Having finished one philosophical discussion, Grim recently asked for suggestions for the next project. I suggested maybe a discussion of ho...

I could think of lots of worse things to be doing than to be making armor in Poland . LUBLIN, Poland (Reuters) – Just like his Medieval coun...

The round table. Or hall. Or something like that . Researchers exploring the legend of Britain’s most famous Knight believe his stronghold ...

Good news. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7883874/Historians-locate-King-Arthurs-Round-Table.html

I'm watching a wonderful History Channel show on Robin Hood. Ridley Scott, Russell Crow, and various historians are all in it. I particu...

This amuses me no end: Yup, along with British and French troops, that's a company of US Infantry, marching in Red Square. Part of the 6...

Happy Mother's Day. Don't forget the ladies. "The Inquisition" How serendipitous is question #10?

Discussion Plutarch. Ok, I hope everybody has had a chance to read the lives mentioned here . So, what do you all think? Was Plutarch's ...

Plutarch's Lives I've had to go back and read a bit of this, and so I'll beg indulgence on the tardiness of it. Most often these...

Moonrise .

So, to day is June 6th. 65 years ago today, a whole lot of American, British, Canadian, and French soldiers stormed Fortress Europe. General...

Scratch four flattops! So, today is June 4. I have read that the Japanese intended to rename Midway "The Glorious Month of June" a...

For Grim: Storm that fort! Looks like the Russians remember too.

North Korea Tests Second Nuclear Device, Fires Short-Range Missiles Korea made its second test of a nuclear explosive on Monday and declared...

Blow it out your ass. Heh. Somebody's got a sense of humor. "What is to be done?"

Learning to hunt . Everything old is new again. Hunting used to be one of those skills that was always wanted for soldiers. The Roman author...

I said it sounded better in the original German: I'm not the only one to notice either.

Happy Birthday, USA. Bob Krumm has a report of 1,215 soldiers reenlisting this day in Iraq. This country is lucky to have such citizens. The...

Congratulations, General Dunwoody . Only in America. What a country.

The picture made me laugh. I think this is the first time I've seen this anywhrere else: Roger Simon over at Pajamas Media makes the cas...