FULL UNIT CONVERSION #1: 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry

It’s been awhile since my last blog post, between 2 out of 3 kids graduating from their respective schools, and 2 simultaneous July 1st project delivery deadlines at work, I’m stretched thin. But it’s good to come up for air from time to time, and...

LINK to art from the Second Afghan War

I posted this same link on TMP a few days ago, so many who visit this blog may have already visited the site and seen the pictures in question, for which I apologize! But someone suggested I put the link up here too, and I thought it wasn’t a bad idea, so now...

3rd Scinde Horse

As many of you probably know, Blogger has had some difficulties the past few days, which have prevented users from uploading any new content. I’m glad to see the problem seems to have been solved, at least for now! Better to blog late than never, so I’ll...

CONVERSIONS XI – British officer w/umbrella

I felt a little strange putting up a post WITHOUT ANY PICTURES, so I’m back with a simple conversion that I think turned out quite nicely.It started when I posted a question on TMP (for anyone reading this blog who doesn’t know, that’s “The...

LINK to thesis article about Maiwand

Just came across this paper, written by Michael T. Grissom, a US Army officer, for his Master’s thesis at Fort Leavenworth in 2009. The full title is: TEUTOBURG FOREST, LITTLE BIGHORN, AND MAIWAND: WHY SUPERIOR MILITARY FORCES SOMETIMES FAIL.Speaking for myself,...