Without founder, pipe band finds purpose in playing on.
Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard When the Lane County Veterans Day Parade gets under way Sunday in Springfield, the Eugene Highlanders Pipe Band will be there, providing the unique melodic soundtrack that has been integral to the military for hundreds of years. It was touch...

Irish Americans in the Confederate Army.
Irish Americans in the Confederate Army. By Sean Michael O'Brien. Foreword by Kelly J. O'Grady. (Jefferson, N.C., and London: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, c. 2007. Pp. [viii], 256. $55.00, ISBN 978-0-7864-2998-1.) Sean Michael O'Brien begins his book with a complaint: "A thoughtful addressing of the Irish...

Confederate Colonels: a Biographical Register.
Confederate Colonels: a Biographical Register Bruce A. Allardice University of Missouri Press 2910 LeMone Boulevard, Columbia, MO 65201 9780826218094 $49.95 If you are looking for an authentic rendering of Confederate Army Colonels who served in the American Civil War,...

Digital warriors: many armies have opted for the incremental deployment of soldier system technologies to meet the immediate needs of ongoing combat operations. In an unusual twist of events, France appears to be leading the pack in terms of both calendar and deployed capabilities with its Felin.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Through the several 'modern soldier' programmes initiated in a number of nations, the main objective is to promote the soldier from a status of mere pawn on the chessboard to that of a knight able to make smarter moves--this by implementing technologies that not only...

An ancient land and the dream that won't die.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IT'S AKIN TO going back in a magical time machine. A collage filled with glorious civilisations, complex political machinations and a humanity interwoven with rich cultural and personal intrigue. An area which saw the ancient armies of the Canaanites, Philistines, Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, and...

Background Of Syrian Overtures.
Writing in Asia Times Online of Aug. 23, Syrian analyst Sami Moubayed said (with minor editing by APS): "When the armies of Israel, France and Britain began a massive operation on Egypt in October 1956, to punish Gamal 'Abdul-Nasser for nationalising the Suez Canal, the first world leader to...

Mass. man gets e-mail from battle.
Byline: Danielle M. Williamson When serving in Iraq as a liaison between the U.S. and Georgian armies in 2005, Nathan Bech became friendly with some of the Georgian soldiers. He's since been a wedding guest of one of the officers he befriended, attending the ceremony in Georgia....

Sexual violence as a weapon of war.
"I was busy cutting wood when four armed men suddenly appeared at the other end of the field. They told me to undress and to volunteer myself to one of them. I refused. Then they took me, spreading my legs out and tying them, one to the bottom of...

Dunkirk: Retreat to Victory.
Dunkirk: Retreat to Victory. Julian Thompson. Sidgwick & Jackson. [pounds sterling]20.00. xiv + 338 pages. ISBN 978-0-283-07021-1. Major General Thompson, who was a commander in the Falklands, provides a fresh look at this famous event. He is concerned with the events of the whole campaign and not just the...

The modern armoured car: the asymmetric threat has spurred the demand for 4 x 4 light armoured vehicles capable of carrying from two to six persons far use by combat, combat support and combat service support units. Often these vehicles replace unarmoured light utility vehicles.
Two approaches have been adopted to meet the new demand: armouring existing vehicles and developing purpose-built armoured vehicles. The first solution--armouring existing vehicles--is often a temporary expedient as the installation of an armour package significantly reduces payload, mobility and service life. Although neither approach will provide the same level...