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Within its corridors you will find insight into the books I have written, the books I am writing and the books I am thinking about writing. It is also a place where I can offer insights into my favorite authors and – in the case of my game Conqueror: Fields of Victory – I can explain my rules and offer new variants. Scroll down or check the sidebar for my latest posts. Nonfiction: Walls of Men: A Military History of China 2500 B.C. to A.D. 2020 Long Live Death: The Keys to Victory in the Spanish Civil War Fiction: Three Weeks with…
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There is a lot of talk at the moment about the various definitions of victory and defeat in the context of Iran, and while I do not wish to engage on that particular topic, I think some background can help provide a more informed perspective. Back in December I talked about how almost all modern pundits and politicians get the Munich Crisis of 1938 wrong. While it was a diplomatic humiliation, the collapse of resistance to German expansionism into Czechoslovakia (which culminated with it subsequent annexation in early 1939) provided Nazi Germany with a vast trove of advanced weapons, especially…