CJ, among others, has requested a military affairs reading list. Ask 100 students of military affairs this question and you'll get 100 different lists, and I haven't really made an effort to give a general survey. Rather, this is a selection of my favorite books....
Author: Robert Farley
It appears that Montenegro has voted to secede from the Union of Serbia and Montenegro. A 55% supermajority was needed, and it looks as if they've just managed to get.
The show last night in Louisville was, as expected, outstanding. The timing was very tight, as each band had only abot 45 minutes to play. We missed one or two.
Part III of a four part series to commemmorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland.Part I: SMS LutzowPart II: HMS LionThe first eight German dreadnoughts followed the naming convention previously adopted for pre-dreadnoughts. Like in the US Navy, battleships were named after states....
Interesting stuff. Via Helmut:Just as the Bush administration is ignoring our efforts in the war on terror, it is also thwarting attempts to bring notorious terrorists to justice, and it.
Chris Bertram:And I’ve enjoyed all of them, with the possible exception of The Drive-By Truckers who struck me as over-loud Skynyrd wannabeesAck. Responding to a statement like that would lend.
Friday Cat Blogging... Nelson and Starbuck
Kingdaddy has some useful commentary on "Effects Based Operations", a term which apparently refers to operations directed against enemy strategic targets rather than military forces. Such targets include morale, industry,.
I'm going to outsource the discussion of Kentucky Congressman Hal Rogers to Redbeard at Vague Nihilism. What's notable about this isn't the evident, obvious corruption, but rather that this is.
... to our commenters. As Akirlu reminds us, you guys are super. Hell, even our trolls are often informative.
Speaking of idiotic arguments, Yglesias points to this little gem by Kathy Roth-Douquet and Frank Schaeffer on the DLC website. The argument is ostensibly aimed at a bipartisan "elite", but.
On the event of wishing Ezra Klein a belated 22nd birthday, let me sink to my knees and abase myself before any deity or deities that may exist in thanks.