Tag Archives: islam

I’m A Racist…Nah

Posted on Jul 23, 2011 by NFB

I’d like to add an addendum to my post about the Oslo terror attacks from yesterday. Firstly, the spiking death toll is utterly shocking. Secondly, while I did not definitively state my opinion that an Islamic extremist group was behind the … Continue reading →

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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Hattin

Posted on Mar 21, 2011 by NFB

The Crusading period is one my favourite parts of history. What follows is its most important moment. Name: The Battle of Hattin (sometimes known as the Battle of Hittin or Battle of the Horns of Hattin). The War: The Crusader-Ayyubid War, part of … Continue reading →

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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Ain Jalut

Posted on Oct 10, 2010 by NFB

It’s small and largely unknown in the wider circles of historical study. But, boy oh boy, was it important. Name: The Battle of Ain Jalut, sometimes spelled “Ayn Jalut”, Arabic for “Springs of Goliath” The War: The Mamluk-Mongol War in … Continue reading →

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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Lepanto

Posted on Sep 25, 2010 by NFB

My first naval entry and its a big’un. Name: The Battle of Lepanto The War: Part of the interminable Ottoman-Habsburg Wars and the Ottoman-Venetian Wars When: 7 October 1571 Where: The Gulf of Patras in the Ionian Sea, off Greece. Lepanto … Continue reading →

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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Medina

Posted on Sep 14, 2010 by NFB

The primary source material for this clash is the Qur’an as well as some of the contemporary biographers of Muhammad. You can make of that as you will, but the Qur’an is considered to have a great deal of historical relevance. … Continue reading →

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The Crusades by Thomas Asbridge

Posted on Aug 15, 2010 by NFB

Excellent resource for anyone with an interest in the period. Asbridge manages to give us an overview of each of the ‘numbered Crusades’ from the first to last, offering a full and detailed examination of the military, diplomatic and social … Continue reading →

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The Ground Zero Mosque

Posted on Aug 14, 2010 by NFB

So Obama gave tacit support for the planned Mosque, though he really only went as far as pointing out the obvious: that America tolerates all religions and no legal barrier exists. It’s hard for me to really get into this … Continue reading →

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