Editorial Board (Redazione)

General Editors (Condirettori):

• Prof. Virgilio Ilari, former associate professor of history of military institutions at the Catholic University of Milan, current President of the Italian Society for Military History (Sism).

• Prof. Jeremy Black, formerly a professor of history at the University of Exeter, senior fellow at Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia

• Prof. Giovanni Brizzi, Emeritus Professor of Roman History at the University of Bologna, vice-president of the Sism and director of the “Rivista di Studi Militari” (Patron)

Legal Editor (direttore responsabile): Prof. Gregory Alegi, Assistant Professor of American History at Luiss and Professor of Military History at the Aviation Academy (Accademia Aeronautica) and board member of Sism.

Editorial executive (comitato di redazione): Drs. Viviana Castelli (Coordinator), Alessandro Carli (A&B issues), Emiliano Bultrini (Medieval issues), Luca Domizio (Modern issues), Francesco Biasi (History of Risorgimento), Francesco Pellegrini and Matteo Giurco (Contemporary issues). Davide Borsani (Strategic history and intelligence).

• Special appointee for International cooperation: Dr Luca Domizio.

• Webmaster: Dr. Massimiliano Italiano

Scientific Editorial Board (consiglio direttivo)

Foreign members:

• Prof. Dr. Mirela Altic (Institute of Social Sciences, Croatia), social history of cartography, cross-cultural knowledge exchange, and early modern encounter.

• Prof. Prof. Jeremy Armstrong, Associate Professor of Ancient History at the Dept of Classics & Ancient History University of Auckland (NZ)

• Prof. Christopher Bassford, Professor of International Security Studies in National Defense University (NDU)'s College of International Security Affairs, former Professor of Strategy at the National War College, editor and webmaster of The Clausewitz Homepage

• Prof. Floribert Baudet, Director of Education at the Faculty of Military Sciences of the Netherlands Defence Academy.

• Prof. Stathis Birtachas, Associate Professor in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and member of Sism

• Prof. Lee L. Brice, Faculty Member in Department of History of Western Illinois and Illinois Wesleyan Universities, editor of Warfare in the Ancient Mediterranean World (a series in the Brill’s Companions in Classical Studies) and many other Companions.

• Prof. Loretana de Libero, Professor of Ancient History at the University of Potsdam and Scientific Director on Modern Military History at the Faculty of Politics, Strategy and Social Sciences at the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr in Hamburg (Command and General Staff College, German Federal Armed Forces).

• Prof. Fernando Echeverria Rey, Senior Lecturer in Ancient History in the Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology at Complutense University (Madrid) and member of the Editorial Board of the series Warfare in the Ancient Mediterranean World,

• Prof. Francisco García Fitz, Profesor de Historia Medieval en la Un. de Extremadura (Unex), Presidente de la Asociación iberica de Historia Militar.

• Prof. John France, Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the Swansea University, co-editor of the Journal of Medieval Military History.

• Prof. Tadeusz Grabarczyk, Head of the department, Department of Medieval History, Faculty of Philosophy and History, University of Lodz, and Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Faces of War

• Prof. Gábor Hamza, Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; President of the Centre for European Studies; Director of the Institute of Roman Law at the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest).

• Prof. Gregory Hanlon, Professor of History, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia (CA)

• Prof. Rotem Kowner, Professor of Japanese Studies, founder of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Haifa, former head of the academic committee of the Haifa University Maritime Policy & Strategy Research Center (HMS). He taught naval history and strategy at the Israel Naval Academy and is currently considered the leading authority on the Russo-Japanese War.    

• Prof. Armando Marques Guedes, Professor of Law at NOVA University, Lisbon, former President of the Scientific Committee of the Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security (IPRIS) and Director of the National Foreign Policy Course at the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Col. Dr. Harold E. Raugh Jr, PhD. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), U.S. Department of Defense, Vice-President of the International Commission of Military History.

• Prof. Yannis Stouraitis, Lecturer in Byzantine History at the University of Edinburgh, Programme Director for MSc in Late Antique, Islamic & Byzantine Studies, Chief editor of the Journal of Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies.

Italian members:

• Prof. Giampiero Brunelli, Associate Professor of Modern History at Telematic University Pegaso. 

• Prof. Aldino Bondesan, Professor of Physical Geography and Geomorphology at the University of Padua and President of the Italian Society of Military Geography and Geology (SIGGMI)

• Prof. Piero Cimbolli Spagnesi, Professor of the History of Ancient, Medieval and Contemporary Architecture at the University of Roma La Sapienza, scientific co-ordinator of agreements with the High Command of the Navy and Army for the study of naval bases, the re-organization of historical museums and the deployment of dual-use of Arma del Genio, and member of Sism.

• Prof. Alessandra Dattero, Associate Professor of Modern History and History of the Ancient Italian States at the Department of Historical Studies of the State University of Milan.

• Prof. Immacolata Eramo, qualified professor of classical philology, research at the Aldo Moro University (Bari), member of the scientific committee of HiMA (Histoire Militaire Ancienne) and of many others.

• Prof. Carlo Galli, Professor of History of Political Doctrines at Bologna University, President of Gramsci Emilia Romagna Foundation, Member of Directive Board of the "il Mulino" Association of culture and politics, founder and director of the journal “Filosofia Politica”.

• Prof. Maria Intrieri, Associate Professor of Greek History at the Department of Humanities, University of Calabria

• Prof. Roberta Ivaldi, Professor of marine geophysics at the Italian Hydrographic Institute, member of the Project “High North” in the Arctic and representant of the Italian Navy Staff in the “Arctic Table” of the Italian Foreign Ministry

• Prof. Nicola Labanca, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Siena and president of the Centre for Interuniversity Studies and Research in Military History, and member of Sism.

