Daily Archives: December 4, 2020

Some Thoughts On The 2020 YE List

I may decide at some point soonish to do a ranking of the top 100 songs of the 2020 Billboard YE chart list or make some kind of worst list as I have in previous years, but as the chart … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Field Of Blood

The Field Of Blood: The Battle For Aleppo And The Remaking Of The Medieval Middle East, by Nicholas Morton This is the sort of battle study that deserves to be done more often, a look at an important turning point … Continue reading

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Book Review: Islamic Weapons, Warfare, And Armies

Islamic Weapons, Warfare, And Armies: Muslim Military Operations Against The Crusaders, by Paul Hilliam This book doesn’t really live up to its name. That isn’t to say that it is a bad book, it is rather that there is a … Continue reading

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