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Ireland’s Wars: Britain And The United States In The Irish Civil War

Posted on Nov 2, 2021 by NFB

It is generally recognised nowadays that Great Britain got more of what they wanted from the Anglo-Irish Treaty than the Irish representatives did. In it was an essential recognition of partition, the inclusion of the Irish Free State inside the … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Breaking The Hindenburg Line

Posted on Apr 3, 2018 by NFB

By the end of September 1918, the Allies’ success in the first two thirds of the Hundred Days meant that they were knocking on the door of the Hindenburg Line, that series of defensive trenches that the Germans had constructed … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The 69th On The Western Front

Posted on Mar 27, 2018 by NFB

The last stage of the war, following the end of the Spring Offensive and the beginning of the Hundred Days, was, looking at it from a distance, a time of unrelenting Allied gains and success, as their combined armies seemed … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Fenians

Posted on Sep 28, 2016 by NFB

In the aftermath of the failed 1848 rebellion, many of those who had allied themselves to the Young Irelander movement and fought at Ballingarry fled abroad, or were pushed into an involuntary exile by British authorities that sought to drain … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The American Revolution

Posted on Oct 7, 2015 by NFB

The American War of Independence, fought between 1775 and 1783, was a shockwave in world politics, a cross-continental conflict that sucked in many great European powers and left the British Empire with a black eye that was both unexpected and … Continue reading →

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The Second Presidential Debate

Posted on Oct 17, 2012 by NFB

I wrote down some live thoughts for the first debate, so I figured I’d keep going for the second. Big, big night. Romney’s surprisingly effective performance against the President in the first debate narrowed the race for the White House … Continue reading →

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The First Presidential Debate

Posted on Oct 4, 2012 by NFB

I don’t write a gigantic amount about American politics – last time was here really – but last night was the first of three debates between President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney. I decided, on a whim, to … Continue reading →

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Israel And Douhet

Posted on Mar 21, 2012 by NFB

A fascinating piece by Jeffrey Goldberg on Bloomberg about Israeli expectations of war with Iran. Especially of note is this paragraph: A widely held assumption about a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities is that it would spur Iranian citizens … Continue reading →

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The Next Republican Failure

Posted on Jan 11, 2012 by NFB

I have refrained from commenting on American politics for a while now, but I can’t resist offering some thoughts on what’s been happening over there in regards to picking a challenger to Barack Obama for this year’s Presidential election. First … Continue reading →

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Bin Laden: Some Brief Thoughts

Posted on May 2, 2011 by NFB

Bin Laden’s death is a long time coming, and it is something that should be celebrated. One cannot begrudge the glee of Americans celebrating at Ground Zero today. But all of this celebration must be tinged with a degree of … Continue reading →

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