Category Archives: Military History

Christopher Columbus And The Social And Religious Motives For Exploration

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Recent research suggests that Christopher Columbus was a Jew who fabricated his background as a Genoan, but whose writings to his oldest son contained a sign of the Kaddish and whose grand passion was to liberate Jerusalem from the Muslims … Continue reading →

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Springtime For Neo-Nazis In Thailand

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Astute readers of my blog know that anti-Semitism is a subject that this blog covers from time to time, and it is my unfortunate duty to discuss this issue again in the context of Thailand’s unfortunate fascination with Nazi symbolism. … Continue reading →

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Memory Of The Fallen

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

It is somewhat irritating to me when people who already have a notable day in honor of their actions try to take over the days of other people and blur exactly what it is that we are celebrating on that … Continue reading →

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Night Falls On Ayutthaya

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

After more than an hour and a half of one of the most disturbing and uncomfortable ceremonies I have ever witnessed (on television), I could bear to stand it no longer. An elderly and frail king in a wheelchair sitting … Continue reading →

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The Three Defenestrations Of Prague

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

[Note: This essay was originally written a few years ago [1], but thanks to some conversation today I have decided to expand on it a little and provide some additional explanations about my favorite form of social protest.] Introduction As … Continue reading →

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Rape And The Military Culture, Part Two

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

In my first installment on this unpleasant subject [1], I examined the relationship between imperialism, hypermasculinity, and the problem of rape concerning a young woman and an American soldier in South Korea. Having examined the issue from a particular incident … Continue reading →

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Let Slip The Dogs Of War: Crisis In The Spratly Islands

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

Right now China and the Philippines are engaging in a diplomacy of brinksmanship that is threatening open warfare in the South China Sea over an uninhabited group of islands that are claimed by half a dozen nations. The islands would … Continue reading →

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Civil War Fantasy Roster: Edward “Old Allegheny” Johnson

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

Among all division-level Confederate Generals there is only one of them that has not been honored with the name of a chapter of the Sons or Daughters of the Confederacy. That one exception to the rule that the Confederacy honors … Continue reading →

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Cinco De Mayo And The American Civil War

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

In continuing the series on the foreign impact of the American Civil War, I thought it worthwhile to talk about one of the most popular Mexican holidays and its connection with the American Civil War. Yesterday we talked about Spanish … Continue reading →

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Spain And The American Civil War

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

One of the forgotten aspects of the American Civil War is the relationship between the United States and Spain, and the impact of America’s fratricidal conflict and Spain’s last-gasp attempt to remain a relevant imperial power in the Americas. In … Continue reading →

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