On the subject, specifically, of Sparta, the same blog author mentioned in the header write this - https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-part-i-spartan-school/ Sparta was a failu… (View Post)

I’ve worked with Russians, and also my step-mother is Russian. Like any country, there is a vast range of types. One I’ve encountered in some Russians is an almost fanatical honesty - an almost anti-… (View Post)

The US position was dictated by domestic politics. Before the war, the following was believed, almost universally in the US - - WWI was a stupid, futile European quarrel - It was the kind of thing th… (View Post)

Yes, indeed. The idea that being War Crimey actually works is non existent. Recall the same person snearing at those pointing out that Russian military trucks were using cheap Chinese copies of prope… (View Post)

Note the comments of one of the more noted “realists” here - who would enjoy telling us about how the Russians couldn’t be defeated/stopped because they would transgress all the rules. To a certain k… (View Post)