Rear Guard Action

That samewinter I wrote a song, inspired by the feeling that something momentous had happened and how it had shaped my generation (althoug...

It’s been 25 years since an amazing year. After month of protests all countries of Eastern Europe broke free from communist oppression. Th...

Look what I found under the Christmas Tree today! With not a little trepidation I removed the paper cover, revealing the dread... ...

I haven't owned a television in over 20 years, which has mostly been to my benefit, but nevertheless I did get to watch some exceptional...

Sherwig’s well written and researched book focuses on the Guineas and Gunpowder that accompanied British diplomacy in its struggle agains...

In addition to the recent post on weird connections , I also have this memory of reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy while listening to T...

There’s weird connections in your brain, ya know? Stuff that apparently has nothing to do with each other but makes sense because it all ca...

Brendan Simms has written a beautiful short book on the defence of the La Haye Sainte farm during the Battle of Waterloo. Its garrison thro...

Verzet tegen Napoleon by Lotte Jensen My rating: 3 of 5 stars Nice book about the cultural side of the resist...

The Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine 1815 by Peter Hofschröer My rating: 3 of 5 stars A pretty solid effort b...