
¡Valiente!: The Desperate Mission of the Collier Merrimac
June 1898.
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.
Published in






June 1898.
„Morze, statki i okręty”
6-7/2026
„Morze, statki i okręty”
3-4/2026, pp. 84–95
„Morze, statki i okręty”
10-11/2023, pp. 77–86
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.
Roman Legionary AD 284–337: The Age of Diocletian and Constantine the Great
Roman Legionary AD 69–161
Roman Legionary 58 BC – AD 69
Roman Legionary AD 161–284
The Spartan Army
Pylos and Sphacteria 425 BC: Sparta’s Island of Disaster
Greek Hoplite 480–323 BC
Roman Guardsman 62 BC – AD 324
Tactics of the Russian Army in the Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Army 1790–1815
Robert E. Lee the Soldier
Bull Run: Its Strategy and Tactics
The Battle of Spicheren, August 6th, 1870
The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870–1871
The Age of Airpower
Underground Warfare 1914–1918
Command in War
Between the Oder and the Elbe: The Battle of Berlin
Fighting Power: German and US Army Performance, 1939–1945
The Evolution of Blitzkrieg Tactics: Germany Defends Itself Against Poland, 1918–1933
Politics by Other Means: Studies in Polish and General Military History
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.
More about me →If history were taught through stories, it would never be forgotten.Rudyard Kipling
A publication, a lecture, a consultation or simply an interesting question – I am happy to help.