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Saint Celestine: Dec 17, 2008; Lay a fire within your soul and another between your hands, and let both be your weapons.
For one is faith and the other is victory and neither may ever be put out.
- Saint Sabbat, Lessons; Grimey Drawer

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

No artillery would have been produced domestically in the Colonies until after independence, and likely after 1795. Artillery is really difficult to make and require a poo poo ton of infrastructure. Gunners are highly trained specialists, literate and with advanced formal school education, because artillery is math. There are three types of guns: cannon, mortars, and howitzers. The gun or cannon is a direct-fire weapon using primarily solid cast shot (with a short-range backup of canister, essentially a giant shotgun cartridge). The mortar is an indirect-fire weapon using fused hollow explosive shells firing a shell at a very steep angle. The howitzer is an unnatural hybrid between the two, which generally fires shell in direct fire. It has a shorter barrel and larger bore than a gun, and is less accurate in direct fire than a gun. It is useful because it fires shell.

I don't know much about the Americas outside of the Colonies, though. Smoothbore flintlocks are still de rigeur until about 1845 or so. The first musket was produced at the Springfield Armory in 1795.

The colonies were definitely making lighter field pieces during the war. They weren't making the high quality siege/heavy pieces that the British and French were using, but they could make smaller pieces. Its not that hard to make a crappy cast iron piece.

Westham Foundry in Virginia turned out a few pieces.

https://books.google.com/books?id=V...Foundry&f=false

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# ? May 11, 2024 14:36

Nenonen: Oct 22, 2009; Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

Fangz posted:

You don't need too much ballistics to observe the fall of the shot and correct the elevation as needed.

True if you have an accurate gun. But what if you're using a rudimentary cannon that fires stone balls of varying shapes and weight with uneven qualities of gunpowder, and also the gun moves by recoil on each shot? How can you ever correct when there is so much randomness?

edit: after posting noticed heygal's post, will look into that

# ? Oct 4, 2016 21:25

P-Mack: Nov 10, 2007

There were ballistics tables and rules of thumb for ranging before we had the theoretical math and physics to explain the results from first principles. Niccolo Tartaglia wrote a thing on cannonballs in the early 16th century and figured out the curved trajectory. I think he used cubic equations to approximate it in the absence of calculus?

The relation between science and engineering was different prior to the modern era, it was usually tinkering around to come up with a useful thing and then let someone else figure out exactly why it works. As opposed to now where we come up with a theoretical idea (city destroying bomb) and then work out how to make it real.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 21:25

HEY GUNS: Oct 11, 2012; FOPTIMUS PRIME

Nenonen posted:

True if you have an accurate gun. But what if you're using a rudimentary cannon that fires stone balls of varying shapes and weight with uneven qualities of gunpowder, and also the gun moves by recoil on each shot? How can you ever correct when there is so much randomness?

edit: after posting noticed heygal's post, will look into that

it's the same balls and ammo for each gun each time

# ? Oct 4, 2016 21:35

Saint Celestine: Dec 17, 2008; Lay a fire within your soul and another between your hands, and let both be your weapons.
For one is faith and the other is victory and neither may ever be put out.
- Saint Sabbat, Lessons; Grimey Drawer

How accurate is this summary about Zweihanders?

http://imgur.com/gallery/172aI

Every article I see has something about them being used to break up pike formations.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 21:36

Hogge Wild: Aug 21, 2012; by FactsAreUseless; Pillbug

Ensign Expendable posted:

"A soldier who has been disciplined in the past was appointed as a watchman. Before he took his post, he drank wine, and took his post in an intoxicated state. The controlling patrol took notice of this soldier's behaviour, as he was loudly asking horses for their papers."

Glad to see that HEY GAL's traditions live on.

looks like charles v was right wrt. the german language

# ? Oct 4, 2016 21:40

spectralent: Oct 1, 2014; Me and the boys poppin' down to the shops

Boiled Water posted:

I thought driving into ambushes were how you found them.

