Thus the problems of war finance are shown to be an important key to the interaction between inter-state and domestic conflicts during the war. Equally confessional tensions are analysed as a decisive factor linking international and domestic disputes, and the reader is provided with a succinct narrative account concentrating on the major turning points of the war.
Using the ecosystem concept as his starting point, the author examines the complex relationship between premodern armed forces and their environment at three levels: landscapes, living beings, and diseases. The study focuses on Europe's Meuse Region, well-known among historians of war as a battleground between France and Germany. By analyzing soldiers' long-term interactions with nature, this book engages with current debates about the ecological impact of the military, and provides new impetus for contemporary armed forces to make greater effort to reduce their environmental footprint.
The untold story of the heretical thinkers who dared to question the nature of our quantum universe Every physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's Copenhagen interpretation and dismissed questions about the reality underlying quantum physics as meaningless. A mishmash of solipsism and poor reasoning, Copenhagen endured, as Bohr's students vigorously protected his legacy, and the physics community favored practical experiments over philosophical arguments.
As a result, questioning the status quo long meant professional ruin. And yet, from the s to today, physicists like John Bell, David Bohm, and Hugh Everett persisted in seeking the true meaning of quantum mechanics.
What Is Real? Author : David E. Historian David E. Six sections place the essays in chronological and thematic order, beginning with new introductions that contextualize each section. All of the essays in this collection, with the exception of two, appeared over the course of more than 30 years in The Mathematical Intelligencer.
Based largely on archival and primary sources, these vignettes offer unusual insights into behind-the-scenes events. Does time always flow forward?
This patch will fix the issue. We hope you had a good time and we will try to keep it recreational here. So instead of getting right back into the action we brought some stuff that allows for great distance, astonishing views and relaxing hikes. Not less important is saving the date 5th of September CET, since the glorious Joint-Community-War will make a return and we hope, so do you Soldner!
Last week a member of our community made us aware of a serious security vulnerability in the game. The new patch will fix it. Other than that, there are no changes. We will be back with more news on the game on the 19th of August, since work will continue even through our holidays. If your holiday plans got scrapped by corona, or you simply have time to spare, - did I mention we still need help localizing?
Feel free to get in touch with Badhunter on Discord, he will solve any problem concerning too much free time in virtually no time.
We wish you a nice and sunny summer, with lots of pool- or beach- instead of screen-time and no disturbances in your relaxation operations. Before we lift off for vacation, here is our selection of tracked, fun and gun tools. This week also including a journey to the past for better appreciation. Challenger old vs. Final polishing has begun and we want to update you on the progress made with your favorite home defense tools.
The kind of thing you just fire two blasts, outside the house…. First for all, sorry for not keeping the schedule, but Germany has some spots where one does not simply use mobile internet… Although I have to admit it adds recreational value. Having updated and merged your contributions regarding our localization efforts, we still have stuff we need a hand with.
So, if you are interested in lending a hand, earning a place in the game credits and history of the Soldnerverse — get in touch with Badhunter on Discord — especially if you can help with these languages: Chinese French Spanish Italian Czech Japanese Korean Turkish Hungarian Arabic.
Since we still have a request to fulfill and to make up for the updates you missed out on, we return to the wild. Deep forests where predators roam and play a deadly hide and seek with their prey.
Lurking in the shadows and undergrowth, waiting for the right target and moment to strike. Some weeks ago, we asked for your assistance regarding the new localizations and to put it bluntly:. So, if you have an update on your progress or want to join the "localization-club" to contribute, please feel free to fire away Badhunter on Discord.
We have other good news also, namely that we stopped letting the valet guy take the pictures for our news updates. Although we failed to deliver on the Marder hidden in the forest request yet, we promise to do better in the upcoming update and a bigger update is also looming on the horizon. After last weeks ammo-consumption-specialists, we thought things for hauling stuff to places would fit in nicely. This week showing off some tools for people who like a clear and controlled sky or dislike the noise of aircrafts in general.
So, if you feel the sudden urge of setting up your very own no-fly zone, look no further. Here are some offers you should consider:. This week "forest deluxe" or spring is finally here. Before we get to the environmental eye candy, I have two more things I would like to address. The other thing is that I want all of you to take a minute of silence to remember -]T[-krusty who left us earlier this week.
We want you healthy and alive when the remastered version is finally ready. Our apologies for not being right on time with this update, but our real lives had other plans. We hope you had a pleasant may day and these pics help a little with the hang over. So without making many word or a fuzz about it, here are three means of ground or amphibious transportation.
After the update on the beloved VRAC, we thought we step things up and move on to the big boats. These three ships offer plenty of ways to reduce team account and enemies alike. Please get in touch with Badhunter or MorGotH on Discord, if you like to help us out and earn your place in the credits. Before we get into the water, we refrained from showing you, because it would cover nearly half of the new models, a quick reminder: Next Joint-Community-War on 11th of April CET.
So take a look at a shy group of tanks, cautiously exploring their new surroundings in the first warming rays of light, after waking from their hibernation. The lonely BRDM already playfully chasing butterflies through the woods, marking its territory with its scent.
