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Atomic Rocket Space War: Weapons

emmineb — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:07:34 GMT

So You Wanna Build A Rocket?

Damn Interesting: Project Babylon: Gerald Bull's Downfall

emmineb — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:00:27 GMT

"Bull nearly single-handedly resurrected the science of supergun artillery"

Defense Budget Tutorial # - What is the Actual Size of the 2006 Defense Budget? By Winslow Wheeler

emmineb — Mon, 07 May 2007 09:23:20 GMT

Having observed, and in past years participated in, the obscuration of just how much the United States actually spends for defense, this author believes it would assist the debate over the defense budget in this country by identifying its actual size. The “defense spending” bill enacted in December had the title, “Making appropriations to the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 and for other purposes.” It was a little heavy on those “other purposes” [2] and it did not comprise all the money the Defense Department received and will receive for 2006

Edward Tufte: Posters and Graph Paper Napoleon's March

emmineb — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:11:50 GMT

<> <> Probably the best statistical graphic ever drawn, this map by Charles Joseph Minard portrays the losses suffered by Napoleon's army in the Russian campaign of 1812. Beginning at the Polish-Russian border, the thick band shows the size of the army at each position. The path of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow in the bitterly cold winter is depicted by the dark lower band, which is tied to temperature and time scales. Exquisitely printed in two colors on fine archival paper, 22” by 15

In which World War 2 army you should have fought?

emmineb — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:41:20 GMT

You scored as Finland. Your army is the army of Finland. You prefer to win your enemy by your wit rather than superior weapons. Enemy will have a hard time against your small but effective force.

LLOYDIAN ASPECTS

emmineb — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:16:51 GMT

Here shall, in time, be a site which will I hope be of some genuine use to people who want to make ancient and medieval armour of various sorts. For the moment, I have just two sections. Choose, point, click.

Mao Tse Tung: On Guerrilla Warfare — Ch 5

emmineb — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:30:45 GMT

Four points must be considered under this subject. These are: How are guerrilla bands formed? How are guerrilla bands organized? What are the methods of arming guerrilla bands? What elements constitute a guerrilla band? These are all questions pertaining to the organization armed guerrilla units; they are questions which those who had no experience in guerilla hostilities do not understand and on which they can arrive at no sound decisions; indeed, they would not know in what manner to begin.

MeFi: War in Spaaaaaaaacccccce!

emmineb — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:35:12 GMT

A practical discussion of weapons that would work in space and orbital combat.

Military Leadership - Recent

emmineb — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 13:17:49 GMT

Leadership and the military are practically inseparable. Military leadership and leadership development are foundational concepts for Army personnel. It permeates military culture beginning with every recruit learning the leadership-oriented Warrior Ethos to the leader development programs offered to the Army’s general officers. It is no surprise, then, that SSI conducts research on military leadership, leadership development, and the military culture. Dr. Leonard Wong is our military leadership specialist.

Pastel: deception in the Invasion of Japan

emmineb — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:52:07 GMT

www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/huber2/huber2.asp