Military might and what is right
Recent events have brought again into focus the use of military forces as a tool of national policy. Examining the past offers insight into the future.
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- Two Days in June: Hoka HeyHoka hey is a Lakota phrase, somewhat difficult to translate. In a military sense it most likely means “Let’s go!” in English, or “Los” in German. For Lakota warriors encamped on a non-descript tributary in southeastern Montana on June 25, 1876, the famous phrase took on a special meaning. Without warning, United States Army cavalryContinue reading “Two Days in June: Hoka Hey”
- Two Days in June: Soldaten des ReichesOn June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich launched its invasion of the Soviet Union, named after Barbarossa, the Holy Roman Emperor of the Middle Ages. That bare, declarative sentence can in no way convey the magnitude of the military, societal, and political catastrophe that began that day with the German artillery bombardment at 2Continue reading “Two Days in June: Soldaten des Reiches”
- Two Days in JuneJune is an important month for militarily historic events. Many monumental battles and campaigns have happened in June. Why June? In the northern latitudes, June coincides with better, warmer weather, and more daylight. Ideal conditions for military operations. For me, and I suspect some of you too, June is the month when two of myContinue reading “Two Days in June”
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