Beards and a Dozen wasted battles along a river in the alps

Posted by Christopher Eger Jul 20, 2006

Hello, we have posted two new articles.

The first article covers beards (or actually the lack of them) in modern warfare. It used to be that every warrior grew a beard. In today's time more often than not, every warrior has disposable razor in his pocket. The exception to this is Afghanistan. US and Allied troops deployed there now more closely resemble their Civil War era predecessors than anything else.

You can view the article here,

The second article is on the 12 terrible and tragic battles of the Isonzo. This winding river which ebbs and flows from the Alps to the Adriatic was the scene of an even dozen of the worst battles of the 20th Century.

You can view the article here,

Today in Military History July 20,

387 -BC- Brennus and the Gauls capture Rome

1402 Battle of Angora: The Tatars defeat the Ottoman Turks

1812 USS Nautilus captured by the Royal Navy

1866 Lissa: Austrian fleet defeats the Italian fleet in the Adriatic

1881 Sioux leader Sitting Bull surrenders to federal troops

1913 Turks retake Adrianople from the Bulgarians

1944 Marines land on Guam.

1974 Turkey invades Cyprus