Archiv der Kategorie: Great Britain and the Empire

D-Day 2018

Erstellt am Juni 6, 2018 von DaveO

On the 74th anniversary of D-Day, one wonders why a sapper from the Stonewall Brigade took a different approach to commuting to work, and if the Institute was heard from today? Considering the insanity going on inside the Beltway – … Weiterlesen →

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The Bloodiest Battle of Our Revolution

Erstellt am August 30, 2017 von DaveO

Nick Poppy of the NY Post reports on subject of Robert P. Watson’s book, The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution, the British prison ship Jersey. “This ship, the Jersey, the ‘ghost ship,’ it was … Weiterlesen →

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Happy 4th, on the 3rd

Erstellt am Juli 3, 2017 von DaveO

I interrupt the 154th anniversary of Pickett’s Charge to wish each of you a very happy and safe 4th of July. Speaking of the British, Professor Elemental reminds us of the very big bullet we dodged. See you again Wednesday!

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Re The (Latest) London Attacks

Erstellt am Juni 5, 2017 von vmijpp

If you’re wondering why we haven’t said anything, well, what is there to say? Yes, it’s a shock and a horror, but not a surprise. The Brits let the Muzzies in, now they have to deal with them. And, pace … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Great Britain and the Empire, The Long War | 2 Kommentare

It’s Flashman’s Birthday!

Erstellt am Mai 5, 2017 von vmijpp

Raise a glass, damn your eyes, for the greatest Victorian hero that never lived, „acclaimed as a great soldier, while remaining „a scoundrel, a liar, a cheat, a thief, a coward—and, oh yes, a toady“.“ (Thanks to the most excellent … Weiterlesen →

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As the drums were beaten to War

Erstellt am April 6, 2017 von slater

2016 marked the Centenary year of the Somme, a battle that took a million men off this place during a four month period.   Today marks our entry into World War I, on 2 April 1917, then President Woodrow Wilson … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Army, Army National Guard, Defending the Homeland, Great Britain and the Empire, History, Leadership, Strategy, Total Force, Uncategorized, Use of Military Force, World War I | Kommentar hinterlassen

The Structure of Strategy in the American Revolution

Erstellt am September 5, 2016 von DaveO

This post originated with a comment from CooperEP’04. Once armed colonists opposed the Crown, the outcome was a foregone conclusion. The British were doomed to lose because its infrastructure to create, develop and carry out strategy was mishandled. The Rebels … Weiterlesen →

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„Sniping in France,“ by Major H. Hesketh-Prichard

Erstellt am Mai 14, 2016 von vmijpp

A truly wonderful find on the internet, coming by way of WRSA (I think), about British Army snipers on the Western Front in WWI, as organized by the remarkable Major Hesketh-Prichard. From the foreword by General Lord Horne of Stirkoke, G.C.B., … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Great Britain and the Empire, History, The Art of the Rifle | 1 Kommentar