Video: The First Oil War: November 1941 Colin Liddell November 24, 2019 0 Germany's poor access to oil combined with its high mobility "blitzkrieg" tactics made WWII the first real oil war. The e... Read more »
Marshal Timoshenko: Starving the Germans of Oil is More Important than Holding Moscow Colin Liddell September 09, 2019 0 One of the great mistakes of Adolf Hitler's war policy was its over-reliance on oil for its "War of Movement," especiall... Read more »
The Battle of Minden: the Great British Art of Bumbling Through Colin Liddell July 31, 2019 0 1759 was the Annus Mirablis ("Miracle Year") of the British Empire, with impressive military victories in all theatres of... Read more »
Centrifugal Forces and the Creation of Islamic Sectarianism Colin Liddell July 25, 2019 0 Fatamid Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, reigned 996-1013 It is foolish to take ideology too seriously. A careful study of history proves... Read more »
Everything You Wanted to Know About 12th Century BC Civilisational Collapse But Were Afraid to Ask Colin Liddell May 04, 2019 0 Agents of chaos - the Sea Peoples Historian Eric Cline presents a fascinating lecture on his book "1177 BC: The Year Civilizati... Read more »
Poem: The Hero of Rorke's Drift Colin Liddell January 13, 2019 1 The ancients were adept at commemorating the achievements of their warriors, celebrating them in both song and bardic ode. Our own civi... Read more »
Pearl Harbor: How Japan Saved the World for "Democracy" Colin Liddell December 07, 2018 0 The "dastardly attack." December 7th is the anniversary of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Once again we have the opportu... Read more »