Milstack Saturday
14 June 2025
This week, Milstack Saturday showcases videos from sources I found in places far beyond the borders of the usual hunting grounds of The Tactical Notebook.
Jess of the Shire, the hobbity hostess of a channel that celebrates the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, looks at the saga of Frodo Baggins as a tale of the burdens borne by veterans long after they return to their homes.
The eponymous landlord of David Starkey Talks has resurrected a classic television series about the Duke of Marlborough, and, in so doing, introduces us to the remarkably relevant wars of Louis XIV.
Lindy Beige, who earned his moniker by swing dancing with Swedish retrovesters and dying white shirts in neutral colors, provides a detailed overview of Operation Catapult, the British attack on the French fleet anchored near the Algerian town of Mers el Kébir.
Movie buff Davedolon treats us to an interview with Keith Caradine, the actor who played, with great awareness of the era, the hero of the best introduction to the Napoleonic wars ever committed to film.
