- Discussion traditional bows in contemporary warfare (photo intensive) - Archery - Primitive Bows - Bowmaking/Archery Discussion
I noticed a photoseries from Kenia, Africa. I don't know the exact details, but it is stated that in the beginning of March, members of the Kalenjin and Kisii-tribe were fighting for land. This happened in the Olmelil valley, western Kenia. Twenty deaths are reported. The reason why I am posting this, is of course because of the bows and arrows, which are clearly visible in the photos. I am amazed by the size of both arrows and bows. I just wanted to share these photos about traditional bws still being used by tribes for warfare. Discussion is welcom
in Public bookmarks - Gateway: Why Operation Sealion Wouldn't Work
The Second World War has always been a favorite stomping ground of alternate historians, especially the writers of alternate history novels. Probably the most popular single alternate history in the western world is one where the Nazis win the war. In order to accomplish this, the creators of many timelines utilize Operation Sealion, a German plan in 1940 for the invasion of Britain. Unfortunately, what most don't realize is that Sealion was nothing more than a pipe dream - utterly unworkable in any alternate history at all similar to the history we are familiar with. In this essay, I will examine the various reasons why Operation Sealion would not work, and could not be made to work (without _extremely_ large changes) in an alternate timeline. Check out my
in Public bookmarks - John Paul Vann as a Metaphor for U.S. Involvement in Vietnam, p. 2 of 7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vann
Harry Kreisler interviews Neil Sheehan on covering the Vietnam War; November 1988
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in Public bookmarks - Martin van Creveld: The Blemish of Conquest
In 1966, Israel’s leading newspaper, Maariv, invited the legendary military commander Moshe Dayan to be its war correspondent in Vietnam. Dayan, then 51 years old, jumped at the chance. He had been working in politics since 1959, eventually serving as minister of agriculture under Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, but he had left his post in 1964 when Ben-Gurion fell out with the new prime minister, Levi Eshkol. He had been casting about for a new project.
An article by AUTHOR from BostonReview, ISSUE
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in Public bookmarks - Matthew White's Homepage
Surreal History, including ... Balkanized North America: What would America have looked like if every separatist movement in U.S. and Canadian history had succeeded? CSA Today Who won the Civil War anyway? Middle Earth: The map for J.R.R. Tolkein's lost sequel to Lord of the Rings. Moslem Australia: What if Australia had been contacted by Asians 150 years before the Europeans arrived in the Indian Ocean? Perotista Revolution! What would an American Civil War of the 1990s have looked like? Odds and Ends: Self-Help Manual: Smart-Ass Instructions for Life How to Overcome Procrastination Translations From the Italian: Fun with Babelfish. White-o-glyphics: Symbol language Wikiwatch: When amateur doesn't even begin to describe it
in Public bookmarks - Na Healaíonaí an Chogaidh Éireannach
Modern Shillelagh Training (Cleachtadh Sail-Éílle Nua-aimseartha) I get many questions from readers about the state of modern Irish stick-fighting. People who are new to the whole concept often want to know more about modern practitioners. Many people write looking for ways to learn shillelagh fighting today, and it can be a bit confusing to figure out what this is all about. Given the many frauds found in Asian martial arts some write asking if this is even legitimate or for real. Those interested in training in Irish stick-fighting today have several options open to them depending on what it is they are trying to achieve, and their philosophies about reaching these goals<<ireland>>
in Public bookmarks - Nymphs - www.paleothea.com
So the most obvious metaphor is the Fairy metaphor. Nymphs are like fairies in that they were unpredictable, a little scary, and often showed up in folktales. But, seeing as they are from a different culture, they are also entirely different. For one thing, the nymphs are all women. This is definitely significant in the way they were scary. One of the things you might (and should) notice is the common theme of women's sexuality = scary and women's chastity = good. Noticing that, it should not shock you that these somewhat scary spirits are at their scariest to mortal men when sex enters the picture (Hylas is a lovely example). It should also be noted without surprise that these nymphs are spirits often personifying nature. (See below for the groups of nymph
in Public bookmarks - One Iraq or Three? Other People's Maps by Reidar Visser
Over the past year, increasing numbers of American commentators have suggested various “territorial” solutions designed to extricate U.S. forces from Iraq. These proposals have come in several guises, involving different degrees of decentralization and compartmentalization: “Soft partition,” “controlled devolution,” and “Dayton-style détente” (a reference to the 1995 Bosnian settlement)
in Public bookmarks - Operation Sealion I do not say they cannot come, only that they cannot come by Sealion
One of the more common suggestions that crop up at all-too regular intervals goes along the lines of: "If Hitler hadn't switched from bombing airfields to bombing cities, then Operation Sealion would have worked." Unfortunately for these suggestions, the plan for Sealion was perhaps the most flawed plan in the history of modern warfare. Getting it to a workable state requires so many changes that an author's artistic license would be revoked. What follows is an analysis of Sealion in OTL
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in Public bookmarks - The treasure map
The prints are guaranteed to be genuine and corresponding characteristics described in the catalogue, if that should not be a case the purchasing money will be refunded. Measurement are those of the platemarks and are in inches. The value is given in Euro. Photos or photocopies of all maps available upon request. If you don't find what you are looking for, then e-mail us for the latest!
