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September 23, 2014
Samuel Oppenheimer, Logistical Genius
Samuel Oppenheimer, Logistical Genius Part A Logistics: The aspect of military science dealing with the procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military matériel, facilities, and personnel. — Merriam Webster Dictionary “Amateurs talk about tactics, but professionals study logistics.” – Gen. Robert H. Barrow, USMC (Commandant of the Marine Corps) noted in 1980. This article surveys the […]
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September 12, 2014
Academic Confusion Over Jihad
Daniel Pipes Having taught college-level World History for ten years, I frequently ran into professors who took great pains to obscure the harsher features of Islamic faith and history. This is especially true when they discuss Jihad. While I appreciate the efforts by some Muslim reformers to transform the doctrine of Jihad into one of […]
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September 1, 2014
Why Vienna’s Jews Fleed Christendom
In the 17th Century, unlike today, the persecution of supposed Christian rulers threw many Jews into the arms of the Muslim Ottoman Turks. This article from the Jewish Encyclopedia is a good example of how this happened. The setting is Vienna, Austria in 1665. When in May, 1665, the body of a woman was found […]
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August 18, 2014
Who Started World War I?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand On this, the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I, it’s worthwhile asking just how much we’ve learned about the conflict that swept away the old Western society and replaced it with the modern world. And why has our understanding of this event changed so much? This is […]
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August 5, 2014
How Did The Habsburg Dynasty Rebound?
The Habsburgs were one of Europe’s most successful dynasties because, much like Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon, they were leaders who knew how to take a hit and still come back. During the mid-17th century, the title of Holy Roman Emperor – traditionally held by the Austrians – lost a large degree of influence. Austria […]
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June 12, 2014
THE DANUBE AUTOHBAHN & DRACULA
One of the frequently used means of moving men and material up and down the Danube in the 17th century was by raft, the “Ulmer Schachtel”, literally, “Ulm box”. Readers of Oliver Potzsch’s The Beggar King will notice how this illustration parallels the raft Jakob Kuisl took from his hometown of Schongau to Regensburg. The […]
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June 4, 2014
THE DANUBE AUTOBAHN AND VIENNA’S LAST JIHAD
A general will often say that war, like the Battle of Vienna, is often won or lost before the armies take the field. One critical factor determining this outcome is the science of logistics. An official U.S. Army site defines logistics as the systems involved in transporting material and personnel. A nation’s ability to […]
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May 20, 2014
THE TARTARS MEASURED THEIR WEALTH IN FLESH
By C. Wayne Dawson It was late morning in the village; the men had left to work in the fields. Women prepared the mid day meal as children bawled for attention. Suddenly, hooves pounded as strange looking men rode in, leaning from horse’s backs with outstretched arms, scooping up everyone in their path. Some raiders […]
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May 15, 2014
Sun City TX Residents Help Build Panama Church
SUN CITY RESIDENTS BUILD PANAMA CHURCH BY C. WAYNE DAWSON & SID FROST (This is a pre-edited version of an article appearing in the Williamson County Sun) The parents of the small child could only watch as their baby tossed and turned in the throes of a fever. If this had happened in the U.S. […]
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March 24, 2014
Hainburg: 1683 Prelude to the Battle of Vienna
One of the cities I write about in “Vienna’s Last Jihad” is Hainburg, which fell to the Muslims shortly before the 1683 siege and Battle of Vienna. This article gives us a brief glimpse into why the people of Vienna were so determined not to surrender to the Ottoman army when it arrived at their […]
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