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Category: Gap Week Roundup

Gap Week: May 29, 2026

Hey folks! I had a few other projects that I really needed to get finished this week, which left me with limited time to put a blog post together. My plan for next week is something for the worldbuilders out there, a sort of 'guide' to different kinds of army structures, drawing on a number … Continue reading Gap Week: May 29, 2026 →

Bret Devereaux Gap Week Roundup 96 Comments May 29, 2026May 30, 2026 2 Minutes

Gap Week: March 20, 2026

Hey folks! I was traveling this week to give an invited talk at Western Michigan University, so I don't have a blog post ready for you. That'll also probably be the case for next week (where I will be at the annual meeting of the Society for Military History), though at least there I will … Continue reading Gap Week: March 20, 2026 →

Bret Devereaux Gap Week Roundup 78 Comments March 20, 2026 3 Minutes

Gap Week: December Holidays, 2025

Hey folks! Apologies for this coming out late - alas the pedant household has been struck by a nasty cold that has made keeping up with work this week quite challenging.  No post this week, on account of it being Christmas time. May you all have a Merry Christmas or a Happy Holidays or simply … Continue reading Gap Week: December Holidays, 2025 →

Bret Devereaux Gap Week Roundup 67 Comments December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 2 Minutes

Gap Week, November 28, 2025 (Thanksgiving)

Hey folks! This week is Thanksgiving in the United States and I've opted to take advantage of the break in teaching to focus down on getting some chapter revisions done, so we'll be back to hoplites next week. In the meantime, if you are looking for things to read or watch, I have a few … Continue reading Gap Week, November 28, 2025 (Thanksgiving) →

Bret Devereaux Gap Week Roundup 90 Comments November 28, 2025 1 Minute

Gap Week: October 3, 2025

Hey folks! Apologies for the lack of a post this week - a mix of teaching, writing and family demands had to come first. Still, so that I don't leave you with nothing to read, here are some things I've been reading and watching lately you may find interesting. Over on YouTube, Tod Todeschini of … Continue reading Gap Week: October 3, 2025 →

Bret Devereaux Gap Week Roundup 165 Comments October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 4 Minutes

Gap Week, July 25, 2025

Hey folks! I am on vacation this week, so you'll have to wait till next week to get the next installment of "Life, Work, Death and the Peasant." However, if you are looking for some ACOUP content to fill your Friday, I have a few suggestions! First, if you want some of my writing in … Continue reading Gap Week, July 25, 2025 →

Bret Devereaux Gap Week Roundup 60 Comments July 22, 2025July 25, 2025 1 Minute

Gap Week (January 24, 2025)

Hey, folks. As much as I hate doing it, I have to pull a 'gap week' this week, as the second part of the Gracchi series (on the younger brother, Gaius Gracchus) isn't done yet and I have some academic travel that I need to prepare for which is going to demand most of my … Continue reading Gap Week (January 24, 2025) →

Bret Devereaux Gap Week Roundup 152 Comments January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 3 Minutes

Continues the Hiatus, 2024

Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to keep focusing. I am currently, I believe, on track for us to go back to normally scheduled posts in November, but I don't want to … Continue reading Continues the Hiatus, 2024 →

Bret Devereaux Gap Week Roundup 113 Comments October 7, 2024 2 Minutes

Comes the Hiatus, 2024!

Dear Readers! As I've noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That … Continue reading Comes the Hiatus, 2024! →

Bret Devereaux Gap Week Roundup 105 Comments September 6, 2024 6 Minutes

Gap Week: August 2, 2024

Hey folks. We're talking a mulligan this week, as the pedant household has gotten (one by one) whatever fresh COVID-19 variant is going around. Everyone is fine, but being sick left me pretty exhausted over the past few days with fewer productive writing hours available. Since I can't afford to let the book project slip … Continue reading Gap Week: August 2, 2024 →

Bret Devereaux Gap Week Roundup 40 Comments August 2, 2024August 2, 2024 1 Minute

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