During World War I, German flamethrower pioneer Georg Lembke served on the Italian Front. He called it the Clown Apocalypse, due to the suicidal incompetence of the Austro-Hungarians and the Italians. Through sheer coincidence, I bought a photo of Georg, taken on December 28, 1916; the image shows his platoon about to assault the Dead…
Fighting to the death means you lose
July 8, 2015
A breathless piece by the Associated Press would have you believe that the Islamic State is winning by fighting to the death. I was very glad to see this, because it means that the Islamic State is militarily stupid and will lose much faster than I had anticipated. History proves that throwing away your life…
The best soldiers of World War I were Muslim
January 14, 2015
Since we’re talking about France and Muslims, and since we’re now in the centennial of World War I, here’s a post on the best troops of that conflict. Without question, the most skilled, feared, and successful units of both sides were Muslim. First, the Central Powers—Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. The Bosnian regiments…