Posts on 01/26/23
West Side Story: When a Remake is Unnecessary
(David Duggan, USA, 01/26/23 10:13 am) The observance of the 30th anniversary of Audrey Hepburn's death (wonder if she cribbed her surname from Katherine?) reminds me of her role in My Fair Lady, which I saw during a family ou ...
Read moreBook Banning in Florida
(Anthony J Candil, USA, 01/26/23 8:27 am) I am alarmed by the news of what is going on in Florida--banning books, banning the Advanced Placement course in African-American studies, banning teachers and so on. Banning freedom? ...
Read moreGermany to Send Leopards to Ukraine
(Consoly Leon Arias, Spain / Canary, 01/26/23 5:24 am) One of the reasons given by the Ukrainian President for demanding the German Leopard tanks is the alleged counter-offensive that Ukraine is preparing for the spring, as well as to maintain resistance ...
Read moreRussian, Ukrainian Strategic Thought: Tukhachevsky, Svechin, Gerasimov
(Cameron Sawyer, USA, 01/26/23 4:01 am) JE asked, in response to my post of January 25th: "Cameron, you've studied the Eastern Front of WWII more than anyone in WAISdom. Has the use of Soviet barrier troops been exaggerated by We ...
Read moreDesertion and Decimation
(Eugenio Battaglia, Italy, 01/26/23 3:32 am) The severe punishment of army personnel escaping before the enemy, or who desert or even worse rebel, has always been a common practice in warfare. The Roman historian Titus Livius wrote about d ...
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