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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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From time to time, I like to test conventional wisdom by coming up with wild alternative takes. I may end of way off base, but even if I’m wrong, it’s useful as an analytical exercise. Sometimes I’m correct. In recent years, NATO countries have seen steep declines in their military and naval capabilities. In the case of Great Britain, they have the smallest Army since the 18th Century. Germany – home of the dreaded panzers – has a remarkably feeble armored corps. Denmark gave away all of its artillery to Ukraine. the list goes on. The conventional explanation is that…