tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post627285725921338711..comments2024-03-28T03:23:50.609-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Whilst I Recover...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49345870598626136742015-08-17T12:11:21.542-07:002015-08-17T12:11:21.542-07:00Just finished the Philbrick book. It was excellent...Just finished the Philbrick book. It was excellent, too bad the coverage of this pivotal era in our history wasn't taught all that well when I was a kid.<br /><br />I wonder if they even touch upon it these days...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42340745483596617252015-08-17T12:01:50.407-07:002015-08-17T12:01:50.407-07:00The Philbrick book is quite good. The first 100 p...The Philbrick book is quite good. The first 100 pages or so greatly reinforced My understanding of April 19,(Lexington and Concord).<br />I always enjoyed Cornwell. Sharpe and his adventures have given me many hours of pleasure whether in print or video..45ACP+Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387436051909656633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38670593689108850122015-08-14T06:49:27.444-07:002015-08-14T06:49:27.444-07:00Juvat, FWIW, Fort Ticonderoga has been restored to...Juvat, FWIW, Fort Ticonderoga has been restored to it's old glory and the surrounding countryside isn't that much different from when Ethan Allen (and Benedict Arnold) seized the place in the name of Jehovah and the Continental Congress.<br /><br />A place I loved visiting as a boy!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57633616502762180752015-08-14T06:47:34.583-07:002015-08-14T06:47:34.583-07:00Boston itself looks nothing like it did back then....Boston itself looks nothing like it did back then. What used to be water has been filled in and is now land in many instances.<br /><br />Progress, the mortal enemy of the historian.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46780705522289857702015-08-14T05:52:24.748-07:002015-08-14T05:52:24.748-07:00Both Bunker and Breed's (The real site of the ...Both Bunker and Breed's (The real site of the battle) Hills are covered in substandard housing, and have been for years. There is a monument--on the wrong hill, of course.Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77866564608683457822015-08-13T20:15:27.555-07:002015-08-13T20:15:27.555-07:00Bunker Hill was not preserved? Never visited Bost...Bunker Hill was not preserved? Never visited Boston, only wanted to for one reason. Never WILL visit BAHston!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52605079366711603112015-08-13T16:57:00.251-07:002015-08-13T16:57:00.251-07:00I am, at this moment sans titanium, Soviet or P&am...I am, at this moment <em>sans</em> titanium, Soviet or P&W.<br /><br />Had my staples pulled I did, lovely Indian lass did it. I barely felt a thing!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65451130211964032202015-08-13T16:23:14.505-07:002015-08-13T16:23:14.505-07:00The soviet alloys are vastly inferior. You want go...The soviet alloys are vastly inferior. You want good old P&W fan blade titanium anchoring your insides. Otherwise you might find yourself craving a certain sports drink...<br /><br />Hampton's work is very good. You'll enjoy. Thanks for the tips.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28589692224977167932015-08-13T09:03:23.526-07:002015-08-13T09:03:23.526-07:00Gee thanks Skip.
(Actually no one hinted at that....Gee thanks Skip.<br /><br />(Actually no one hinted at that. I think...)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36503010105019736252015-08-13T08:58:52.152-07:002015-08-13T08:58:52.152-07:00Re: staple removal
It is really scary when they hi...Re: staple removal<br />It is really scary when they hint at removing them via MRI(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24180550163098050712015-08-13T07:58:02.372-07:002015-08-13T07:58:02.372-07:00Oh yes, I've walked that field a number of tim...Oh yes, I've walked that field a number of times. The Lion Mound really screwed up the topography of the most critical part of the field. Oh well, folks need their monuments I suppose. We're lucky in that some years ago a bunch of real estate "developers" wanted to build there. The Belgian government came close to letting that happen. Her Majesty's Government in London was sufficiently aroused (who can blame them) to put pressure on <em>les Belgiques</em> to cease and desist. Which they did. Otherwise Waterloo would probably be in the same state as Bunker Hill. That is, unrecognizable.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49706079784490745052015-08-13T06:05:40.813-07:002015-08-13T06:05:40.813-07:00I think that you will find WATERLOO to be an excel...I think that you will find WATERLOO to be an excellent read. Cornwell takes a rather complex engagement and makes it very understandable. He manages to explain a difficult command structure and, in the process conveys his disdane for William, Prince of Orange, and Marshall Ney. If you have visited the battleground, and I suspect that you have, he makes the ebb and flow of the battle clear. The Lions Mound that exists today was constructed by significantly changing the topography of the ride that was at the center of the British position. When you read Cornwell's description of the battle you can visualize how important the Duke of Wellington's strategy of using the reverse slope was to his success. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482185271178889753noreply@blogger.com