tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post956140008955673961..comments2024-03-27T06:13:42.855-07:00Comments on The Mad Padre's Wargames Page: Military Quote of the Day - John Monash on the Proper Use of InfantyMad Padrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-70582431775070454312019-07-10T15:26:47.171-07:002019-07-10T15:26:47.171-07:00Speaking of Norman C. Dixon's book, I recommen...Speaking of Norman C. Dixon's book, I recommend it highly, especially the first, historiographical, section. That part is a great read: highly entertaining. The second section is a wee bit of a chore - not too bad, but the analysis there has probably rather dated since the book was written. The tone lightens in the last section. <br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-24731879727254436372019-07-08T15:42:05.130-07:002019-07-08T15:42:05.130-07:00Sir John was quite the citizen soldier, thinker an...Sir John was quite the citizen soldier, thinker and leader.<br />Glad you enjoyed your visit to Canberra and that special placePaul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-30927200404203811282019-07-07T15:04:17.195-07:002019-07-07T15:04:17.195-07:00Huzzah
Need to keep up on your gaming.
Twitter i...Huzzah <br />Need to keep up on your gaming. <br />Twitter is ok but blogs have more substance Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14996350912869829140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-66286600574115328802019-07-05T17:43:02.829-07:002019-07-05T17:43:02.829-07:00General Monash was in stark contrast to the prodig...General Monash was in stark contrast to the prodigality with which the British high Command (and the German, early in the war) expended the lives of their troops. The likes of historian John Terraine notwithstanding, I reckon the 'lions led by donkeys' tag applied aptly to most of the British commanders. <br /><br />You might find John Laffin's 'Butchers and Bunglers of World War One' interesting reading. Bear in mind, John Laffin was himself Australian. A certain John (quite a lot of 'Johns', here) C Clare has offered a critique of Laffin, but in my view takes the same approach that Laffin did. <br /><br />(I note that Clare has no high opinion of Norman F. Dixon 'On the Psychology of Military Incompetence', neither, though to my mind writing off Dixon's analysis - that of a professional psychologist - as 'psycho-babble' doesn't do Clare's credibility any favours, whether or not one agrees with Dixon's conclusions.)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-9211746967440899822019-07-05T08:51:21.374-07:002019-07-05T08:51:21.374-07:00Looks like we are all still here.😉Looks like we are all still here.😉Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-10239502543262087382019-07-05T07:31:01.012-07:002019-07-05T07:31:01.012-07:00Success! Your blog still works!Success! Your blog still works!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com