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Category Archives: Military History
Movie Review: Sisu
When watching a movie like this, it is probably easiest to think of the films that this Finnish production calls to mind. It features an indestructible hero, much like John Wick, who may often be down but is never out. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military History
Tagged cinema, Finland, movie review, World War II
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Past The Point Of No Return
How does one know if one is past the point of no return? It is not always easy to know where one is when it comes to questions such as this. If one looks at the past, it is not … Continue reading
Some Thoughts On The Field Of The Cloth Of Gold
Perhaps the most visually spectacular incident of the Northern Renaissance was the Field of the Cloth of God that demonstrated the sincere efforts of Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France between June 7 and 24, 1520 in … Continue reading
Posted in History, International Relations, Military History, Musings
Tagged diplomacy, England, France, peace
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Those Who Want War And Those Who Accept War
I do not consider myself a pacifist. As someone who has spent a considerable amount of my time involved in conflicts of various kind and even more of my time studying conflicts and seeking to draw insight from them, I … Continue reading
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He Kept Us Out Of War
One of the more strange electoral campaigns of American political history took place in 1916, as World War I waged in Europe and other parts of the world, and the United States vainly thought that it would be able to … Continue reading
Posted in American History, History, Military History, Musings
Tagged legitimacy, politics, World War I, World War II
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On The Enduring Memory Of Russian Looting During Wartime
Yesterday evening at dinner, I started reading a book loaned to me by a friend of mine, and very early on the book I was struck by something that could have been written by a contemporary Ukranian citizen, that was … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military History, Musings
Tagged logistics, Russia, strategy, Ukraine
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Ukraine: On Finding Identity In Negative Spaces
One of the aspects of Russia’s claims about the Ukraine that has struck me as being particularly unrealistic is their denial of Ukrainian as a genuine identity. There has long been a habit of thinking among Russian leaders that those … Continue reading
Posted in History, International Relations, Military History, Musings
Tagged Russia, Ukraine
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Never Back Down
One of the aspects of human psychology that plays an important role in the prevention or encouragement of conflict is the question of whether or not someone has a way to climb down. It is well recognized that among the … Continue reading
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A Moment For Sweden (And Finland)
Earlier today I read an article that made a great deal out of the efforts of Sweden to abandon its habit of neutrality and non-intervention in the wars around it to provide material support to Ukraine in their defensive war … Continue reading
Posted in History, International Relations, Military History, Musings
Tagged diplomacy, politics, Russia, Sweden
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Status Quo Antebellum Or Uti Possidetis?
During most of the 18th century, the nations of the world engaged in a wild amount of wars. While most of the attention has been focused on the behavior of the European powers, there were similar wars among the powers … Continue reading
Posted in History, International Relations, Military History, Musings
Tagged diplomacy, Ukraine
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