MTMcGurk
@mtmcgurk.bsky.social
Dad, Army Recruiter, aspiring historian, poet, metal, rock, fountain pens #irregularwarfare, #poet. #cats #LetsGoPens 🐧 #library #milsky #zettelkasten #militaryhistory
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Obviously the problems of Italy's lack of access to key raw materials during the SWW is well known, but still astonished to read this stat: 73% of factories controlled by Fabbriguerra had to partially or wholly halt production at some stage during 1941 for lack of materials/fuel
February 10, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Obviously the problems of Italy's lack of access to key raw materials during the SWW is well known, but still astonished to read this stat: 73% of factories controlled by Fabbriguerra had to partially or wholly halt production at some stage during 1941 for lack of materials/fuel
Yes! Just reading through this last night!
February 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Yes! Just reading through this last night!
I recently read “Retreat from Moscow,” his latest book. I get to start from the beginning with Barbarossa. 😂
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I recently read “Retreat from Moscow,” his latest book. I get to start from the beginning with Barbarossa. 😂
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I got a sickening sense that history is rhyming.
I got a sickening sense that history is rhyming.
February 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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I got a sickening sense that history is rhyming.
I got a sickening sense that history is rhyming.
Last night, I started reading “Death of the Wehrmacht” by Robert M. Citino.
I pulled the the next two books and read the intros and conclusions.
So. Many. Thoughts. Good ones but… yeah. I have to really think this argument through.
I’m looking forward to going back to school.
#histbookchat
I pulled the the next two books and read the intros and conclusions.
So. Many. Thoughts. Good ones but… yeah. I have to really think this argument through.
I’m looking forward to going back to school.
#histbookchat
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Last night, I started reading “Death of the Wehrmacht” by Robert M. Citino.
I pulled the the next two books and read the intros and conclusions.
So. Many. Thoughts. Good ones but… yeah. I have to really think this argument through.
I’m looking forward to going back to school.
#histbookchat
I pulled the the next two books and read the intros and conclusions.
So. Many. Thoughts. Good ones but… yeah. I have to really think this argument through.
I’m looking forward to going back to school.
#histbookchat
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The escalation of the US air campaign in Somalia is probably the most underreported national security story right now👇
US military averaged just under one air strike per day in Somalia in the first month of 2026. The highest or second-highest monthly Somalia strike numbers ever, rivaled only by Dec 2025.
2025, the highest year for Somalia strikes yet, had 140+ strikes (10-15 most months).
2025, the highest year for Somalia strikes yet, had 140+ strikes (10-15 most months).
Major Somalia strikes update.
Our data now has a fully accounted for and confirmed strike count for Jan 2026 and to date. 26 strikes in Jan and 28 to date.
This includes two strikes w/o press release (1/20 and 1/26) and clarification of all multiple strikes.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
Our data now has a fully accounted for and confirmed strike count for Jan 2026 and to date. 26 strikes in Jan and 28 to date.
This includes two strikes w/o press release (1/20 and 1/26) and clarification of all multiple strikes.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The escalation of the US air campaign in Somalia is probably the most underreported national security story right now👇
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February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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I am very pleased to say that I am now a book series editor for a new @hurstpublishers.bsky.social series called Technology/Data/War.
The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
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The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
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Technology/Data/War Series | Hurst Publishers
21st-century war is fought on a battlefield where digital technologies, data surveillance, and algorithmic decision-making shape everyday experience. Tech giants and systems developers are scripting t...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I am very pleased to say that I am now a book series editor for a new @hurstpublishers.bsky.social series called Technology/Data/War.
The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
.
The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
.
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@princetonupress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale on new and classic military history books, including work by @profsaunders.bsky.social and yours truly (code: PUP30)
press.princeton.edu/books
press.princeton.edu/books
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
@princetonupress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale on new and classic military history books, including work by @profsaunders.bsky.social and yours truly (code: PUP30)
press.princeton.edu/books
press.princeton.edu/books
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“They don’t speak our language.” Well, nobody worried about that when Puerto Rico’s 65th Infantry deployed to Korea in 1950. By war’s end, six men had been awarded DSC’s, 130 were awarded SS’s, and 3,800 were awarded PH’s. They remain one of the most heavily decorated NG units.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
“They don’t speak our language.” Well, nobody worried about that when Puerto Rico’s 65th Infantry deployed to Korea in 1950. By war’s end, six men had been awarded DSC’s, 130 were awarded SS’s, and 3,800 were awarded PH’s. They remain one of the most heavily decorated NG units.
What’s everyone reading this week after the Super Bowl?
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
A coworker loaned this to me today.
What is everyone else reading this week?
What is everyone else reading this week?
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
What’s everyone reading this week after the Super Bowl?
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
Same. My ancestors from St George, BIM and Humacao PR came through.
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Same. My ancestors from St George, BIM and Humacao PR came through.
That incredible art in the midst of AI commercials. *chef’s kiss
February 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
That incredible art in the midst of AI commercials. *chef’s kiss
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That halftime show was ✨everything✨
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
That halftime show was ✨everything✨
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
For a truly non-military choice: hear me out:
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
For a truly non-military choice: hear me out:
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
The initial insults with the paris balls; the siege of Harfleur; the disguise before the battle; the slaughter of the boys.
So much there.
So much there.
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
The initial insults with the paris balls; the siege of Harfleur; the disguise before the battle; the slaughter of the boys.
So much there.
So much there.
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I mean I am up dancing. Plus Cardi, Gaga, Ricky Martin? Brilliant.
I love this show. Benito is bringing it all!
#NFLhalftimeshow
#NFLhalftimeshow
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I mean I am up dancing. Plus Cardi, Gaga, Ricky Martin? Brilliant.
Pulls it off like a true champ
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Pulls it off like a true champ
This brings to mind: what ”non-traditional” book would you put on a PME syllabus?
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
This brings to mind: what ”non-traditional” book would you put on a PME syllabus?
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My wife compiled the list for me in case you also want to make it your personality for a year or two.
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
My wife compiled the list for me in case you also want to make it your personality for a year or two.
The millions spent on advertising when it could go towards *anything else
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The millions spent on advertising when it could go towards *anything else
American Idiot was a political shot across the bow back in 2004. That headline was a choice.
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
American Idiot was a political shot across the bow back in 2004. That headline was a choice.
7/2026 The Temper of our Time by Eric Hoffer.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
7/2026 The Temper of our Time by Eric Hoffer.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.