The Guangxi Massacre was the largest documented case of mass cannibalism in human history. The Guangxi culinary abomination took place between 1967 and 1968 in Guangxi, China, a province located directly to the north of North Vietnam. Accordingly, the cannibalistic incident illustrates basic concepts of geopolitics and the way geography, lines of communication, and strategy… Continue reading Cannibal Holocaust: The Guangxi Massacre /// 106
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The Definitive Military History of Monaco and Monte Carlo
Monaco is a nation smaller than one square mile but filled with more wealth per capita than almost any other country in the world. According to one historian, the tiny principality has zero natural resources. However, there is one resource Monaco does possess: The Rock – an impregnable natural fortress jutting into the azure water… Continue reading The Definitive Military History of Monaco and Monte Carlo
The Definitive Historical Atlas of Monaco and Monte Carlo
References: Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire by Peter H. Wilson The Royal House of Monaco by John Glatt Histoire de Monaco by Pierre Fabry The History of Monaco by H. Pemberton The Grimaldis of Monaco: Centuries of Scandal, Years of Grace by Anne Edwards Making Monte Carlo: A History of… Continue reading The Definitive Historical Atlas of Monaco and Monte Carlo
The Definitive History of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
The Definitive History of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa By: Carlos Vara Translated by: Luke Wolf From the book: Las Navas de Tolosa. Carlos Vara. Edhasa. 2012. Pages 329 – 336. Editor’s note: The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa is perhaps the most important conflict in the long and sordid history of… Continue reading The Definitive History of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
Lost Art Film Review: Chilly Scenes of Winter
By: Luke Wolf Editor’s note: In the series Lost Art, Luke Wolf explores important artistic works that have garnered little attention in the English-speaking world. The human heart is a locomotive, choosing to go or stop; but the path is dictated by the rails, by what is possible. As it is written: man’s heart deviseth… Continue reading Lost Art Film Review: Chilly Scenes of Winter
A Military History of the Attack at Pearl Harbor /// 104
The Battle of Pearl Harbor was one of the most important events in United States – and human – history. It unleashed the most powerful nation the world has ever seen into mankind’s greatest war. This is the story of that battle. It’s all here and it’s all free on Battlecast – the world’s foremost… Continue reading A Military History of the Attack at Pearl Harbor /// 104
The Military History of the Battle of Pearl Harbor /// 103
The Battle of Pearl Harbor: a day that lived in infamy. Thousands of American servicemen were caught unaware – fish in a tropical barrel. Many died. Many lived. As a direct result of this two-hour battle, The United States of America entered the Second World War, inaugurating what Niall Ferguson called the largest hegemonic empire… Continue reading The Military History of the Battle of Pearl Harbor /// 103
The Definitive Historical Atlas of the Battle of Pearl Harbor
References: Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific by R.V. Burgin and Bill Marvel Countdown to Pearl Harbor by Steve Twomey Day of Infamy by Walter Lord At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Gordan Prange Pearl Harbor Betrayed by Michael Gannon Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and… Continue reading The Definitive Historical Atlas of the Battle of Pearl Harbor
The Horrible Spectacle: The Definitive Account of the Massacre of Otranto, 1480
By Vito Bianchi Excerpted from the book Otranto 1480: Il sultano, la strage, la conquista by Vito Bianchi. Editori Laterza. 2023. Sixth edition. Bari. pages 125-131. Translated by: Luke Wolf Translator’s note: In 1480, the large port of Otranto, a city inhabited by thousands, was destroyed by a Turkish naval expedition. Tens of thousands were… Continue reading The Horrible Spectacle: The Definitive Account of the Massacre of Otranto, 1480
What is Geopolitics?
Aymeric Chauprade (Professor of Geopolitics; Collège Interarmées de Défense) Translated by Luke Wolf How can we define Geopolitics? The study of political relations between states, intra-state movements such as rebellions and trans-state powers such as criminal networks and multinational corporations is based on geographic criteria, the study of geopolitics highlights the importance of geographical criteria… Continue reading What is Geopolitics?
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