Lietuvos karybos istorija : tarp tradicijos ir naujovių

Abstract

The history of Lithuanian warfare is just at its initial stage. Therefore, the aims of the present article are to define the main terms of this discipline and to present the up-to-now historiography of this field. The main part of the study is concerned with the needs of the history of warfare, its methods and methodology. There is a distinction made between traditional meth- ods of analysis and modem tendencies and subjects. The analysis of traditional methods is based on the experience of Polish specialists in the history of warfare, whereas, the new tendencies are repre- sented in the review of several articles of Western historians. The author analyses the main problems occurring because of personnel, great dependence on ideology, a gap between the Lithuanian and foreign scientific centres and subjects. Finally, the importance of coordination and cooperation in the development of the history of Lithuanian warfare is emphasized by suggesting particular solutions to the present problems.