regular contributor to Morze, Statki i Okręty.

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If history were taught through stories, it would never be forgotten.Rudyard Kipling

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