Starting with the Lake LA that represents probably the last small amphibian aircraft of modern times and therefore alone already qualifies for being a classic. These small aircraft are extremely versatile and are able top operate in almost any environmental conditions. Just the right choice for any fishing trips. Next up is the Leclerc, another example for France and Germany being completely unable to coproduce and engineer any sort of weapon system. Although it features some new design quirks it never lived up to the idea of defeating the US M1 or the German Leopard 2 in combat trials.
Pure engine-sound coupled with MGs, grenade launchers the opportunity to fish and bathe in the sun — What more do you need for a relaxing vacation trip? This time we present you the European top 3, 4th generation fighter from the 90s.
Two for the more cost aware Soldner and a more expensive toy, if the team account needs to be zeroed. If you consider exploring skies keep in mind:. Landing is mandatory! Well, the latter spent almost day and night, giving into his foliage and vegetation obsession, putting even the most militant vegans to shame. Resulting in trees that make even the roughest Soldner feel regret for running one over.
I mean due to their beauty and not because sometimes physic is not on your side. Well, on closer examination and considering the Soldner mindset, I retract that claim the first one :D. Anyhow, since nature also seems to be less silent and static as it used to be in Soldner, we did not only address looks, but ambiance.
Disclaimer: Before you ask: Yes, Dr. Perni is able to stand still — but we are saving that for some future update! Disclaimer2: I am totally not abusing this to generate content for this news update — I swear! Finally and right in the for spring we are proud to present you something haunting me for some time now.
An absolutely essential asset, although still not on the vehicles, but reinvented and ready for use. So without further ado I proudly present you the reworked stuff that keeps almost anything going — the new wheels are finally here:.
To take your mind off the harsh winter conditions, we decided to take you imagination to your favorite lake. Where the lonely Soldner enjoys the warm rays provided by the spring sun, shining through the leafless trees. Taking a sip from his trusted canteen form time to time, his Benelli leaning against a tree stump, while he gets his boat ready for the upcoming hunting season.
Before we move on to that we are very happy to announce that we crossed the mark in terms of members here in discord. Thank you for your interest and support! We are still eager for help with our localization efforts, although we have some sets almost completed. Since Dr. Perni is still on a rampage in the deep forest, we thought ground based means of transportation may turnout being too risky, which led us to flying solutions:.
Check the Portal and you will know ;-. From the depths of the deep blue sea back up to the vast forests of Siberia. That thing is without a doubt their beauty. Our tree-hugger Perni gave them all the love they could possibly need and helped them to new heights.
So let me introduce the current "work in progress" countryside:. First of all, we want to thank you for helping us with the localization of the game.
Some of you did an awesome job already, but there are still some languages left we could use your help with. We are back on the ground with a selection of recon and infantry support vehicles, but before we start with our scouts and transports, we have to address an issue already mentioned several times: Localization!
We would like to make this game accessible for as many potential players as possible, but in order to do that we need your help. Our team is working really hard on the remastered version, but we lack time, resources and capabilities to provide the localizations some of you so direly asked for.
So if you like to see the game in your language, please contact Badhunter or MorGotH on Discord and we will provide you the files that need translation. With that said, we move on to our german, russian selection of IFVs the battlefield ubers if you will:. But a direct lift aircraft could come in and save his life. The first Joint Community War in was really fun and we thank for your participation. The first 5th gen. That said, what would be better suitable in getting us back to Soldner again, than a Joint Community War?
In the meantime we found a solution to the still missing wheels on many of the pics we showed to you and it is really astonishing what technology can do these days. Soldner: Secret Wars aims for the skies, but it only gets about three feet off the ground before crashing with a dull thud.
Soldner has mostly been pitched as an online game, but there's also a single-player component, which does a good job of highlighting the game's many basic flaws.
You choose from a variety of missions where you have to blow up enemy fuel tanks, rescue hostages, and so forth. This portion of the game, frankly, feels like a joke.
There's no attempt at immersion or storytelling, so you never feel like a real soldier fighting real battles in real places. It all begins by plopping you in a deserted base with no fanfare and forcing you to figure out what you're supposed to do. All you know is what the manual says: you're part of some vague secret mercenary army "Soldner" is German for "mercenary" in the year , an army that mysteriously has access to American tanks, Austrian assault rifles, and other high-tech gear.
The missions themselves feel unrealistic and silly, with poorly guarded enemy compounds right down the street from your base, for example. In one mission, all you have to do is drive a couple kilometers and kill a guy casually walking down the road. Who is this menace to society? What has he done to deserve a military strike against him? In Soldner, who can say? The A. Meanwhile, enemy guards at the nearby base will casually go about their routine, ignoring this hubbub until you're right on top of them.
Of course, if you decide to fire at them, you might not be able to hit them, thanks to the game's frequent and inopportune slowdowns. Or, you might blow yourself up the instant you try to use your grenade launcher, thanks to the game's swarm of bugs even with the latest patch, which itself addressed literally dozen of issues. Sometimes Soldner feels more like an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus than a realistic military game.
Trying another tactic, maybe you'll walk up to one of the Tribes-style equipment stations and select a helicopter, which then magically appears out of thin air.
Soldner: Secret Wars includes seven different types of matches to keep your occupation forces occupied. It can be done. Want to do reconnaissance? Want to transport troops and supplies? Go for it! Best of all, Soldner is completely free!
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