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war which i despise
An Ice-Cream War (1982) is a darkly comic war novel by Scottish author William Boyd, which was nominated for a Booker Prize in the year of its publication. The title is derived from a quotation in a letter (included in British editions of the book but not the American ones) "Lt Col Stordy says that the war here will only last two months. It is far too hot for sustained fighting, he says, we will all melt like ice-cream in the sun!"
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North Korea's Invasion Plan - Would It Succeed?
A new one from Dr. Felton covering North Korean invasion plans: What say you? Successful invasion or complete military disaster for the Hermit Kingdom? How do you see it playing out? What players do you see on the aggressors team and does it include Red China? Who all is on the allied...- Discussion Thread
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Kissinger has passed on ...
Dead at the 100 mark. A controversial figure, to put it mildly. News from the AP: Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100- Discussion Thread
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- CountryGent
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Your Favorite US Military Rifle?
What is your all time favorite United States military rifle? Why so? Are any part of your collection? Rules of the game: It can be any rifle adopted and issued by at least one branch of the armed forces of the United States of America (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and...- Discussion Thread
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Mauser WWI Flyer's Rifle: the Flieger Selbstlader Karabiner 1916
Neato relic from the Great War. Just passing it along.- Discussion Thread
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Documentaries or footage of riots?
I've been looking about Youtube today on various archival footage and such related to the "long hot summer of 1967" incidents. As well as documentaries and footage of the Watts Riot. Which leads me to the question: any documentaries, talks, vintage footage, et al., that you found interesting...
