Old Ironsides sails again

Holding the line at Pusan

A short, fat, heavy drinker with a pugnacious scowl that led his troops to call him "Bulldog," Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker would not pass muster in today's appearance-conscious U.S. Army. Yet in 1950, his skill as a combat commander enabled him to win one of the most brilliantly fought defensive battles in all of military history.

Back to '11. 1911, that is

MOP on a BUFF

Pants down. Frying chickens in the barnyard.

Coanda at the bat

A 36km cannon shot

Beats the Grosse Dicke Bertha (effective range: 12.5 km) hands down.

This day in history: Italian torpedo boats sink Hungarian dreadnought

Youtube moment. In other news: can you guys parallel park like this? Try it, man, try it!

The BUFF and the MOP

A big plane like a '52... varrrooom! Its jet exhaust... frying chickens in the barnyard!

Going badass in Fallujah

Of course, at the time Mr Rot was all for going pussyass. Natch!

A big plane, like a '52--vroom!--jet exhaust frying chickens in the barnyard!

Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe

.. 200 years ago.

Tank stomps on illegally parked Merc

Wow! That's the spirit!

To the death

Gallant Pun

Man from San Antonio

2/19 and Other Thoughts and Strategeriserations

Like Sherman marching through Georgia, we sent our caissons rolling along

Rubio contra The House of Bush

So it begins. Betcha FCP is conflicted on this one.

Tecs teaching a class

Who is that guy in the first row not paying attention to \CD's? I think I know.

When men were men