An In-Depth History and Analysis of the Third World War
A colleague and friend published a reply to the ‘Squishy Problem’ Part I on 24 January. I was originally going to publish the conclusion last Wednesday. However, I wanted to include the reply in this part. So, I diverted for a couple of days, published a book review and worked towards wrapping up some more …
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World War III novels, movies and even blogs are as diverse and imaginative as their authors choose to make them. Even in instances where multiple works of fiction examine the same hypothetical theater or overall conflict there will not be many similarities throughout the bulk of the novels. Different writing styles, plots and points of …
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3. Preparations Part I The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wasted no time. He began making calls when he was on his way out to his official car and remained on the phone for much of the drive back to the Pentagon. Six calls went out in total, four to the respective …
Author’s Note: I admit, this chapter is exceedingly long, even by techno-thriller standard. It is untouched from its last edits which occurred around 2006. They weren’t major edits either. 2. Charting A Course Battaglia walked into the Cabinet Room at nine forty-five. The National Security Council meeting was scheduled to begin at 10AM …
Christmas time is certainly in the air. Along with our regular responsibilities we now have to contend with decorating, Christmas shopping, and a million other Holiday-related errands and chores. My greatest internal struggle this December has been deciding whether or not to buy myself a PlayStation 5 as a ‘From: Me To: Me’ Christmas gift. …
The Oval Office is not that far from Battaglia’s own office. A short walk even at a laggardly pace. Despite the close proximity Battaglia managed an exceedingly slow pace on the walk over. It provided little in the way of extra time but the few gained moments were nevertheless welcome and put to good use. …
There exists, in the fraternity of fighter pilots, a universal disposition shared by those who have earned the honor of being able to proclaim that he, or she, as the case has become, flies combat aircraft for a living. On a good day, a fighter pilot’s confident nature, so often misinterpreted as arrogance or worse, …
1. Revelations “Son of a bitch!” The words slipped out in the form of a barely audible whisper midway through the second page. While it might not have been the most eloquent reaction, it was sincere, automatic and direct enough to suit the moment perfectly. The enormity of the information contained …
Alright, here’s the plan for Wednesday’s post. It will be an excerpt from a bit of fiction I penned twenty years ago. Yes, way back, starting in late 2002. The working title is The Last Empire (TLE) and originates from a manuscript I wrote from late 2002 through December 2003. Unlike the Berlin and Hawaii …
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Travel day. Not west to east across the Atlantic in comfort like the last journey and return trip. This time it’s a south to north return on Amtrak and seeing a nice slice of the American southeast and Mid-Atlantic before making my way back to Amish country via car service. Not as luxurious as the …
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Third World War 1987 