tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444550425694584077.post2540602025602717012..comments2024-03-27T20:35:24.546-04:00Comments on My Daily Kona: "Tommy"MrGarabaldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444550425694584077.post-25920867674863506532014-10-14T17:04:36.526-04:002014-10-14T17:04:36.526-04:00Hey Momma Fargo;
You are welcome, it is only...Hey Momma Fargo;<br /><br /> You are welcome, it is only fair since I have learned much visiting your blog;)<br /><br /> Hey Mr Newcomb;<br /> Thank you very much, I have a book called "Red and Khaki" the British Army from the time of Wellington to the Boer Wars, and it was interesting seeing the transition of an army that was at the forefront of the empire. I also stand by my comment that the general staff cost thousands of casualties by refusing to learn the lessons of the Boer war. They refused to take into account the modern weapons like the bolt action rifle and machine guns and barb wire. They did the same thing during the Crimean war. MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444550425694584077.post-41329366731789784182014-10-11T18:58:38.266-04:002014-10-11T18:58:38.266-04:00Great article. I have been fascinated with Kiplin...Great article. I have been fascinated with Kipling and those old wars since I started collecting European Imperial small arms in the early '90s. After the obvious ignorance of the great abundance of weapons that I soon realized were out there, I was forced to start a backwards history from WWI because I (born in 1947) was swamped with WWII and later. America only fought as a country, less than 225 days in that war and it never got the treatment the later wars did.<br />Anyway, back on point! There was an opinion among the allies after WWI that the ideal army would be made up of : <br />1)"private" soldiers from Turkey. Turkish soldiers were treated like beasts by the Ottoman Empire but gave the Russians and other foes hellish opposition through all the wars in the late 19th, early 20th century while enduring the worst privation imaginable.<br />2) British non-coms<br />3) Australian officersDink Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141201981442874305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444550425694584077.post-25960157827092486312014-10-07T11:24:53.284-04:002014-10-07T11:24:53.284-04:00Fascinating history. I think I get smarter every ...Fascinating history. I think I get smarter every time I visit your blog. Thanks for sharing this. Momma Fargohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625178164224513103noreply@blogger.com