“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.” This is an unsourced quote, commonly attributed to Stalin. When raising funds during the world war, Stalin is said to have a… more →
My Life, The Universe and Everythingcorsullivan wrote 1 week ago: Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), Prussian officer and military theorist. One of the more interesting … more →
padresteve wrote 1 week ago: Dower, John W. War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War.” Pantheon Books, a Division of … more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
don wrote 2 months ago: On War #317: Keeping Our Infantry Alive William S. Lind 29 September 2009 The headline of the Septem … more →
witheredgrass wrote 2 months ago: On the shelf next to my computer desk, I have within my reach two “must-have” overview t … more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
pakistanpal wrote 4 months ago: By M K Bhadrakumar The 19th century Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz wrote in his famo … more →
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 →
Maid of Iron wrote 4 months ago: James the 6th bore Scotland’s scepter, The Lairds of Argyle ruled themselves; For the Eagle … more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →