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On this day in notorious incident early in Franco-Prussian war, German soldiers threaten to lynch 14 civilians from village of

August 7, 2020

On this day in notorious incident early in Franco-Prussian war, German soldiers threaten to lynch 14 civilians from village of Gunstett accuse of sniping -> beginning of long and bloody escalation around guerilla "franc tireur" threat. See Isabel Hull's Absolute Destruction. twitter.com/Krieg7071/stat…

In 1994 Barry Posen devised a defense strategy for a newly independent Ukraine which envisioned a Manstein-styel flexible defense v.

January 29, 2023

In 1994 Barry Posen devised a defense strategy for a newly independent Ukraine which envisioned a Manstein-styel flexible defense v. Russian attack. See Chartbook Newsletter

Chartbook Newsletter #191 on the vertigo induced by placing the Russian war on Ukraine against backdrop of longer history of

January 29, 2023

Chartbook Newsletter #191 on the vertigo induced by placing the Russian war on Ukraine against backdrop of longer history of armored warfare & Soviet Union's

Dribbling in a brigade and then a division's worth of Western tanks into a war fought btw heirs of the

January 29, 2023

Dribbling in a brigade and then a division's worth of Western tanks into a war fought btw heirs of the Soviet tank tradiion. Cartbook Newsletter