Well, if you find it before, it's not an ambush anymore! :v:

JcDent posted:

By the way, there's one thing that's bugging me: Ronson Shermans. Like you people said, they installed wet racks to stop cooking Tommies, but how long did that take? What's the time gap between Shermans starting to roll around like angry houses and the time they get/are refitted with wet racks? I mean, it wasn't like they discovered the issue on day two and fixed it with an overnight patch, so there should have been a period of flammable tanks, no? What about the Soviet Shermans?

Still on Shermans: how fast was the switch over to 76 mm gun? Where there Sherman tankers rolling around in 75s in 1945?

If anyone is shy about efortposting on Shermans post war as well various ways they got modernised, I would like it if you posted away. Going by Fate of a Nation, the Israelis were sticking any gun they could on Shermans.

Were there ever similar attempts to upgun T-34/85s to a hilarious extent?

The Sherman wasn't especially flammable, but it did have sponson-stored ammunition, i.e. an ammo rack in the sides, which is where panzerfaust shells go when you're forced to move slowly down a muddy road flanked by thick and impenetrable hedgerow you can't see through and have loads of germans in them.

Also in addition to the T-34-100, there's some crazy egyptian T-34-122. I have no idea who thought that was a good idea.

Quinntan posted:

Not a major expert on Shermans, or anything in particular, but the Ronson Sherman thing is a myth. The original ones were about as flammable as any other tank, and the wet racks made them far less flammable.

Also yes, there are tons of 75mm Shermans rumbling around in 1945. For 98% of the time, they're going to be capable of doing exactly what you need them to do, I mean, it's not as if Germany was swimming in Tiger IIs at this point or anything like that, so why go to the expense of replacing thousands of tanks for that final 2%?

The wet racks also moved the ammo away from the panzerfaust zone.

Also, while there are 75mm Shermans to the end of the war, Eisenhower requested no more be sent after January 45. They were certainly still being made, and if the war had miraculously gone on longer it's entirely possible they'd have eventually have to send more.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 21:40

Nenonen: Oct 22, 2009; Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

P-Mack posted:

There were ballistics tables and rules of thumb for ranging before we had the theoretical math and physics to explain the results from first principles. Niccolo Tartaglia wrote a thing on cannonballs in the early 16th century and figured out the curved trajectory. I think he used cubic equations to approximate it in the absence of calculus?

The relation between science and engineering was different prior to the modern era, it was usually tinkering around to come up with a useful thing and then let someone else figure out exactly why it works. As opposed to now where we come up with a theoretical idea (city destroying bomb) and then work out how to make it real.

So, even long before Niccolo, artillerists had experience of how to do it? Makes sense.

Which leads to the next question: how on earth was Aristotle revered for so long? Surely even in his time you could just observe, say, an arrow and tell that it didn't simply stop mid-flight and drop directly down.

And which leads to yet another question: how were longbow archers commanded as a unit? Were they given an approximate range that they would aim at, or did each estimate by himself what angle it would take?

# ? Oct 4, 2016 21:54

SlothfulCobra: Mar 27, 2011

Aristotle was wrong about a lot of things, but his writings were still handy reference material for a while. There were inaccuracies all over the place, but his work was what was copied and distributed all over Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia in an age before it was at all feasible to create a new work that is slightly more right and publish it at anywhere near the scale.

If you really need more information in a field that Aristotle was pretty dated on, you can hunt down lesser works or scholars to get it more right, but it's so much easier to check ~~wikipedia~~ Aristotle.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 22:07

Disinterested: Jun 29, 2011; You look like you're still raking it in. Still killing 'em?

You'd be surprised how little experimentalism is a value, and particularly how much the only people reading this stuff care, that is to say a very small number of elite people in monasteries and a few others like lawyers.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 22:08

Fangz: Jul 5, 2007; Oh I see! This must be the Bad Opinion Zone!

Do we have any preserved annotated versions of Aristotle, with people putting in corrections?

# ? Oct 4, 2016 22:12

Libluini: May 18, 2012; I gravitated towards the Greens, eventually even joining the party itself.

The Linke is a party I grudgingly accept exists, but I've learned enough about DDR-history I can't bring myself to trust a party that was once the SED, a party leading the corrupt state apparatus ...; Grimey Drawer

Hogge Wild posted:

looks like charles v was right wrt. the german language

He said the German language is beautiful? Woah, I totally didn't know this!

# ? Oct 4, 2016 22:13

HEY GUNS: Oct 11, 2012; FOPTIMUS PRIME

Saint Celestine posted:

How accurate is this summary about Zweihanders?

http://imgur.com/gallery/172aI

Every article I see has something about them being used to break up pike formations.

and they are all bullshit! i used to believe that too, then rodrigo diaz told me it was some 19th century romanticism and they were used for swordfighting and as an honor guard for the company flags. also, montante is wicked sick.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 22:18

Siivola: Dec 23, 2012

I seem to remember you mentioning it was actually guys with swords and shields that gave pike formations a hard time.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 22:33

Ensign Expendable: Nov 11, 2008; Lager beer is proof that god loves us; Pillbug

Libluini posted:

He said the German language is beautiful? Woah, I totally didn't know this!

Getting drunk and yelling at a horse is the natural order of things.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 22:42

Taerkar: Dec 7, 2002; kind of into it, really

MikeCrotch posted:

This video covers a lot of the usual nonsense myths around US armour in WWII, including the whole Ronsons thing. Recommended watch.

Main points are:

1. "Ronsons" as a nickname for Shermans are anachronisms and there is no recorded evidence of it ever being used during the war
2. The whole "Shermans lighting on fire a lot" thing is probably due to Death Traps and the fact that Belton Cooper saw a lot of burnt out Shermans, what with working in an armoured maintenance company and all. This doesn't mean that Shermans burned up at any greater a rate than any other tank. It's also probably tied up in the different ways countries counted kills.

To add to the 2nd bit you don't get handy kill notifications in real battles so it wasn't uncommon for there to be a 'Shoot until it burns or otherwise deforms' practice regarding enemy vehicles, especially if you were in a defensive fight. After all if you're not going to retain control of the battlefield at the end then anything you don't wreck can potentially be recovered and put back into service. Especially if it's American.

spectralent posted:

Also, while there are 75mm Shermans to the end of the war, Eisenhower requested no more be sent after January 45. They were certainly still being made, and if the war had miraculously gone on longer it's entirely possible they'd have eventually have to send more.

They also had MG ammo everywhere and, if you were British, probably even more 75mm ammo just tossed wherever it could go.

quote:

Also, while there are 75mm Shermans to the end of the war, Eisenhower requested no more be sent after January 45. They were certainly still being made, and if the war had miraculously gone on longer it's entirely possible they'd have eventually have to send more.

I've personally wondered if you wouldn't see more 75mm Shermans get replaced with 105mm ones if the war dragged on. There was an article or two posted by the Chieftan on WoT's website where pretty much every armor commander they talked to wanted more 105s.

Taerkar fucked around with this message at 22:56 on Oct 4, 2016

# ? Oct 4, 2016 22:53

Panzeh: Nov 27, 2006; "..The high ground"

There was some talk late in the war about replacing the 76 and 75mm shermans with a 90mm-armed sherman and the sherman 105, though I don't think that ever would really have happened.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 23:00

Trin Tragula: Apr 22, 2005

100 Years Ago: An Announcement

Hi folks, those of you who read my blog about the First World War, which started from effortposts I was making here a couple of years ago, probably noticed that regular updates stopped happening a while ago. There's a very simple reason for this: I don't have the time any more to keep churning out enough words every month (and it takes a lot of words) to keep it ticking over. I could do it if it were my job, but it's not, so. The Somme mud claims another casualty, but this one is at least wounded, not dead.

What I'm going to do instead is keep updating in skeleton form with the occasional longer thing when big/interesting things happen, and maybe some time down the road I'll have enough time to come back and finish the thing off properly. Thanks to everyone who read it and who bought the books.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 23:01

Elyv: Jun 14, 2013

How dare you not spend hours every day writing and researching something for my entertainment for free

No but seriously, thanks for the posts. I really enjoyed them and learned a lot; good luck with whatever you're doing instead.

# ? Oct 4, 2016 23:18

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; Now the Drums beat up again,
For all true Soldier Gentlemen.

Trin Tragula posted:

100 Years Ago: An Announcement

Hi folks, those of you who read my blog about the First World War, which started from effortposts I was making here a couple of years ago, probably noticed that regular updates stopped happening a while ago. There's a very simple reason for this: I don't have the time any more to keep churning out enough words every month (and it takes a lot of words) to keep it ticking over. I could do it if it were my job, but it's not, so. The Somme mud claims another casualty, but this one is at least wounded, not dead.

What I'm going to do instead is keep updating in skeleton form with the occasional longer thing when big/interesting things happen, and maybe some time down the road I'll have enough time to come back and finish the thing off properly. Thanks to everyone who read it and who bought the books.

Awww, I'm planning to pick a Kindle up this year so I'll throw a few quid your way.

Shame really because a popular video game franchise is about to breach WW1 and there is going to be a lot of people out there interested

# ? Oct 4, 2016 23:20

Rodrigo Diaz: Apr 16, 2007; Knights who are at the wars eat their bread in sorrow;
their ease is weariness and sweat;
they have one good day after many bad

HEY GAL posted:

and they are all bullshit! i used to believe that too, then rodrigo diaz told me it was some 19th century romanticism and they were used for swordfighting and as an honor guard for the company flags. also, montante is wicked sick.

That's not exactly what I said. I dont know where or when the idea originates, but it is true we don't have evidence that they were used to break up formations. That said, I also don't think they existed only to defend the flag. I say this in part because halberds served the same role but we always see a few of them at the front of a formation in, say, the Luzerner Chronik. I also have seen two-handed swords at the front in artwork, namely Holbein's Bad War.

As to the imgur thing, it gets one or two other important things wrong beyond what hegel has highlighted. Doppelsoldners were not those who used two-handed swords but were those who stood at the front of a formation. I also have serious doubts about the two-handed sword pictured throughout being a fighting rather than parade sword (or rather, the sword that reproduction is based on). Swords with heavily decorated hilts like that (and especially the elaborate crossguard) are the first thing people think of as a zweihander because so many have survived. However, I have seen no imagery, either from fechtbuchs or 16th century art, to suggest that type of sword was used martially. You see some similar examples in the Landeszeughaus in Graz, but these already are past the peak of the two-handed sword's usage, and are less elaborate besides.

I'm getting a lot of my information from Daniel Staberg's well-sourced post here: http://myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=21519&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20

Regarding two-handed swords I have seen, they either look like super-sized katzbalgers (like in this Urs Graf image) or as regular swords, sometimes with side-rings as in Di Grassi or the Goliath Fechtbuch

In conclusion:

# ? Oct 5, 2016 00:35

HEY GUNS: Oct 11, 2012; FOPTIMUS PRIME

Rodrigo Diaz posted:

As to the imgur thing, it gets one or two other important things wrong beyond what hegel has highlighted. Specifically, doppelsoldners were not those who used two-handed swords but were those who stood at the front of a formation.

they also try to draw a link between doppelsoeldner and "doppelschwert," which is a word i've never heard, although i'm not a native speaker--it's always been zweihaender or biederhaender in my experience

edit: even through the 1620s in saxony there are 20 halberd dudes per company, it's 80/20/200 pike/halberd/musket

# ? Oct 5, 2016 00:37

Goatse James Bond: Mar 28, 2010; If you see me posting please remind me that I have Charlie Work in the reports forum to do instead

Rodrigo Diaz posted:

That's not exactly what I said. I dont know where or when the idea originates, but it is true we don't have evidence that they were used to break up formations. That said, I also don't think they existed only to defend the flag. I say this in part because halberds served the same role but we always see a few of them at the front of a formation in, say, the Luzerner Chronik. I also have seen two-handed swords at the front in artwork, namely Holbein's Bad War.

As to the imgur thing, it gets one or two other important things wrong beyond what hegel has highlighted. Doppelsoldners were not those who used two-handed swords but were those who stood at the front of a formation. I also have serious doubts about the two-handed sword pictured throughout being a fighting rather than parade sword (or rather, the sword that reproduction is based on). Swords with heavily decorated hilts like that (and especially the elaborate crossguard) are the first thing people think of as a zweihander because so many have survived. However, I have seen no imagery, either from fechtbuchs or 16th century art, to suggest that type of sword was used martially. You see some similar examples in the Landeszeughaus in Graz, but these already are past the peak of the two-handed sword's usage, and are less elaborate besides.

I'm getting a lot of my information from Daniel Staberg's well-sourced post here: http://myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=21519&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20

Regarding two-handed swords I have seen, they either look like super-sized katzbalgers (like in this Urs Graf image) or as regular swords, sometimes with side-rings as in Di Grassi or the Goliath Fechtbuch

In conclusion:

My money verwhats?

# ? Oct 5, 2016 00:44

bewbies: Sep 23, 2003; Fun Shoe

Trin Tragula posted:

100 Years Ago: An Announcement

Hi folks, those of you who read my blog about the First World War, which started from effortposts I was making here a couple of years ago, probably noticed that regular updates stopped happening a while ago. There's a very simple reason for this: I don't have the time any more to keep churning out enough words every month (and it takes a lot of words) to keep it ticking over. I could do it if it were my job, but it's not, so. The Somme mud claims another casualty, but this one is at least wounded, not dead.

What I'm going to do instead is keep updating in skeleton form with the occasional longer thing when big/interesting things happen, and maybe some time down the road I'll have enough time to come back and finish the thing off properly. Thanks to everyone who read it and who bought the books.

I read every one of these when they were posted and really loved it; thanks so much for such a fantastic effort! It is probably the coolest thing to come out of these great threads.

# ? Oct 5, 2016 00:48

HEY GUNS: Oct 11, 2012; FOPTIMUS PRIME

GreyjoyBastard posted:

My money verwhats?

verspilt, he gambled it away

# ? Oct 5, 2016 00:58

my dad: Oct 17, 2012; this shall be humorous

Trin Tragula posted:

100 Years Ago: An Announcement

Hi folks, those of you who read my blog about the First World War, which started from effortposts I was making here a couple of years ago, probably noticed that regular updates stopped happening a while ago. There's a very simple reason for this: I don't have the time any more to keep churning out enough words every month (and it takes a lot of words) to keep it ticking over. I could do it if it were my job, but it's not, so. The Somme mud claims another casualty, but this one is at least wounded, not dead.

What I'm going to do instead is keep updating in skeleton form with the occasional longer thing when big/interesting things happen, and maybe some time down the road I'll have enough time to come back and finish the thing off properly. Thanks to everyone who read it and who bought the books.

Thank you for two very cool years of very cool stuff to read.

# ? Oct 5, 2016 01:19

razak: Apr 13, 2016; Ready for graphing

Trin Tragula posted:

100 Years Ago: An Announcement

Hi folks, those of you who read my blog about the First World War, which started from effortposts I was making here a couple of years ago, probably noticed that regular updates stopped happening a while ago. There's a very simple reason for this: I don't have the time any more to keep churning out enough words every month (and it takes a lot of words) to keep it ticking over. I could do it if it were my job, but it's not, so. The Somme mud claims another casualty, but this one is at least wounded, not dead.

What I'm going to do instead is keep updating in skeleton form with the occasional longer thing when big/interesting things happen, and maybe some time down the road I'll have enough time to come back and finish the thing off properly. Thanks to everyone who read it and who bought the books.

Thank you so much for carrying this on as long as you have. I have read them as they came out and enjoyed the entire series.

Heck you introduced me to Louis Barthas which deserves great thanks just on its own!

# ? Oct 5, 2016 01:20

Rodrigo Diaz: Apr 16, 2007; Knights who are at the wars eat their bread in sorrow;
their ease is weariness and sweat;
they have one good day after many bad

HEY GAL posted:

verspilt, he gambled it away

also maybe it fell out of that big hole in his purse

maybe the duck took it

# ? Oct 5, 2016 01:40

TasogareNoKagi: Jul 11, 2013

Trin Tragula posted:

100 Years Ago: An Announcement

Hi folks, those of you who read my blog about the First World War, which started from effortposts I was making here a couple of years ago, probably noticed that regular updates stopped happening a while ago. There's a very simple reason for this: I don't have the time any more to keep churning out enough words every month (and it takes a lot of words) to keep it ticking over. I could do it if it were my job, but it's not, so. The Somme mud claims another casualty, but this one is at least wounded, not dead.

What I'm going to do instead is keep updating in skeleton form with the occasional longer thing when big/interesting things happen, and maybe some time down the road I'll have enough time to come back and finish the thing off properly. Thanks to everyone who read it and who bought the books.

Now we'll never find out how it ends :ohdear:

# ? Oct 5, 2016 02:53

Nenonen: Oct 22, 2009; Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

TasogareNoKagi posted:

Now we'll never find out how it ends

Democracy wins and peace reigns forever!

# ? Oct 5, 2016 03:11

Sorryformybadjokes: Apr 21, 2004; I identify as a simian who pronounces the 'silent' letters in words.; Fallen Rib

Trin Tragula posted:

100 Years Ago: An Announcement

Hi folks, those of you who read my blog about the First World War, which started from effortposts I was making here a couple of years ago, probably noticed that regular updates stopped happening a while ago. There's a very simple reason for this: I don't have the time any more to keep churning out enough words every month (and it takes a lot of words) to keep it ticking over. I could do it if it were my job, but it's not, so. The Somme mud claims another casualty, but this one is at least wounded, not dead.

What I'm going to do instead is keep updating in skeleton form with the occasional longer thing when big/interesting things happen, and maybe some time down the road I'll have enough time to come back and finish the thing off properly. Thanks to everyone who read it and who bought the books.

Thanks for the hard work, was very entertaining and not just because of the maps!

# ? Oct 5, 2016 03:54

sullat: Jan 9, 2012

Nenonen posted:

Democracy wins and peace reigns forever!

Spoiler that poo poo please! And hats off to Trin, it was a good read. Learned more about the Armenian genocide than before, grim stuff. Gets glossed over in most Anglo-centric treatments of the war.

# ? Oct 5, 2016 04:59

Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

Trin Tragula posted:

100 Years Ago: An Announcement

Hi folks, those of you who read my blog about the First World War, which started from effortposts I was making here a couple of years ago, probably noticed that regular updates stopped happening a while ago. There's a very simple reason for this: I don't have the time any more to keep churning out enough words every month (and it takes a lot of words) to keep it ticking over. I could do it if it were my job, but it's not, so. The Somme mud claims another casualty, but this one is at least wounded, not dead.

What I'm going to do instead is keep updating in skeleton form with the occasional longer thing when big/interesting things happen, and maybe some time down the road I'll have enough time to come back and finish the thing off properly. Thanks to everyone who read it and who bought the books.

Man, I could rarely find the time to even read the whole post, so I have no idea how you managed to write the drat things for so long. Thanks for the lot of it, and when the next lot eventually ends up on Amazon be sure to mention it so I can give you more money.

# ? Oct 5, 2016 05:12

TimNeilson: Dec 21, 2008; Hahaha!

Yeah, I don't usually post in here but I also want to mention how much I've enjoyed your posts, trin. It's been a very educational and interesting read for the two years you've been doing it.

# ? Oct 5, 2016 06:26

Nothingtoseehere: Nov 11, 2010

They've been great and while I haven't actually reread the books I made sure to get them both when you announced them: I know vastly more about early WW1 now then I used to and it's all thanks to you.

# ? Oct 5, 2016 07:54

Jaguars!: Jul 31, 2012

Same here, before you started, I thought it was just Blackadder IV.

# ? Oct 5, 2016 08:07

JcDent: May 13, 2013; Give me a rifle, one round, and point me at Berlin!

