Monthly Archives: July 2013

Moving Up In The World

Posted on July 17, 2013 by nathanalbright

For reasons I do not entirely understand, one of my most popular blog entries deals with some of the reasons why Thailand is a third world nation [1]. Now, having written that blog entry when I still lived in Thailand, … Continue reading →

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A Fortress Around Your Heart

Posted on July 17, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today I took a trip with some family and friends to a fortress in the area where I live for a birthday trip. As a military historian, one of my major interests is fortification. As is often the case in … Continue reading →

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An Inauspicious Day

Posted on July 16, 2013 by nathanalbright

By some random coincidence, today happens to be the 9th of Av, a day of intense mourning among the Jewish people for a lengthy catalog of bad days. It seems highly unusual that this day would possess such a dark … Continue reading →

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This Day In History: On July 16, 1885, Ulysses S. Grant Won His Race With Death

Posted on July 16, 2013 by nathanalbright

Between 1861 and 1865, Ulysses S. Grant (whose original name was Hiram Ulysses Grant, but who was given the name by which he is universally known as a result of an error by the War Department when he entered West … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Strange Maps

Posted on July 15, 2013 by nathanalbright

Strange Maps: An Atlas Of Cartographic Curiosities, by Frank Jacobs This book lives up to its name, containing dozens of unusual maps of a wide variety of types divided into various thematic chapters. The book itself is the textual version … Continue reading →

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Until The Embers Die

Posted on July 15, 2013 by nathanalbright

Last night I chatted outside late into the night, until the embers died. This is not a unique experience, as whenever conversation and fire are involved I will generally chat until the fire dies. One experience in particular stands out. … Continue reading →

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A Picture Of Moderate Panic

Posted on July 14, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the more amusing aspects of my life is that I am not someone who tends to convey the severity of matters very well in person. A lifetime of practicing a stoic and phlegmatic approach to life on the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Patton And Rommel

Posted on July 14, 2013 by nathanalbright

Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century, by Dennis Showalter As a book in the parallel lives tradition popularized by Plutarch [1], a fact that the author does not point out, this book consists of several thematic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jane And Her Gentlemen

Posted on July 14, 2013 by nathanalbright

Jane And Her Gentlemen: Jane Austen And The Men In Her Life And Novels, by Audrey Hawkridge As an open and avowed fan of Jane Austen’s work, this is the sort of book that a fan of hers who wishes … Continue reading →

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Where The Water Flows

Posted on July 13, 2013 by nathanalbright

I find it somewhat unusual the degree to which I post about water. Water is something that most of us, most of the time, take for granted. However, I have found water to be the source both of a great … Continue reading →

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