Tag Archives: warfare

A Handy (Short) Guide To The Crusades

Posted on Aug 14, 2010 by NFB

I have been reading up on them a lot as of late (Thomas Asbridge is awesome, review coming soon), and I’ve found that it can get a bit confusing. What counts as a Crusade? Is it who ordered it? Does … Continue reading →

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Aircraft Carriers: Obsolete Or Timeless?

Posted on Aug 13, 2010 by NFB

Since China unveiled its brand new anti-ship missile, a missile that has the destruction of aircraft carriers as its sole real purpose, a few people have been wondering if aircraft carriers are really still relevent in the modern navies of the … Continue reading →

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All For The Union by Elijah Hunt Rhodes

Posted on Aug 12, 2010 by NFB

This is the account of the American Civil War. Rhodes was a young Rhode Island man who entered the Union army at the age of 19. Four years later, he left it as a 23-year-old Lt Colonel, having fought at nearly every major … Continue reading →

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About The British Army…

Posted on Aug 11, 2010 by NFB

It may seem like I was going a bit overboard yesterday. Certainly, I didn’t mean to imply that Great Britain and its armed forces are now bit players. But they are weakened. Military force, whether we like it or not, … Continue reading →

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Look At What You Lose With Something Like DADT

Posted on Aug 10, 2010 by NFB

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was envisioned as something that would level the playing field regards homosexuals serving in the military by ignoring the issue entirely, and pretending that it didn’t exist, and punishing anyone who dared to try and acknowledge … Continue reading →

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Ants, Again

Posted on Aug 8, 2010 by NFB

This is pretty cool and a fascinating read.

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It Is Not War #2: Sharpe’s Eagle

Posted on Aug 8, 2010 by NFB

Disclaimer: I have a feeling I’ll be putting a lot of these up before “It Is Not War” posts. Anyway, the vast majority of what I’m planning on covering in this series are big budget type stuff, the kind of … Continue reading →

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The Irish Army And Why It’s Needed: Liveline Edition

Posted on Aug 4, 2010 by NFB

I wrote on this topic a while back. Anyway, while up in Clare doing proper man work (I was painting a fence) I listened to the following discussion on Liveline. Not a huge fan of Joe Duffy for a variety … Continue reading →

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Ants

Posted on Aug 4, 2010 by NFB

If you’re into insect-related documentaries, you’re bound to have heard some variation of this: “Ants are the only other animal, apart from humans, to engage in war” It’s a bit of hyperbole, really. Ant “warfare” is really more of an instinct … Continue reading →

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The Art Of War by Sun Tzu

Posted on Jul 24, 2010 by NFB

I read this for the first time a good long while ago, but circumstances allowed me to listen to the audiobook version in the last few days. Everyone should read Tzu’s work. It is an impressive text, for its very short … Continue reading →

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