H/T WRSA The Malayan Emergency, and what it can Teach us about today’s American Emergency A large part of current U.S. COIN doctrine (Counter-Insurgency) that was re-vamped and rolled out around 2006 to ground pounders in Iraq and A-Stan is based upon the lessons learned by the British during the Malayan Emergency. Think Tankers…
Category: History Roundup
On this Day in History (12/2/1805): Napoleon Wins at Austerlitz
Napoleon’s Win At Austerlitz – His Greatest Success On December 2, 1805, Napoleon achieved what many consider his greatest success. Outnumbered by the combined armies of the Russian Tsar Alexander I and the Austrian Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, he won a stunning victory at the Battle of Austerlitz. A Lesson in How to…
Victorious Counterrevolution In Spain
H/T WRSA The Victorious Counterrevolution: The Nationalist Effort in the Spanish Civil War As most of you know I am all about learning from History and this podcast is worth a listen (or read as it is fully transcribed). Learn from those who BEAT the Commies!
Government Gangsters: We Live In a (Federal) Tammany Hall
We Live In a (Federal) Tammany Hall “These political machines both exist within parties and between them since they control who gets a shot at being in power, meaning that only those loyal to the Machine take any kind of public office or have an advanced title at their private industry jobs.”
Know Your WW2 History: The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
The Heroic Tin Can Sailors Held Off the Japanese Saving Thousands of Lives in WWII When asked about great naval WW2 books I always tell people The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer is in my top 5. It’s an amazing story of heroism and never say die grit…
Know Your Weapons: Grenades of WWII
Jumping on a Grenade? Make Sure It’s a German One! Finally, we have the German Model 24, Steilhandgranate, or “stick handle grenade.” Also known as the “Potato Masher” by Allied forces. This grenade was an offensive type containing a charge between six and seven ounces for a large, concussive blast effect but its thin-walled…
In Memoriam: Never Forget Holodomor Memorial Day
H/T WRSA Never Forget: Holodomor Memorial Day In particular why are prominent members of the Jewish community, who know the realities of genocide in the 20th century, among some of the most prominent Holodomor denialists? Christians must never forget the genocide of millions of our Christian brothers and sisters. We must hold to…
Self-Defense in the Soviet Union, Sound Familiar?
H/T Revolver News From the Gulag Archipelago by Alexander Solzhenitsyn:
The losses at Cannae and Teutoburg forest, which was worse for Rome?
Originally posted on Praetorian History: Roman legions are well renowned today as some of the most premier fighting forces in all of history. The discipline that it takes to fight as such a cohesive unit was unparallel during the supremacy of ancient Rome. What will strike most historians as they look back over the history… The…
Know Your Obscure WW1 History: German Zeppelins Made from Cow Intestines?
German Zeppelins Were Made with Cow Intestines And It Led To Sausage Restrictions During WWI Here’s an Obscure Fact you can use sometime when Discussing World War One!