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Study Your Military History Definitely – But Don’t Box Your Mind Into the Past Period

December 31st, 2011

There are many lessons from the past, but there are also many new exploits that will occur in the future. It would be wise to understand our past and learn from their mistakes, while innovations for the future, while it produces. There are those who study the past, and there are those who create the future. And I think it’s best to do both, especially when it comes to military affairs of the state.

In the book, “Strategy for the defeat of the Luftwaffe: 1933 – 1944″ by Williamson Murray, there is a significant scoring in the foreword was written by Robert C. Mathis retired with the United States Air Force General. In the preface he realized the following;

“Military history is a window through which we can study the lessons of past struggles. The lessons are written after a careful examination of the events and factors, which they clearly affected. Organizations that are not yet willing to consider past, own, especially her, often paid a price for this oversight. ” » Read more: Study Your Military History Definitely – But Don’t Box Your Mind Into the Past Period

The Civil War in Georgia

October 13th, 2011

The election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 led to the devastating conflict known as the Civil War. According to other southern states, delegates convened in view of the Assembly of Georgia for secession in the capital of Milledgeville in January 1861. After a heated debate, the delegates voted 208-89 to leave the Union.

Far from fighting the war began, and were considered one of the largest countries of the new Confederacy Georgia primary contributions of its first military men and materials. Some 130,000 Georgians served in the Confederate army, while the facilities were built or expanded rapidly in cities with rail services, including Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon and Rome. Relatively remote location of the state of the conflict was ideal. » Read more: The Civil War in Georgia

African Films for Your Safari Holidays

October 13th, 2011

If you are lucky to have a holiday safari on your calendar for the coming summer, why not see some of the best known films from Africa have emerged? With taste and evasive risk aversion distributors, movies on this list are largely major Hollywood productions, but we have tried to include a handful of obscure movies.

Tsotsi

Africa only winner at the Oscars so far deserves to be the first film on this list. Tsotsi was released in 2005 and was directed by Gavin Hood. The film was the world’s attention after winning the Oscar this year for best foreign language film. Although safari holiday is usually the most time is spent in a rural area, Tsotsi in a slum near Johannesburg and tells the story of a young car thief who steals more than he bargains for. The film offers a wide range of languages, not to hear the audience is likely, including tsotsitaal, Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho and Tswana have. » Read more: African Films for Your Safari Holidays