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Defining the Irish Revolutionary Period

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Those who read this blog will often hear me talk about the “Irish revolutionary period”. As is typical, I often write those words without actually explaining what they are, ignorant of readers outside of Ireland who may not quite know … Continue reading →

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Ireland And Iraq: When COIN Works And When It Cant

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

The Irish Civil War is a conflict that is widely ignored in military circles, outside of the Irish Army, which has always seemed strange to me. The Irish Civil War is that rarest of things: an example of a successful … Continue reading →

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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Cowpens

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

Of course, I couldn’t leave out the American Revolution, one of the seminal events in all of history. The problem is finding the decisive battle within the conflict. Name: The Battle of Cowpens The War: The American Revolutionary War When: … Continue reading →

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The Fort By Bernard Cornwell

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

It really isn’t one of his best. It’s a general retelling of the ill-fated Penobscot expedition during the American Revolutionary War, one of the revolutionaries great military failures. Cornwall tells the story mostly through four perspectives: American militia General Peleg … Continue reading →

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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Fontenoy

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

How many of these decisive battles involve England or France? Name: The Battle of Fontenoy The War: The War of the Austrian Succession When:  11 May 1745 Where: Outside the town of Fontenoy, a few miles south-east of the city … Continue reading →

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Libya: A Growing Mess

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

This story of an American plane crashing in Libya – not due to enemy fire, but mechanical problems of all things – is very concerning and a gigantic example of what could go wrong. As it is, the intervention force has … Continue reading →

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The Libyan Ceasefire: No-Fly, No-Drive And No-Clue

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

So, we win in Libya right? No, not really. What we have here is a bizarre situation, the eventual outcome of which is mired in uncertainty. Gaddafi is a shrewd enough operator. He knows that with this UN resolution he … Continue reading →

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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Waterloo

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

Just as important and epic as its reputation would indicate. This is going to be long… Name: The Battle of Waterloo, sometimes called the Battle of Mont-Saint-Jean. The War: War of the Seventh Coalition, last of the Napoleonic Wars. When: 18 … Continue reading →

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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Pearl Harbor

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

A day of infamy that made the victim a superpower. Name: The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Also known as the Raid on or Battle of Pearl Harbor). The War: World War II When: 7 December 1941 Where: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, … Continue reading →

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Changing NATO

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

NATO is changing and its coming 20 years after it should have happened. Since the fall of communism, NATO has found itself increasingly irrelevant, its role as a self-defence pact seen more as a disadvantage then an advantage. The problems: … Continue reading →

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