Review – Security Day
Dan Bing is brand new intelligence officer who has arrived in the midst of wind down operations in Uruzgan Province Afghanistan. He has to deal with venial warlord named Mir…
A Brief History of Ginger and Its Benefits to Your Body
The History of Ginger I eat raw ginger in its whole tuber form and even enjoy its spicy bite. I eat it raw because it has some very good therapeutic…
I Have a Rendezvous with Death, Alan Seeger
“What is this war? It is mud, trenches, blood, rats, lice, bombs, pain, barbed wire, decaying flesh, gas, death, rain, cats, tears, bullets, fear and a loss of faith in…
Review – First Casualty
I began reading First Casualty a few days before the disaster unfolded that was our exodus from Afghanistan. From the forward on, I was stunned by the timeliness and salience…
Books from the Ancient Greeks you Should be Reading
The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides The writer Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote about the three decades long war that left Athens in shambles and Sparta the stronger for it. The Greek…
American cult film WARRIORS based on 400 BC event called the Anabasis (The Persian Expedition)
Who knew the 1979 American cult film Warriors directed by Walter Hill was based on a 400 BC event written by Xenophon called the Anabasis (The Persian Expedition)? There’s a…
The Life and Ship Models of Norman Ough
By Alistair Roach; Foreword by Philip Reed Overview Norman Ough is considered by many as simply the greatest ship modeler of the twentieth century and his exquisite drawings and meticulous…
George Plante’s Painting War, Combat Art in World War II Book Review
Naval historian and author Kathleen Broome Williams told the story of George Plante, a Scottish artist who volunteered as a radio operator in the British merchant fleet during World War…
Today in Animal History: Winter Mountain Warfare Training
When I checked into 1/7 in January of 2001, they were preparing to go to winter mountain warfare training at Bridgeport California. The Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC)…
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A Look at Match Mentality
This was an incredibly helpful read. I’ve tried writing this review a few different ways but I want to be as straightforward as possible to convey how much of an…