Milstack Saturday (1 February 2025)
On scholagladitoria, Matt Easton traces the rise, fall, and renaissance of the cavalry lance during the long century leading up to the First World War. Better yet, he does this in the accessible, enjoyable, matter-of-fact manner I have come to expect from his video.
Alas, I cannot say the same for The French Way of War. In the latter lecture, the presenter works so hard to showcase his smarts that the many useful insights he provides sink into a sea of self-satisfaction. Happily, readers who wish to preserve themselves from sixty-three minutes of non-stop dweebery can find the same information in the speaker’s written work: Why the French will Continue to Prioritize Quality Over Mass, French Army Approaches to High Intensity Warfare in the 20th Century, and France’s War in Mali: Lessons for an Expeditionary Army.
Here on Substack, Rebel Historian Barbora Jiřincová tells tales of ‘The First War Dogs’, Democura ponders the role of luck in the lives of ‘Warriors of Fortune’, and The Connecting File provides advice to Marines who find themselves deployed to America’s southern border.
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