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Battle of the Bulge
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Battle of the Bulge. Historian on the Warpath. The Battle of the Bulge. Analysis of history, monuments, and warpaths of the Battle of the Bulge. The Bastogne Mardasson Memorial. May 8, 2013. While in Luxembourg, a Belgian coworker harassed me, You’re an American and you’ve never visited Bastogne? It was true. I was visiting the Low Countries for the third time and I had zero plans to visit the famous town from the Battle of the Bulge. To redeem myself, I showed him a picture of the […]. April 26, 2013.
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Alexander’s heroic and divine nature on my middle finger
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Battle of the Bulge. Historian on the Warpath. Alexander’s heroic and divine nature on my middle finger. March 23, 2015. Among the countless tourist shops in Athens, I stumbled across a jeweler who had the perfect decoration for my finger. The jeweler made a replica of a famous coin depicting Alexander the Great on one side, or so I thought. The other side depicts Zeus. For an accessible reference on Greek myths). 2. Similarly, outside the Greek world, newly conquered regions had their own god-like heroe...
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Book Reviews
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Battle of the Bulge. Historian on the Warpath. Books I’m Reading. I read a lot of books. If something inspires me, I’ll write a review about it. If you are a publisher and you have a book you would like me to review, you can contact me at scottmanning13@gmail.com. Book Review: Caesar in the USA. May 16, 2016. Read the full article →. 8216;Agincourt’: A battle made famous by Shakespeare. November 14, 2015. Read the full article →. Book Review: Hannibal: A Hellenistic Life. March 30, 2015. MacDonald, Eve&#...
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A Case against Battlefield Preservation
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Battle of the Bulge. Historian on the Warpath. A Case against Battlefield Preservation. May 10, 2015. I have trekked battlefields dating back to the Greco-Persian Wars and made more than three dozen trips to Gettysburg, so I am avid supporter of battlefield preservation. Today, he lives in Fredericksburg, which he described as a town built around worshipping the Civil War. This was not a compliment. The Innis House at Marye’s Heights in Fredericksburg (Photograph by Dawn Manning, 2010). He went further t...
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Civil War
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Battle of the Bulge. Historian on the Warpath. The American Civil War (1861-1865). The sesquicentennial is upon us. We need to talk more about the Civil War. My Favorite Spot at Gettysburg. March 30, 2016. Read the full article →. Liberty Place Monument and #BLACKLIVESMATTER. January 12, 2016. Read the full article →. Don’t forget your roots, Yank. July 19, 2015. I typically reserve these conversations for the battlefield. The toxicity of the Confederacy mixed with the Internet and long-held beliefs ...
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I have knelt before the tomb of the Athenians at Marathon
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Battle of the Bulge. Historian on the Warpath. I have knelt before the tomb of the Athenians at Marathon. August 3, 2015. But how do we know this is. Mound containing dead Athenians who fought the Persians that day? Cremating and burying war dead was a custom for the Greeks, which included a feast. For this ceremony, they first laid some sand. On top of that, they made an outline of bricks, roughly 16 by 3 ft. Here, they laid the pyre for cremation. Afterwards, they piled on the dirt to c...The Athenian ...
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King Sargon II’s Warning to ISIS
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Battle of the Bulge. Historian on the Warpath. King Sargon II’s Warning to ISIS. May 13, 2015. Among the ancient cities ISIS bulldozed and blasted. This past March was Dur-Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad in Iraq), a capital city founded by Assyrian King Sargon II (r. 722-705 BC). Like all ancient Assyrian kings, Sargon left a clear warning to those who destroyed his work. King of the universe. King of the world. Favorite of the great gods. Advanced over inaccessible paths. Then there is a lengthy description...
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Historian on the Warpath — articles, reviews, and everyday encounters with the past — Page 2
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Battle of the Bulge. Historian on the Warpath. Edward Longshanks Sent His Heart and Bones to War? June 28, 2016. The deathbed image of English King Edward I (r. 1272-1307) refusing to show mercy to William Wallace is a modern one, but also completely false. Edward had Wallace executed nearly 2 years before he himself died. The king was far from his deathbed at that point. Thanks, . Remarkably, this is not the most fantastical […]. Read the full article →. 4 Reasons Why Battle of the Bastards was no Cannae.
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Ancient
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Battle of the Bulge. Historian on the Warpath. Warfare before the fall of the Roman Empire. These articles analyze ancient campaigns, strategies, and battles, as well as books on the topics. Caesar’s Account of Bodies Piling up in Battle. August 31, 2016. Read the full article →. Bodies Piling up at the Battle of Zama (202 BC). August 20, 2016. Read the full article →. Bodies Piling up at the Battle of Issus (333 BC). August 11, 2016. Inspired by the “Battle of the Bastards” episode from Game...Inspired ...