• Prof. Luigi Loreto, Professor of Roman History at the Second University of Naples, director the “Storia Politica, Costituzionale e Militare del Mondo Antico” collection (Jovene), and member of Sism.

• Prof. Luca Loschiavo, Professor of History of medieval and modern law at Teramo University.

• Prof. Serena Morelli, Professor of Medieval history at the University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Member of the Scientific Committee of the journals Mémoire des princes angevins; Rives Méditerranéennes, Polygraphia.

• Prof. Francesco Somaini, Professor of Medieval history at the University of Salento (Lecce), Vice-president of the Association “Lombardy in the Renaissance” (Milan) 

• Prof. Gioacchino Strano, Associate Professor of Byzantine Civilization at the University of Calabria

• Prof. Giusto Traina, Professor of Roman History at the Sorbonne University (Paris) and al University of the Salento Universities (Lecce), director of the journal of Histoire Militaire Ancienne (HiMA).

• Prof. Federico Valacchi, Professor of Archival Science at Macerata University, co-director of J-LIS journal, President of the Italian Association of Archival Academics (AIDUSA).

Senior Academic Advisory Board (Consiglio scientifico)

• Prof. Massimo de Leonardis, Professor (ret) of History of International Relations and Institutions and Senior Lecturer of History of Treaties and International Politics at the Catholic University of Milan, director of the Quaderni di Scienze Politiche, President of the International Commission of Military History (CIHM/ICMH), former Vice-President and now honorary member of Sism

• Prof. Magdalena de Pazzis Pi Corrales, Titular (ret) de historia moderna de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, y Directora de la Cátedra Extraordinaria Complutense de Historia Militar, vocal de la Junta del Instituto de Historia Naval

• Prof. John Hattendorf, Ernest J. King Professor Emeritus of Maritime History, U. S. Naval War College, Newport (RI)

• Prof. Yann Le Bohec, émérite de l’Université Paris-Sorbonne, ancien Vice-Président du Conseil Scientifique du Centre de Recherche d’Histoire de la Défense

• (†) Prof. Dennis Showalter (1942-2019), professor emeritus of history at Colorado College, past President of the Society for Military History (1997-2001), and co-founder and joint editor of the publication, War in History

• Prof. Livio Antonielli, former Professor of Military History at the University of Milan and director of the Centre for Studies of “Le Polizie e il controllo territorio” (Cepoc), director of the “Stato, Esercito, e Controllo del Territorio” collection (Rubbettino) and member of Sism.

• Prof. Marco Bettalli, Professor of Greek History at the University of Siena, Director of the Department of Philology and Critics of Ancient and Modern Literatures.

• Prof. Antonello Folco Biagini, Emeritus Professor of the History of Eastern Europe at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Provost of Unitelma Sapienza, former President of Sism and consultant for the Italian Commission for Military History.

• Prof. Franco Cardini, Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Florence, director of research at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, and member of Sism.

• Prof. Piero del Negro, former Professor of Modern History and then of Military History at the University of Padua, and co-founder of the interuniversity Centre for Studies and Historical-Military Research and of the research doctorate in Military History, honorary member of Sism and board member of Sism.

• Prof. Giuseppe De Vergottini, Emeritus Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Bologna, vice-president of the Academy of Sciences of Bologna, Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Percorsi costituzionali” and the collection for the Centre Italiano per lo Sviluppo della ricerca (Cedam), and member of Sism.

• Prof. Gian Enrico Rusconi, Emeritus Professor of Political Sciences at the University of Turin, former Director of the Istituto italo-germanico di Trento

• Prof. Carla Sodini, former Associate Professor of Military History and History of North America at the University of Florence, then Professor of military history at the School of Political Science, and member of Sism

• Prof. Donato Tamblé, Professor of History of Archives and Comparative Archival Theory in the Paleography and Diplomatics School of Archival Sciences of the State Archives of Rome, former professor in Methodology of historical research and Archive sources for history of architecture and the city in the Faculties of architecture of Pescara and Rome, Vice-President of Sism.

War Studies Advisory Board (Consulenti speciali)

on military sciences and strategic, intelligence and geopolitical studies

• Prof. Lucio Caracciolo, Professor at Luiss and at Sioi, director of Limes

• Ltn Col. Flavio Carbone, General Secretary of the Archives Committee at the International Commission of Military History (ICMH)

• Gen. Basilio Di Martino, former Director of Aeronautical Armaments of the Italian Air Force and co-ordinator of the Centre for Military Aeronautical Studies (Cesma) “Giulio Douhet”, and member of Sism.

• Prof. Antulio Joseph Echevarria II, past Elihu Root Professor of Military Studies at the US Army War College, member of the editorial boards of the Journal for Strategic Studies and Armed Forces & Society.

• Gen. Carlo Jean, former Professor of Strategic Studies at Luiss, founder of the Military Centre for Strategic Studies and president of the Centro Alti Studi Difesa (CASD), Military Advisor to the President of the Republic, and vice-president of Sism.

• Gen. Gianfranco Linzi, former deputy director of the journal Gnosis of the Italian Agency for Internal Intelligence and Security

• Prof. Edward N. Luttwak, political scientist and historian

• Gen. Matteo Paesano, former Chief of the Historical Office, Italian Defence Staff, President of the Italian Commission of Military History (CISM) and representative of the IDS in the National and International MH conferences

• Adm. Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte, Professor of Military History and Strategy at the University of Florence, the Catholic University of Milan and Gorizia, and honorary member of Sism.