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koti wrote:Can anyone tell me how I can rename the thread I created.
TIA.
Please post this question in the newbie thread.
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Free Library link to Mil and Aviation Journals

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Science+a ... al+science
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ShyamD and others who frequent the Intel thread>...

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Institute ... r/1-p51780
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wa ... E2%80%9389

In the above link, under the Indo-Pak 65 war entry, Pakis have been listed as victors. can somebody help permanently change that bit of mis-post.
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Since it is the 100th year of beginning of First World War, I want to read more about it. Any suggestions on good books that give a broad overview of the events and progress of the War? Would be nice if the book(s) had maps of various theaters so that I can understand the events better. I am not looking for books that discuss a single siege/front or even strategies of the belligerents.

Thanks for the reply.
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While researching about WW1 on the web, I came across the following titles exclusively on WW1 http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/wor ... /tpww1.htm

The first title listed looks promising, just what I was looking for The First World War by John Keegan. This seems to be well recd & looks affordable.
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Literary perspective from German pov: http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/ ... 20text.pdf
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Is Ravi Rikhye's "Concise World Armies" still.available for sale at orbat dot com? I tried the purchase link but doesn't seem to be working. Also, is it still being updated (if not, when was the most recent update?)

Thanks.
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^Its available on Home Shop 18 for Rs. 7749/-
http://www.homeshop18.com/concise-world ... cid:11394/
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List of air craft testing facilities in India? Is there one?
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NRao the 2013 MOD report kind of summarizes the list. The pdf is linked in the other thread....
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LakshO wrote:Since it is the 100th year of beginning of First World War, I want to read more about it. Any suggestions on good books that give a broad overview of the events and progress of the War? Would be nice if the book(s) had maps of various theaters so that I can understand the events better. I am not looking for books that discuss a single siege/front or even strategies of the belligerents.

Thanks for the reply.
May I suggest Frank Furedi's "First World War- Still no end in sight"?

It provides a very good overview and how the present world evolved from WWI.


Basically the modernism and liberalism ushered in by the Industrial Revolution faced a crisis of confidence & led to crash and burn of existing world order.
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Thanks Manish
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Can we have a thread where we can post link to some fine documentaries on socio-political/terrorism/world affairs?
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Sure start open in Strat Forum with a broad title.

Sorry for being late in responding.

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When clicking a thread , is there any setting to automatically go to the first unread post ??
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Is there anyway we can report the post and make our reasons public,dont want to do it on the same thread, as it runs the risk of derailing the thread and further cause argument on the same thread, thereby defeating the purpose
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Vidur wrote:
YashG wrote:
Brutal demonstration of assymetric warfare. I noticed no chaff too but like someone said pilots didnt know they under crosshair - maws could have helped but do we have maws on indian helicopters?
The kurdish fighter counting sounded just like hindi. I did not know there were language similarities with kurdish. Is it Persian influence in both hindi and kurdish ? Or sanskrit ?
Sir all those languages are related to Sanskrit. A lot of these discussions have taken place in the "Out of India" thread in the Strat forum - although it will be difficult to locate the answer in the midst of all the noise there.

The language of the Zoroastrians was probably Sanskrit despite the bullshit made up by linguists about "Avestan". My reasons for saying this are too long for this thread and reply. The Zoroastian holy book was the "lost" Bhargava Atharva Veda. sanskrit went west with the Zoroastrians and even Darius' "Behistun inscription" in Iran reads like Sanskrit. The 1800 BC Mitanni texts found in Syria are pure Sanskrit.

Our history has been cooked up by racists - let me point you to a recent article I have written:
https://swarajyamag.com/culture/aryans- ... y-scholars

That said I am sorry to note that young people spend 2 years studying for IAS entrance and end up studying the discredited "Aryan Invasion theory" as essential knowledge of History to pass the IAS exam. This needs to change
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How do you put someone on ignore list?
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darshhan wrote:How do you put someone on ignore list?
?????
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darshhan wrote:
darshhan wrote:How do you put someone on ignore list?
?????
This question should be in the Forum feedback thread.

But anyway, go to your User Control Panel->Friends and Foes . Add the user to your "Foes" list and their posts will be hidden.
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nachiket wrote:
darshhan wrote:
?????
This question should be in the Forum feedback thread.

But anyway, go to your User Control Panel->Friends and Foes . Add the user to your "Foes" list and their posts will be hidden.
Nachiket Thanks.
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Team,

Can you please tell me how to place pictured in any thread ? OR this option is available for few ppl only ?
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ashishvikas wrote:Team,

Can you please tell me how to place pictured in any thread ? OR this option is available for few ppl only ?
If you mean add a picture to your post, first upload it to an image hosting website and then embed the url in your post inside the IMG tags like this:

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Or if it is already online and you have a url for the image, use that inside the IMG tags.
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Link to Dileep's Spy stories Archive:
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Dileep, The first pdf 'Needle in a Haystack' is incomplete.