Old maps and antique charts from Ortelius to Mercator
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in Public bookmarks - Third Reich Art
in Public bookmarks - Timelines of Art History: Web Resources and Image Links
Timelines presents selected resources (web links) about the art and archaeology of ancient civilizations, including: Egypt, Greece and Rome, Asia, and the Middle East. My companion website, Old Stones, presents original material (images and text) about the same topics. Timelines pages are organized by civilization and period. This arrangement allows convenient access to particular areas of interest, and facilitates the synchronic and diachronic study of art history. Each page deals with a particular place and time in art history, providing text links to relevant information and image links to particular objects. <<archaeology>>
Timelines of Art History - Web Resources and Image Links
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in Public bookmarks - Vintage Cultural Ephemera lives on via Flickr | MetaFilter
Fans of Vintage Cultural Ephemera Rejoice! Illustration and print design of the 1920s-30s Cold War Propaganda (on both sides) Illustration and print design of the forties Vintage cigarrette advertising Sheet Music of the 1800s - 1950s Out of print cookbooks 7-Up advertising (pre 1980s)
in Public bookmarks - WELCOME TO EXIT MUNDI
A COLLECTION OF END-OF-WORLD SCENARIOS
in Public bookmarks by 4 users - Yale University Music Library: Music resources on the World Wide Web
Addresses African-American Music American Music Analysis Archives and Special Collections Awards Band Music Bibliography Biography Blues Calendar Canadian Music Choruses Chronologies Competitions Composers Computer Music Contests Contemporary Music Copyright Country Music Dance Dissertations Early Music Electronic Lists and Discussion Groups Festivals Film Music Grammar and Writing - Guides Hymns Iconography Instruments Jazz Jewish Music Latin-American Music Libraries and Schools of Music Library Use - Guides Lyrics Music and Technology Music in Fiction Music Theory Musicals Musicology Opera Organizations Periodicals Popular Music Prizes Pronunciation Publishers Radio Music Rock Sacred Music Schools of Music Scores Online Sheet Music Collections Songs Sou
in Public bookmarks - Casualties Due to the Blast, Heat, and Radioactive Fallout from Various Hypothetical Nuclear Attacks on the United States
The Medical Implications of Nuclear War - NCBI Bookshelf We have developed the tools for calculating the deaths and injuries due to blast, thermal effects, and local fallout from hypothetical nuclear attacks on the United States. This is the first time that the capability to do such consequence calculations has existed outside the (mostly classified) government domain. We have used this capability to explore the sensitivities of the consequences of a nuclear attack to various assumptions. The first was the sensitivity to the types of targets involved. We examined three different hypothetical ''limited" nuclear attacks on the United States, each involving a 1-megaton (Mt) airburst over approximately 100 targets of three different types: The city centers
in Public bookmarks - Everything You Know About Clausewitz Is Wrong | The Diplomat | James R. Holmes
As Mark Twain reputedly quipped, it’s not so much what we know that gets us in trouble; it’s what we know that just ain’t so. How much of what we know about martial ventures is wrong? In the naval sphere, for instance, it’s common knowledge that Alfred Thayer Mahan instructs commanders never to divide the fleet. Except he doesn’t. Once upon a time, it turns out, historians took to quoting other historians quoting Mahan to that effect. Over time the quotation — in reality, someone’s bowdlerized version of his ideas about concentrating naval strength — took on an air of authenticity and authority. “Never divide the fleet” endured as a truism despite its flimsy provenance. And it drowned out Mahan’s real ideas through constant repetition.
in Public bookmarks - IEG-MAPS · Server für digitale historische Karten / Server for digital historical maps
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in Public bookmarks - Internet Archive Feature Films
Archive.org has a large number of movies with expired copyrights for download
in Public bookmarks by 6 users - MetaFilter: Pirates' Rule
The Golden Age of Piracy [video/audio] in the Atlantic peaked as the War of Spanish Succession ended. Piracy was a natural progression for the privateers [2] and buccaneers who had lost their sanctioned prey, and faced little resistance due to a lack of strong government in the majority of the American Colonies. Meanwhile captured naval seamen and slaves often willingly joined with pirates, or fled brutal treatment for the egalitarianism of piracy. This motley crew of motives were united in pirate democracy, laid down in a pirate code, preparing the way for democracy in the United States. But as the popularity of pirate life and pirate utopias grew strong, they became a pest to be mercilessly crushed by colonial opposition and the British navy.
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