tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post8971767909676274541..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Left of BoomGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-51021516995173390242007-10-03T12:31:00.000-04:002007-10-03T12:31:00.000-04:00The sequel to Army at Dawn (on the Sicilian and It...The sequel to Army at Dawn (on the Sicilian and Italian campaigns) has either just been released, or is about to be. I'm dropping serious Christmas hints around the El Jefe household about it.El Jefe Maximohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661511063910659377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-60503798469913829472007-10-03T10:06:00.000-04:002007-10-03T10:06:00.000-04:00The efforts to neutralize IEDs are in the spirit o...The efforts to neutralize IEDs are in the spirit of the GIs who modified tanks to deal with the hedgerows of Normandy. The enemy has a say in the layout of the battlefield. And part of the countermeasures involve overcoming the methods the enemy uses. The military's ability to adapt and change tactics belies the Democrat canard that our volunteers are hapless victims and sitting ducks riding around in tin cans.Paul Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15876576362745819207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-48641091503428849512007-10-02T19:10:00.000-04:002007-10-02T19:10:00.000-04:00I remember a great British TV series, "Danger, UXB...I remember a great British TV series, "Danger, UXB", that focused on a Lt in the Royal Engineers who was detailed to EOD duties. The series was based on a book, but I don't remember the author or title. Key point is, one got a great sense of the extraordinary courage that it takes to walk up to a bomb, and of the ongoing measure and countermeasure battle between the fuse desingers and the boffins.<BR/><BR/>As for bees and death rays, ex post they were mistakes and appear bizarre. Ex ante, one has to try many paths.Acad Roninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859105860193065352noreply@blogger.com