Tag Archives: history

The Battle of Bull Run

Posted on February 20, 2015 by W.E. Linde

I just finished The Battle at Bull Run, by William C. Davis. Actually, I read it piecemeal a while back, and I decided I wanted to read it cover-to-cover as I conduct my own research into wartime and antebellum primary … Continue reading →

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Flanking movements: Dark Humor and sarcasm from the US Civil War

Posted on January 29, 2015 by W.E. Linde

Originally posted here: Fog and Friction. Follow me there, if you’re into military history. I stumbled across this last year while doing research for a paper. Soldiers often develop a dark humor as they cope with the exasperating extremes of … Continue reading →

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Traveling through war and time

Posted on January 26, 2015 by W.E. Linde

Let’s do this again. It’s been 8 months since my last post, and over a year since the last actual writing article. That’s…disappointing. True to what I stated in one of my final regular posts (that was 18 Sep 2013, … Continue reading →

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An Invitation to War

Posted on September 19, 2013 by W.E. Linde

Fog and Friction If you happen to follow me on Twitter, you may have noticed that I’ve been retweeting (wow, I just realized that my Spell Check recognizes “Twitter” and “retweeting” as words)  a number of tweets from @FogAndFriction. If … Continue reading →

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Ancient warfare inspiration

Posted on July 5, 2013 by W.E. Linde

I thought I’d break my school-induced silence by sharing part of an amazing poem I read as part of my current military history class. The poem, translated from Old English, is called The Battle of Maldon. The poem (with, of … Continue reading →

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The Past Versus the Future (plus a draft cover for my next short story!)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by W.E. Linde

As I mentioned during a recent post, I’ve just started a graduate school program working toward a Masters in Military History. I’m about three weeks in, and I’m positive I made the right choice. I love history, and military history … Continue reading →

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Fantastic History: How important is History to a Fantasy World?

Posted on September 9, 2012 by W.E. Linde

“For in the end it is Middle-earth and its dwellers that we love, not Tolkien’s considerable gifts in showing it to us. I said once that the world he charts was there long before him, and I still believe it.” … Continue reading →

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