The ending and epilogue are not included.
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Hi,

Want to understand if it is possible to join Indian Military (Army/Navy/AF) if you have prescription glasses? And what is the tolerance level of eye number?

I am looking for combat/non combat officer roles.

Highly appreciate your response. Thanks in advance.
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Very good post about Army strategy and tactics:
Arun.prabhu wrote:Before I answer your question, I'll make a brief foray into the principles of warfare. There are nine principles of warfare recognised by NATO: Mass, Objective, Security, Surprise, Maneuver, Offensive, Unity of Effort (aka Unity of Command), Simplicity, and Economy of Force. The Russians include Annihilation (utter destruction of opposing forces as inflicted upon and by them on the Eastern front during WWII a great many times) as a tenth principle. Lt. Col. (retd) Tom Kratman of the US army whom I respect a great deal as one of the brightest minds in the study of The Art of War alive today (there are a great many more equally bright and publicly unknown folks who are exemplary practitioners of The Art) thinks there are two more: Attrition (as opposed to destroying the enemy in one go, you chip away at his strengths in numbers, materiel, etc until he can't fight you any more), and Geometry (or Shape. Basically terrain.)



Your idea of spreading the guns all along the border violates the very first principle. Think about the parable of the sticks. A single stick is broken easily. A bunch of sticks are not so easily broken. You can spread your artillery all you want and congratulate yourself on protecting the border, but the enemy has a say and he is going to attack at a single point (mass) and when he does, as you had spread out your artillery all along the border, you will not have enough to repulse him at that one point where is actually on the offensive. Similarly, you will not have enough artillery mass to soften his defences on that one or few points where you want to go on the offensive.

Yes, concentrating artillery makes it vulnerable, but equipment and men (the latter unfortunately) get used up in war. You protect your artillery, your infantry and everything else as well as you can with air-defence, counter-artillery, mobility (shoot and scoot) and what not, but when the shooting starts, blood is going to be shed and soldiers are going to die.

.....
So there are 12 principles and every military defeat or reverse is a violation of one r more of these 12 principles.
Now go back through the military historical battles thread and think it over.
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Link to a Canadian ammo company

http://cainalongbranch.com/Home
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Typical Head Up Display

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That is an F-16 HUD if I'm not mistaken.
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A few posts on OSS and CIA etc.
ramana wrote:For reference.
What is OSS?


https://www.cia.gov/library/publication ... /art03.htm
and
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Folks keep getting 404 when they try to get old articles from Bharat Rakshak Monitor old issues.
Whats needed is to add /archives/ after the .com
Eg to get to N^3 opus on Has Pakistan lost its nukes:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/archives/ ... yanan.html
gives you the article.

Clicking on the link gets you to:
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/I ... yanan.html
resulting in 404.

Hope this helps.
A better way would be to add the extra word to the URL but needs webmaster rights.
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Is there any source which can explain how Regiments work in Indian army?
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ramana wrote:Folks keep getting 404 when they try to get old articles from Bharat Rakshak Monitor old issues.
Whats needed is to add /archives/ after the .com
Eg to get to N^3 opus on Has Pakistan lost its nukes:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/archives/ ... yanan.html
gives you the article.

Clicking on the link gets you to:
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/I ... yanan.html
resulting in 404.

Hope this helps.
A better way would be to add the extra word to the URL but needs webmaster rights.
aapko sau pranam aur shukriya... ..
I was trying to get them since several days.. and could not get it..

You have made my day today... :)
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Some old US data on Mountain warfare in benign Alps!!!
Note the stress on human performance.

http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt/ ... roops.html

The index has a treasure trove of WWII stuff on Axis powers.
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Another good resource on WWII tactics:

http://www.lonesentry.com/intelbulletin ... bject.html

Most haven't changed.
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OSS manual on Purposeful Stupidity

https://www.openculture.com/2022/01/rea ... anual.html

Organizations and Conferences

Insist on doing everything through “channels.” Never permit shortcuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.
Make “speeches.” Talk as frequently as possible and at great length. Illustrate your “points” with long anecdotes and accounts of personal experiences.
When possible, refer all matters to committees, for “further study and consideration.” Attempt to make the committee as large as possible — never less than five.
Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible.
Haggle over precise wordings of communications, minutes, and resolutions.
Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision.
Advocate “caution.” Be “reasonable” and urge your fellow conferees to be “reasonable” and avoid haste which might result in embarrassment or difficulties later on.

Managers

In making work assignments, always sign out the unimportant jobs first.
See that important jobs are assigned to inefficient workers.
Insist on perfect work in relatively unimportant products; send back for refinishing those which have the least flaw.
To lower morale and with it, production, be pleasant to inefficient workers; give them undeserved promotions.
Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done.
Multiply the procedures and clearances involved in issuing instructions, pay checks, and so on.
See that three people have to approve everything where one would do.

Employees

Work slowly
Work slowly.
Contrive as many interruptions to your work as you can.
Do your work poorly and blame it on bad tools, machinery, or equipment.
Complain that these things are preventing you from doing your job right.
Never pass on your skill and experience to a new or less skillful worker.
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