Tom Clancy calls John Keegan “the best military historian of our generation.” Keegan’s A History of Warfare came highly recommended by a friend currently working as an operator with Special …
When the Beef Cooks
This article was on my mind on a recent work trip. Cruising through the Arizona desert, an old favorite, “Survival of the Fittest”, by Mobb Deep, started playing. The first …
Swalwell’s War
California is a giving state. The only downside is that it mostly gives odiferous goo from the third turn of a large intestine. True to form, the state has given …
Stonewall and the Sabbath
“Jackson sought to keep the Sabbath day holy and would inculcate the practice of Sabbath-keeping with his wife and servants. Worship, rest, Bible reading, and meditation on the glories of …
To the Vanquished Jews, Titus
As recorded by Josephus in his Works. Titus’ speech to those remaining forces and people in Jerusalem, following the burning of the temple. “I hope you, sirs, are now satiated …
Slain by a Slip
In this one account from Josephus, we see both how the tide of battle can be turned by a single warrior of stout heart and how a slip of fate …
Josephus, On That Most Diminutive Sabinus
I first ascend the wall, and I heartily wish that my fortune may follow my courage and my resolution.
The Sword, A Better Instrument of Death Than Disease
But since he hath determined that death is to come of necessity upon all men, a sword is a better instrument for that purpose than any disease whatsoever.