This guy was apparently a test pilot. They would fly near nuke explosions (Operation Redwing) to see the effects on aircraft and pilots. This recollection is scary as hell. Nuke the Pilot – Military Aviation – Air & Space Magazine:…
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Quick Book Review: Citadel: The Battle of Kursk by Robin Cross
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The title is: Citadel: The Battle of Kursk by Robin Cross. I didn’t really plan it this way, but I guess I’ve been on a bit of a WWII Eastern Front thing lately with books. Maybe it’s from too much Hogan’s…
Quick Book Review: Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
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The book is Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front by Gunter K. Koschorrek. Saw this title while checking another in recent months. The book is very anti-war in tone. The brief synopis from Amazon reads:…
Quick Book Review: The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
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I recently wrapped-up The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme by John Keegan in paperback. I didn’t realize this until fairly recently but apparently it’s considered a classic look (the many reviews at Amazon are overwhelmingly positive) at…
Switzerland Trivia: Horse Cavalry
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This Swiss had horse cavalry unto the 1970s. Dragoon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: In the Swiss Army, mounted dragoons existed until the early 1970s, when they were converted into Armoured Grenadiers units. The “Dragoner” had to prove he was…
Are You Serious About Civil Liberties?
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If you are serious about civil liberties, I mean honestly, not only when a Republican is in office … then I don’t see how you can vote for the incumbent. At all. [ Can You Pull The Lever For Obama In…
I Support Gun Control
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Do you? A little lengthy, but George Reisman makes some very compelling arguments. Really a good read. Gun Control: Controlling the Government’s Guns: Let me say immediately that I too believe in gun control. However, I do so in the…
Book Review: Tigers in the Mud by Otto Carius
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Picked this one (Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius) up on a whim a couple months ago. Otto Carius is one of the most famous/decorated tank commanders in history. In WWII he led…
Dr. Higgs On War
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A little lengthy, but excellent and very well-written. It’s good to see him take-on the right-wing/GOP and do it well. “War Is Horrible, but . . .”: The Independent Institute: Anyone who has done even a little reading about the…
It’s Time For An Adult Assessment
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With the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki upon us, it might be a good time for right-wingers and self-identified conservatives to take a big-boy look at these events. Two columns below force us to take an uncomfortable…