Dispatches
News from the Old Headquarters Building
In the next few days, The Tactical Notebook will continue its celebration of the 249th birthday of the US Marine Corps with a decision game about the broader context of one of the most famous events in the history of that service. Called December 1950, that exercise employs contemporary newsreels to set the stage for the decision at the heart of the problem. (I have already posted these videos to our Bitchute channel.)
In the month to come, we also plan to publish an account of the Canadian Independent Force at the Battle of Amiens, additional thoughts about the recent pager attack in Lebanon, the tale of the bureaucratic maneuver that provided heavy field howitzers to the British Expeditionary Force, an essay on the rhythm of retaliation, and a piece about the Pequot War of 1637. In addition to this, we will add to such series as Milstack Saturday and Battalion: An Organizational Study of United States Infantry.
While I wish that The Tactical Notebook could be a labor of love, my circumstances require that I ‘go pro’. Thus, I encourage all readers to consider the benefits of a paid subscription, to wit:
the ability to read that portion of new articles that shelter themselves behind our paywall
In conclusion, I would like to wish a very happy Saint Barbara’s Day to all gunners, mortar men, rocketeers, and engineers (whether constructive or destructive). In observance of this most special of days for all who handle things that go ‘boom’, I offer links to some relevant aggregators.
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