The Battle of Takur Ghar, also known as the Battle of Robert’s Ridge, was one of the bloodiest engagements in the history of the United States’ war in Afghanistan. Dozens of men died in the hills and mountains of the Shahi-Kot Valley. Scores more were wounded. The battle also featured one of the first documented… Continue reading The Battle of Takur Ghar /// 94
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A Historical Atlas of the Battle of Takur Ghar
The Battle of Takur Ghar was one of the bloodiest battles in the long history of the American occupation of Afghanistan. It is also saw one of the first recorded uses of drones as strike weapons in the history of warfare. This is the historical atlas of that battle. Battle of Takur Ghar References Frontline.… Continue reading A Historical Atlas of the Battle of Takur Ghar
Update on Battlecast Service Interruption
Dear Listeners, In the last few days, Battlecast has experienced an interruption in service due to an attack on our hosting service. The next episode will be posted on time. There may be problems with the service you use to access the show but we will troubleshoot access after the next episode is posted. The… Continue reading Update on Battlecast Service Interruption
What is Power? The Language of Power
Editor’s note: In this excerpt from the book What is Power? Luke Wolf reviews the conceptual definitions of power in Hindi, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Urdu, Russian, and Japanese. Together, the languages considered in this article embrace more than 3,454,545,200 speakers, outnumbering English speakers by 1,998,096,880 individuals. The essay seeks to supplement and extend our… Continue reading What is Power? The Language of Power
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Military History /// 93
Thousands of drone strikes have killed tens of thousands of targets since the introduction of unmanned aerial vehicle warfare in the early 2000s. This is the story of that warfare. It’s all free and it’s all here on Battlecast – the world’s foremost podcast on war and its sociopolitical impact. Download episode 93 here: download… Continue reading Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Military History /// 93
Drones: A Military History /// 92
A man is sitting on his porch before he suddenly geysers upward, somersaulting through the air like a discarded plaything. A work truck is cruising across the Gaza Strip at fifty-miles-an-hour and then is suddenly crushed like a coke can and engulfed in flames. Scores of mass-produced Turkish drones flood the Armenian sky, raining death… Continue reading Drones: A Military History /// 92
The Definitive Historical Atlas of Drone Warfare
It’s the cutting edge of postmodern warfare; science fiction bursting from the pages of our literature and into the laps of our enemies. Electric eyes watching us, monitoring us, documenting us. Men murdering other men from thousands of miles away. It’s drone warfare. This is the definitive historical atlas of that warfare. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles… Continue reading The Definitive Historical Atlas of Drone Warfare
The Battle of Hamburger Hill part 3 /// 91
The Battle of Hamburger Hill was one of the most famous battles of the Vietnam War. Almost immediately after the conclusion of the battle, dumbfounded American journalists described the horrific assault of Hill 937 – and the inexplicable American withdrawal from the hill just a few days later. To journalists, and their well-fed, luxuriating readers… Continue reading The Battle of Hamburger Hill part 3 /// 91
The Battle of Hamburger Hill part 2 /// 90
Hamburger Hill is one of the most famous battles from the Vietnam War. This is the complete story of that bloody conflict. It’s all here and it’s all free on Battlecast, the world’s foremost podcast on war and its sociopolitical impact. This is part two of an ongoing series. You can find part one here.… Continue reading The Battle of Hamburger Hill part 2 /// 90
Julien Freund: What is Politics? part 2
What is Politics? A translation of Qu’est-ce que la politique? By: Julien Freund Translated from the French by Luke Wolf Part 1 is available here Introduction: On Political Action The aim of this study is to define the goal of politics. As the goal of politics is specific to the essence of politics, the goal… Continue reading Julien Freund: What is Politics? part 2
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