The next major change in the army took place at the end of the 2nd century B.C. when Gaius Marius was elected Consul, placing him in command of the Roman army. Ceaseless attacks from the Germanic tribes forced large armies to be raised to defend Rome. However, just with Cannibal in the beginning, the legions suffered defeat after defeat, and the number of legal men (men who owned land) to be recruited was dwindling. Most had already fought and died or else was still fightin…
The United States Navy: A Legacy Of Power
The U.S. Navy was started in an era when the true measure of a country was the size and strength of its naval forces. A strong fleet of ships could mean the difference between losing and winning a war. The Revolutionary War was just getting started, and the matter of a navy began to become more pressing as imminent battle drew near. Some argued that it would be impossible to challenge the British navy, since they had the most powerful of the time. However, in a move to protec…
When At War, What Our Troops Want Is The Election Issue!
Watching the Towers Fall and Moving Beyond Stuck-On-Stupid!
You Just Might Be A Liberal
Like a duck who doesnt know hes wet, some reasonably bright people have no idea that they are knee-jerk liberals. Now there is a blog You Just Might be a Liberal — to help them decide. There are a number of helpful tips which can help you reveal your true political colors. For example, If you spend more time at Peace rallies than at church You Just Might be a liberal
National Identification Cards. Whats The Purpose?
There are many reasons why countries, small and large, are reviewing the needs for national identification cards. Many of the reasons have to do with immigration, border control and some are simply economic. When considering national identification cards for a country, its fairly simple to understand the perceived need to clearly identify someones nationality for reasons from employment to citizenship benefits. Even when reviewing who should receive medical or any other ser…
President Searching With A Fine Tooth Comb
With the race for the President’s post heating up, the question on everybody’s mind is “Who will be the next President of the United States?” And this is not merely a question that remains limited to the minds of its citizens. The size of the United States of America, in terms of both geography and economy, as well as the power it wields over the international affairs, makes its Presidential elections a matter of global concern.
The American Revolution
The American Revolution was a civil war between Loyalists to the British crown (aka Tories, about one fifth of the population), supported by British expeditionary forces, and Patriots (or Whigs) in the 13 colonies that constituted British North America.
The Neighborhood Mint
A book review on the history of the Dahlonega mint located in northern Georgia.
The USSR That Could Have been – Lenin’s New Economic Policy
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931- ) was not the first to introduce Perestroika – the economic liberalization of the communist system along capitalistic lines.
When Will America Wake Up?
In order to win the presidency in America, candidates must stir up the religious fervor of the voters (gay marriage/civil union) and then vocally (and in some cases visually) wear your (new) Evangelical beliefs on your sleeve. It used to be candidate vs. candidate, then party vs. party, big business vs. the common (wo)man, platform vs. platform, then region vs. region, but now none of that matters as a new America has emerged, an America in which the majority with a religious…
Zionism Is Not Fascism, But Could Be
The United States and Britain did not support Israel in the 1948 War of Independence. The Soviet Union did, for a reason. Stalin remembered the huge role Russian Jews played in establishing the Soviet regime, and was sure they would build a socialist state in the Middle East.
New-Gate in New England: Hard Time Connecticut Style
Connecticut was once home to Americas biggest dungeon: the mine/prison known as New-Gate.