My only regret is that I never had the time/discipline of mind to read them. Thank you, Tin! You were one of the biggest factors into my newfound appreciation of WWI.

By the way, Cyrano mentioned French Napoleonic sappeurs as a particularly badass/bloodthirsty bunch. Anybody wants to post about their exploits and how they assaulted fortifications with axes and stuff?

# ? Oct 5, 2016 09:54

Comstar: Apr 20, 2007; Are you happy now?

Trin Tragula posted:

100 Years Ago: An Announcement

Hi folks, those of you who read my blog about the First World War, which started from effortposts I was making here a couple of years ago, probably noticed that regular updates stopped happening a while ago. There's a very simple reason for this: I don't have the time any more to keep churning out enough words every month (and it takes a lot of words) to keep it ticking over. I could do it if it were my job, but it's not, so. The Somme mud claims another casualty, but this one is at least wounded, not dead.

What I'm going to do instead is keep updating in skeleton form with the occasional longer thing when big/interesting things happen, and maybe some time down the road I'll have enough time to come back and finish the thing off properly. Thanks to everyone who read it and who bought the books.

I have learnt far more about the events of WW1 than I ever knew- particularly about the non-western front, thank you. At this cliff hanger on The Somme, the audience would be calling for Haig to be shot IMHO. With the series ending, he never gets redeemed, but never faces justice either.

I don't have a kindle, any other way I can support the blog?

# ? Oct 5, 2016 09:56

Nebakenezzer: Sep 13, 2005; The Mote in God's Eye

Trin Tragula posted:

100 Years Ago: An Announcement

Hi folks, those of you who read my blog about the First World War, which started from effortposts I was making here a couple of years ago, probably noticed that regular updates stopped happening a while ago. There's a very simple reason for this: I don't have the time any more to keep churning out enough words every month (and it takes a lot of words) to keep it ticking over. I could do it if it were my job, but it's not, so. The Somme mud claims another casualty, but this one is at least wounded, not dead.

What I'm going to do instead is keep updating in skeleton form with the occasional longer thing when big/interesting things happen, and maybe some time down the road I'll have enough time to come back and finish the thing off properly. Thanks to everyone who read it and who bought the books.

I've learned a staggering amount of stuff thanks to your posts and I only started reading at the withdrawal from Gallipoli. Even if this were the end, it's a mighty good thing you've done. Thanks.

Fangz posted:

Do we have any preserved annotated versions of Aristotle, with people putting in corrections?

We're missing like half of Aristotle's published works, for all we know he corrected himself

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Disinterested: Jun 29, 2011; You look like you're still raking it in. Still killing 'em?

Nebakenezzer posted:

We're missing like half of Aristotle's published works, for all we know he corrected himself

Fangz posted:

Do we have any preserved annotated versions of Aristotle, with people putting in corrections?

I'm actually writing about this right now, in the context of my medieval thought posting. You're right, we don't have that much Aristotle. We don't have a whole bunch of Platonic style dialogues, for example, and we've little reason to believe he personally wrote most or all of what survives.

In any event, there's a whole shitload of annotated versions of Aristotle. Averroes, for example, wrote a huge quantity of annotation of Aristotle, some of which was line by line; medieval scholarship in general often involved learning texts line by line, and then writing or reading 'glosses' on the text. The rediscovered Corpus Iuris was studied in this way at Bologna (though in their case, the glosses don't serve to correct the text but explain it in a medieval context).

In any event, there were also all kinds of areas where Aristotle was loving miles ahead of anyone in Western Europe - logic, constitutional and political theory, etc. and his work was the work most broadly translated, as well as being translated comparatively early and being beloved of a lot of the best Islamic scholars, from whom Europeans were getting this stuff. Medieval Europeans don't have any Plato but the Timaeus (apart from a few translations that don't catch on) until the early 15th century, though Plato is being transmitted indirectly through vectors like the Islamic scholars, Augustine et al. So Aristotle's resultant heft is massive, particularly since the most influential thinker of the medieval period is also Mr. Make Aristotle Great Again, in the form of Aquinas.

# ? Oct 5, 2016 10:53

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