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Koto x Abodu ADU House, Bay area, California,

Photos by Joe Fletcher.

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ABBA - Live

Artist: John Geary

Release: 1986

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A sort of sequel to my post about The Cradle Series (go and read it, go and read it now), I’m now going to recommend The Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell. It has three series (6 books, 5 books, 3 books currently), the most recent of which is part way through writing, and two spinoffs (4 & 3 books respectively). It’s a military sci-fi that is just so much fun. Please go and read Dauntless.

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Helden, Schurken und Dolisten

Helden, Schurken und Dolisten

Ich stelle Jack Campbells “Furchtlos” in mein virtuelles Bücher-Regal zurück. Die Geschichte des Schiffbrüchigen, dem der Befehl über eine ganze Flotte anvertraut wird, ist der der Honor Harrington ähnlich und unähnlich.

Beide sind brillant und haben Autoren, die uns das nicht vergessen lassen. Doch beförderte den einen nur der Zufall und die Dauerhaftigkeit der Lebenserhaltungssysteme seiner…

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Fortification Friday: Abattis and Slashings, let us get a clear VIEW these OBSTACLES

Fortification Friday: Abattis and Slashings, let us get a clear VIEW these OBSTACLES

Last Friday we considered Abattis(Mahan’s spelling, which I’ll honor in this discussion) and how those obstacles were placed to enhance the defense.  We also considered descriptions offered by Colonel Junius Brutus Wheeler in his 1882 edition of the West Point curriculum on field fortifications.  The material used to construct an abattis was, of course, felled trees.  But we also should…

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"All ships systems are nonfunctional," Lagemann explained cheerfully. "There is extensive unrepaired battle damage in most areas. The ship cannot move under her own power, and in fact has no power except for portable emergency systems. Most of the ship is uninhabitable and requires survival suits or combat armor for access. The crew is a tiny fraction of that needed for safety, security, and operation. As you can tell, there's no working gravity. And, um, the brightwork hasn't been shined."  "I can understand the rest," Geary said with mock severity, "But unshined brightwork?Where are your priorities?

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Sherman’s March, March 12, 1865: A day of "partial rest" at Fayetteville

Sherman’s March, March 12, 1865: A day of "partial rest" at Fayetteville #greatmarch150

The arrival of Major-General William T. Sherman’s in Fayetteville earned the soldiers a well-earned break from days of hard marching and difficult work on the muddy roads.  But saying “break” is not to say the soldiers would lounge around doing nothing.  Sherman had tasks to complete while in Fayetteville. Many of which would setup the next moves on his campaign.  These tasks included closing up…

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January 20, 1865: Logistic constraints and rains delay Sherman's movements

January 20, 1865: Logistic constraints and rains delay Sherman’s movements

Following the Confederate withdrawal from Pocotaligo on the night of January 14, 1865, Major-General Frank Blair’s Seventeenth Corps consolidated positions for its foothold in South Carolina (Point #1 on the map below).  Immediately, Federal officers began looking at the Confederate line along the Salkehatchie River for possible crossing points.

Further south, Major-General Henry Slocum’s Left…

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