Andy Young
@noduffdispatches.bsky.social
Pseudo-academic, amphibious warfare geek and house husband.
Not necessarily in that order!
Not necessarily in that order!
It's like the Taliban negotiators in Qatar:
"You may have the watches, but we have the time."
Classic insurgency on home turf.
"You may have the watches, but we have the time."
Classic insurgency on home turf.
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's like the Taliban negotiators in Qatar:
"You may have the watches, but we have the time."
Classic insurgency on home turf.
"You may have the watches, but we have the time."
Classic insurgency on home turf.
Yeah...
That's the French for you.
This is the same nation that believes Waterloo was a victory, and whose Legion Etrangere's memorable dates are all last stands...
That's the French for you.
This is the same nation that believes Waterloo was a victory, and whose Legion Etrangere's memorable dates are all last stands...
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Yeah...
That's the French for you.
This is the same nation that believes Waterloo was a victory, and whose Legion Etrangere's memorable dates are all last stands...
That's the French for you.
This is the same nation that believes Waterloo was a victory, and whose Legion Etrangere's memorable dates are all last stands...
I think Albuera - tactically - was brilliant.
In his own words, the en were beaten but did not know it. Such is the element of chance/friction.
Overall, he lost in the most part owing to the quality of his opponents; morally, physically and conceptually.
In his own words, the en were beaten but did not know it. Such is the element of chance/friction.
Overall, he lost in the most part owing to the quality of his opponents; morally, physically and conceptually.
November 15, 2024 at 8:00 AM
I think Albuera - tactically - was brilliant.
In his own words, the en were beaten but did not know it. Such is the element of chance/friction.
Overall, he lost in the most part owing to the quality of his opponents; morally, physically and conceptually.
In his own words, the en were beaten but did not know it. Such is the element of chance/friction.
Overall, he lost in the most part owing to the quality of his opponents; morally, physically and conceptually.