The Tactical Notebook
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson, and I write The Tactical Notebook.
Since 10 November 2022, The Tactical Notebook has published more than a thousand articles about ‘the armies that are, the armies that were, and the armies that might have been’. Some of these are entirely new. Others are classics that I have cleaned up, illustrated, and provided with explanatory notes.
So … if you enjoy delving into the nooks and crannies of Clio’s attic, you have come to the right place. Likewise, if you find value in critiques of current events that make use of the patterns of the past, you will find much of interest in The Tactical Notebook.
The richness of our content is such that many readers find much of interest on the far side of the links found on the ‘aggregator of aggregators’ called The Gateway. (Readers who prefer to peruse links listed in accordance with popularity, date of publication, or date of comments may do so by means of the Archive.)
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