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Today In History: On April 25, 1915, Australia and New Zealand Became Nations

Posted on April 25, 2011 by nathanalbright

Earlier today, a friend of mine made a very thoughtful and insightful post about Anzac Day, with a lot of intriguing comments about all sides of the dispute and its historical ramifications, even playing with the counterfactual historical questions attached … Continue reading →

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The Difference Between Shipping and Logistics

Posted on April 13, 2011 by nathanalbright

UPS has, for the last few months, sought to position themselves as a logistics company rather than a shipping company.  Though logistics is considered as one of the four types of intelligence in the Myers-Briggs personality test [1] [2], along … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Four Books of Martial Policy (English Translation of the De Re Militari)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by nathanalbright

The Four Books of Martial Policy, by Flavius Vegetius Renatus, translated (1572) by John Sadler In a book like this, which is a facsimile copy of a 16th century translation of a major late Roman work important enough to inspire … Continue reading →

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The Day of Small Things: A Travelogue

Posted on December 31, 2010 by nathanalbright

Today I would like to comment on my somewhat lengthy travels to and from this year’s Winter Family Weekend, as a commentary on the first part of Zechariah 4:10:  “Who despises the day of small things?”  The reason why this … Continue reading →

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Diplomacy And Its Discontents: A Note On The Line Between Game and Reality

Posted on December 20, 2010 by nathanalbright

Those who have played the game of Diplomacy, either in person (as I have not) or by e-mail (as I have, many times) will note that one of the fascinating problems of the game is the problem in separating possibility … Continue reading →

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Unless The Lord The City Keeps: The Military Insight of Psalm 127

Posted on December 17, 2010 by nathanalbright

As promised, here is the note on the second psalm of the Songs of Ascents to deal with military matters, Psalm 127, a song which is well-known and often sung or quoted, but without the full military context of this … Continue reading →

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A Musing on Grand Strategy

Posted on December 6, 2010 by nathanalbright

Today I would like to muse on the often neglected aspect of grand strategy, given that it is something which people look for often on this site, and thus far I only have one posting (a book review on the … Continue reading →

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A Musing on the Biblical Way of War

Posted on December 3, 2010 by nathanalbright

Someday, I would like to write and publish a book about the Biblical Way of War.  It is my belief that the subject has been insufficiently studied in depth because of the difficulty of finding people who are passionately concerned … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Grand Design: Strategy and the U.S. Civil War

Posted on November 27, 2010 by nathanalbright

The Grand Design:  Strategy and the U.S. Civil War, by Donald Stoker As a historical reader with a passionate interest in the American Civil War, it is a treasure to be able to find, read, and recommend a book that … Continue reading →

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