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Category Archives: Military History
Audiobook Review: Great Courses: Origins And Ideologies Of The American Revolution: Part Three
Great Courses: Origins and Ideologies Of The American Revolution: Part Three, taught by Peter Mancall Perhaps surprisingly, a course that talks about the origins and ideologies of the American Revolution spends little time talking about the revolution itself [1]. It … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, education, politics
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Book Review: Medieval Siege & Siegecraft
Medieval Siege & Siegecraft, by Geoffrey Hindley As someone who is deeply interested in fortifications and siege warfare [1], it is little surprise that I would find a book about medieval sieges to be interesting and worthwhile. And so it … Continue reading
Book Review: Castles: Their Construction And History
Castles: Their Construction And History, by Sidney Toy When I was a child, I developed a strong interest in castles, likely through the literature I read and loved. Surprisingly, though I read a great deal about medieval military history and … Continue reading
Book Review: Battlefield: Decisive Conflicts In History
Battlefield: Decisive Conflicts In History, by Richard Holmes It is hard to decide whether to praise this book for its ambition or to fault the book for its execution. Perhaps it is best to do a little bit of both. … Continue reading
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Book Review: Ripples Of Battle
Ripples Of Battle: How Wars Of The Past Still Determine How We Fight, How We Live, and How We Think, by Victor Davis Hanson This book has a deeply poignant feel to it that makes it a very worthwhile book … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, American History, Book Reviews, History, Military History
Tagged Greece, Japan, philosophy, World War II
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Book Review:Wars Of The Ancient Greeks
Wars Of The Ancient Greeks, by Victor Davis Hanson In this book we find out something quite intriguing–how the author pays to keep his farm in operation and at the same time lament the passing of the yeoman farmers of … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient history, Greece, Victor Davis Hanson
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Book Review: The Western Way Of War
The Western Way Of War: Infantry Battle In Classical Greece, by Victor Davis Hanson Overall, this is a fine scholarly monograph on military history that demonstrates Hanson’s skill in writing about the hoplite experience and how it was viewed in … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, Greece, literature, Victor Davis Hanson
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Book Review: The Father Of Us All
The Father Of Us All: War And History – Ancient and Modern, by Victor Davis Hanson It is one of the most notable and strange aspects of my reading of the author’s works that I have liked him least when … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History, Military History
Tagged culture, Greece, legitimacy, politics, Victor Davis Hanson
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The Strange Paradox Of Second Acts
It was once a cliche that there are no second acts in America. Yet what was already a dubious statement in light of the reality of American history has largely been destroyed by our contemporary generation and its deep fondness … Continue reading
The Gospel Of Matthew Is A Long Way From The Koran, Or The Strange Ignorance Of Victor Davis Hanson
For all of his scholarly pretensions, Victor Davis Hanson has a curious lack of knowledge when it comes to understanding the Bible. Twice in his book The Father Of Us All: War And History – Ancient And Modern, he makes the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical Art of War, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History, Military History, Musings
Tagged legitimacy, Victor Davis Hanson
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