[WXRGina]

Ping.

[Deepeasttx]

Just got the book. On chapter 3 after a very long into. I am starting to enjoy it. The intelligence level is way above my head, though. Many English words throughout which I have never heard before.

Plus, the earlier battles discuss persons and places I never heard of. Putting the two together, it makes for not comprehending what the writer is trying to convey. I am sure the later battles I will pick up on and be glad I bought the book.

[Husker24]

Part of it is most men would rather fight to the death when capture comes with torture and eventual death anyway, also loyalty plays a part.

[reasonisfaith]

But Joe Biden is fighting to the last breath because of all the money China gave him, not because of what this article says.

[Chode]

because the alternative is worse...

[Billthedrill]

Dang it. You just cost me money.

Downloading to the Kindle. I think I know how I'll be spending the evening.

[Karliner]

Death is better than defeat and torture to death?

[tallyhoe]

It’s about how many can I take out before they get me! Kind of like the Alamo.. 200 men against The Mexican army of between 1600-6000 men.. The Mexican army lost between 600-1600 men over 13 days..

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Bookmark. Thanks for posting.

[Kevmo]

#1 on that list should be the undenied death of an obscure carpenter from Nazareth in 33 a.d.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Like these valiant warriors.

https://dustedoff.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/pic112.png

[Fiji Hill]

Cannae (216 B.C.)

That was such an important battle that it even inspired a hit song, I Can Dream, Cannae

[Jan_Sobieski]

Book to get

[Billthedrill]

Well, that was pleasant. Thank you very much for pointing me to this book. I just finished the rather long introduction (34 pages, with enough ideas in it for several times that) and realized where I'd encountered Walsh before - his critique of Critical Theory, The Devil's Pleasure Palace was pithy and erudite and I highly recommend it.

Back to beer and the reading chair. Thanks for a great evening!

[Chuckster]

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[headsonpikes]

John Keegan’s “Face of Battle” is a book you will want to read if you liked “Last Stand”.

No other historian has painted such an inside picture of the reality of mortal combat.

[Reddy]

BFL

[GreenLanternCorps]

Ping for later

[Kevmo]

Battling Bastards of Bastogne

Devil Dogs of Belleau Wood

Big Red 1

Japanese Kamikaze

[grobdriver]

And how can a man die better, than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods.