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The American Way of War

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

  With the piquets [sentries], again, it fared even worse. For the outposts of an army to sleep is at all times considered as a thing impossible; but in modern and civilized warfare they are nevertheless looked upon as in some degree sacred. Thus, whilst two European armies remain inactively facing each other, the outposts [...]

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How to Defeat America – A British view

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

In researching “Forgotten Adventures of Dolley Madison” I noticed that every book covering the burning of Washington City  and the invasion of New Orleans had many references to a book written by the Chaplain General of the British Army (Rev. G. R. Gleig) about his adventures as a Lieutenant with the British Infantry.   The very [...]

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