Monthly Archives: November 2023

“A Secret War, Strange New Wounds and Silence From the Pentagon”

Posted on November 8, 2023 by TTG

Firing weapons is as fundamental to military service as tackling is to football. And research has started to reveal that, as with hits in football, repeated blast exposure from firing heavy weapons like cannons, mortars, shoulder-fired rockets and even large-caliber … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care, The Military Art, TTG | 13 Comments

 Ap Bu Nho – A Remembrance for Veteran’s Day 

Posted on November 7, 2023 by TTG

Garryowen in Glory, the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Ap Bu Nho  By a quirk of fate, “D” 2/7 Cavalry, was given the chance to demonstrate the plausibility of Spinoza’s despair several weeks later.  A Montagnard agent reported that the 141st NVA Regiment … Continue reading →

Posted in History, The Military Art, Vietnam | 16 Comments

Russian ICBM fails, goes off course in test

Posted on November 4, 2023 by TTG

Russia has conducted unsuccessful tests of the RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a core component of Russia’s land-based strategic nuclear forces, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate or HUR reported on Telegram on Nov. 4. The failed Nov. … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, TTG | 93 Comments

Nasrallah Is Angry by Walrus.

Posted on November 3, 2023 by walrus

Just listened to the Al Jazeera live translation of Nasrallahs speech. My take ,- not necessarily accurate: Message to Israel and the U.S: 1. End it, right now. Or else, This battle is different. 2. Any attacks on Lebanon will … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Walrus | 76 Comments

Zaluzhnyi on modern war

Posted on November 3, 2023 by TTG

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi assessed on November 1 that the war in Ukraine has taken on a positional nature and offered a series of recommendations for Ukraine to restore maneuver to the battlespace. In an essay entitled “Modern Positional Warfare … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 27 Comments

Bibi must go

Posted on November 1, 2023 by TTG

Joe Biden and top aides have discussed the likelihood that Benjamin Netanyahu’s political days are numbered — and the president has conveyed that sentiment to the Israeli prime minister in a recent conversation. The topic of Netanyahu’s short political shelf … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Palestine, TTG | 92 Comments