Author: Ron P. Schwery
Two, my 11 year old son, is a bit of a war and gun junkie and he loves Simple History on YouTube. At least once or twice a week he asks me to watch these with him and I thought that this story was simply too awesome not to share! I have no idea how […]
NATO may be Cooked-How Turkey is Stirring Conflict in the Region: Part I
Image obtained from: https://www.cfr.org/article/turkey-lying-about-fighting-isis It has been project week at the house again so writing time has been limited. This time, it’s custom ship-lap bunk beds and a total room makeover…I hope it turns out. However, I have been able
Was the Spark for WWIII just light in the Azerbaijan – Armenia Conflict?…With Updates
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict (Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry/dpa/picture-alliance) image obtained from: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-death-toll-rises-in-nagorno-karabakh-6634004/ The genesis for this post came from a Facebook
Full Nerd: Maps and the Making of Civilization plus Weekend Listening
Antique Maps – Old Cartographic maps – Antique Map of the Region of Tartaria is a drawing by Studio Grafiikka which was uploaded on November 8th, 2017. Image obtained from: fineartamerica.com I have been tinkering with some additions to the site and if you have
Update: Get Away Day Podcast Listening: The Hubris of Doctrinal Inflexibility
It’s get away day for me and I have several podcasts that I am going to listen to on the drive! I have not been a music listener when I drive for quite some time and I usually try to nerd out on podcasts instead. Nothing like listening to a discussion on urban warfare or
Social Networking and Blood Transfusions.
From the RAMC Muniment Collection in the care of the Wellcome Library. Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Image obtained from: https://nyamcenterforhistory.org/2014/06/13/history-of-blood-transfusions/ One of the more interesting things about starting this project has been
Exploiting Fissures: Potential Areas for Exploitation in Russia and China Relations?
Chinese border guards jostle with their Soviet counterparts on the disputed Zhenbao Island, 1969, image obtained from: https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/history-of-war/the-sino-soviet-border-war-why-the-ussr-nearly-nuked-china/ We are wrapping up another class and before I
Tuesday Terror Update: A New Format, ISIS Continues the Fight, A Troop Draw Down in Iraq and Afghanistan and other Terror Bullets.
Once again, it’s been quite a while since I have put together a Terror Update so I may not cover as many details as I normally would instead focusing on trends and generalities. As terrorism begins to move back into the shadows with less devoted coverage, updates on the
A Vaccination Series: Typhoid Fever
Typhoid Mary, image obtained from: https://canadianfoodsafetytraining.com/2018/04/11/11075/ One week turns into two or even a month so quick…family visits, kids back to school, lacrosse tournaments, a very busy wife, my real job, oh and a small electrical fire. No kidding,
A Vaccination Series: Yellow Fever
Everyone generally knows why we get vaccines but how much do we really know about the diseases / viruses that we are getting them for? The roots for this series of posts goes back to all of those shots we received in basic training and I think can provide perspective and