tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post1899643178677906890..comments2023-11-02T10:22:20.717-04:00Comments on Mike Anderson's Ancient History Blog: The Lessons of HistoryMike Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072553719998549925noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-13241395475546015602009-12-08T15:14:50.673-05:002009-12-08T15:14:50.673-05:00One of the first things the British 'liberated...One of the first things the British 'liberated' in Iraq was the war memorial for the dead of the last British expedition, 70 years earlierGeoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-13308614494264722562009-12-07T01:07:01.674-05:002009-12-07T01:07:01.674-05:00Graveyard of empires, right? The sun never set on...Graveyard of empires, right? The sun never set on the British Empire, but those scrawny mujahedin (sp?) with the outdated rifles handed them their asses in two separate wars "... roll to your guns and blow out your brains and go to your God like a soldier." RK had it right. Lovely place to conduct a military campaign, eh? I know it ain't ancient history per se, but it seems to me the only general to have any success there was Genghis. Sacked Herat and put a million people to the sword. I guess his idea was if you're going to engage in war, go all out... or go home. The gray area is where empires fall.Monkeyfacehttp://monkeyfacenews.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-61615619315123885292009-12-04T11:33:17.435-05:002009-12-04T11:33:17.435-05:00"too many names and dates rather than good st..."too many names and dates rather than good stories"--yes, yes, yes! A litany of names and dates is useless without context, without meaning, without relevance. I write about ancient history for kids and I made a conscious decision to avoid extraneous names and dates in my kids book on Alexander the Great. Instead, I focused on the funny, outrageous, exciting, shocking and even disturbing stories related to his life and impact. I often talk to kids about what our politicians could've learned from the outcome of Alexander's "pre-emptive" attack on Persia before jumping into wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. At any rate, I'm glad I stumbled onto your blog...Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.com