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America's Very Canadian Surge In Afghanistan

corsullivan wrote 1 week ago: Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), Prussian officer and military theorist. One of the more interesting … more →

Tags: Conflict is Changing, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, carl von clausewitz, Gwynne Dyer, Hamid Karzai, NATO

War Without Mercy: Race, Religion, Ideology and Total War

padresteve wrote 1 week ago: Dower, John W. War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War.” Pantheon Books, a Division of … more →

Tags: History, Iraq/Afghanistan, world war two in the pacific, Al-Qaida, Clausewitz, Imperial Japan, John Dower, Napoleonic Wars, Nazi Germany

On War: Review

shivrajsinghnegi wrote 1 week ago: Recently I read the book ‘On War’ which is a classic military text, written by General Carl Von Clau … more →

Tags: Strategy, Books, Clausewitz

Why the War

Christian Mekarzel wrote 1 month ago: There’s always a war going on! Whether it’s the natural resource wars or some crazy less … more →

Tags: Thoughts

"Do you speak Spanish?"5 comments

onparkstreet wrote 2 months ago: I was in the back of the store flipping through a thick paperback copy of Bleak House as he walked t … more →

Tags: Autobiographical, Life, spanish, Bleak House

On War #317: Keeping Our Infantry Alive1 comment

don wrote 2 months ago: On War #317: Keeping Our Infantry Alive William S. Lind 29 September 2009 The headline of the Septem … more →

Tags: adaptability, How to develop adaptability, William S. Lind, Afghanistan War, Generations of War

The Cognitive Challenge of War -- Peter Paret

witheredgrass wrote 2 months ago: On the shelf next to my computer desk, I have within my reach two “must-have” overview t … more →

Tags: Books, Theory, Afghanistan, Clausewitz, Cognitive Challenge of War, coin, countersinsurgency, ISAF, Masters of War

When Johnny Comes Marching Home2 comments

Maid of Iron wrote 3 months ago: When Johnny comes marching home We’ll give him our hoorah But we’ll never be able to feel The things … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, military, musings, our troops, patriot, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Reflections

Lamentation of Troy3 comments

Maid of Iron wrote 3 months ago:   Stone of ages Caressed by sea winds, As a comforting lover, Where night creatures Now boldly dare … more →

Tags: The Blade & the Cannon, Fantasy, greek mythology, helen of troy, History, Imagination, musings, Poem, Poems

Damn the Tyrant1 comment

Maid of Iron wrote 4 months ago:   Brethren, what moved them? Mother Freedom? Father God? What drove these gentle souls To face the w … more →

Tags: On Tyranny, Poetry, Poems, writing, Reflections, musings, Thoughts, Poem, War

A fog swirls in the Hindu Kush

pakistanpal wrote 4 months ago: By M K Bhadrakumar The 19th century Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz wrote in his famo … more →

Tags: Terrorism, al-Qaeda, Taliban, China, War-on-terror, NATO, Kabul, Russia, Hamid Karzai

Valhalla's Gate4 comments

Maid of Iron wrote 4 months ago:   Gather ye round the high fire, Tis time for ye’re tales to be told See yonder the face of Va … more →

Tags: The Blade & the Cannon, adventure, Fantasy, Imagination, musings, mythology, Norse, Poem, Poems

Ode to the Lairds of Argyle6 comments

Maid of Iron wrote 4 months ago:          James the 6th bore Scotland’s scepter, The Lairds of Argyle ruled themselves; For the Eagle … more →

Tags: The Blade & the Cannon, Poetry, Poems, writing, Reflections, musings, Thoughts, Poem, History

Upon the Field of Shiloh

Maid of Iron wrote 4 months ago:  . Upon the Field of Shiloh   Shiloh, “Place of Peace”; Blood Red soil cries out proclaiming: “How b … more →

Tags: The Blade & the Cannon, American Civil War, Battle of Shiloh, Civil War, History, Literature, musings, Poem, Poems

Read better books12 comments

Alamanach wrote 6 months ago: Books are generally a waste of time. Most books are not worth the paper they are printed on, and I h … more →

Tags: Literature, Adam Smith, Books, Clausewitz, disposable income, Great Books, History, History of the Peloponnesian War, Reading

Carl von Clausewitz1 comment

Oshkosh-Blogosh wrote 8 months ago: Since I’m on the topic of gradschool course-work today, I thought I’d do a 2 for 1 day a … more →

Tags: carl von clausewitz, Presentation

New Kindle 2 Book Acquisitions - Military Strategists

Rene Tyree wrote 9 months ago: I’ve added some titles to my Kindle 2. I own print versions of most of these but want to use t … more →

Tags: Amazon Digital Services, Books, Clausewitz, Frederick the Great, Jomini, kindle 2, kindle books, Military History, Military Strategy

On War - Merchants of War - 5 Jan 08

citizenbrain wrote 11 months ago: Former marine Josh Rushing reports on how the US prisons in Iraq are turning into big business. He v … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, News, History, Life, health, Religion, Movies, Society

Riz Khan - Josh Rushing On War - Dec 17

citizenbrain wrote 1 year ago: This Riz Khan show looks at war, its roots and its legacies. Riz speaks to Al Jazeera’s Josh R … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, News, History, Life, Religion, Movies, Society, iraq


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