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Forum: The Books
11-28-2020, 12:20 PM
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William Cloud Hicklin
This was so; in unpublished writing Tolkien said...
This was so; in unpublished writing Tolkien said that Ugluk was captain of Saruman's scouts and you get the impression that his company were sort of Isengard's Force Recon. Grishnakh had a similar... |
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Forum: The Books
11-28-2020, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 16,545
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William Cloud Hicklin
That would apply in "garrison" and peacetime...
That would apply in "garrison" and peacetime operations, perhaps even on the march. But the 'cohesion" BD is talking about is how a unit, or individual orc, responds to the shock of battle- the... |
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Forum: The Books
11-20-2020, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 16,545
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
But in that case you don't send your exploitation...
But in that case you don't send your exploitation reserve to the end of the logistical tether; you keep them near a supply base. It would make perfect sense for the W-K to keep his battle-reserve at... |
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Forum: The Books
11-20-2020, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 16,545
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William Cloud Hicklin
In Deveraux's defense, it must be said that he is...
In Deveraux's defense, it must be said that he is explicitly criticizing the movies, with sidebars about the book (and how much more plausible Tolkien's version was). |
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Forum: The Books
11-13-2020, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 16,545
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William Cloud Hicklin
Truth in television: Tolkien, as a communications...
Truth in television: Tolkien, as a communications officer in combat, knew very well about the 'fog of war' and the fact that participants don't know anything about what's going on beyond what they... |
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Forum: The Books
11-10-2020, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 16,545
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William Cloud Hicklin
More from Devereaux- this time analyzing...
More from Devereaux- this time analyzing (scathingly) the movies' Helm's Deep campaign and battle (short version- if movie-Theoden had "fought many wars," he sure didn't learn a single thing from any... |
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Forum: The Books
08-07-2020, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 16,545
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William Cloud Hicklin
However, Devereaux makes two salient points, both...
However, Devereaux makes two salient points, both relating to the fact that an army can be TOO big. 1) after you have completely invested the besieged fortress, any additional troops (not counting... |
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Forum: The Books
03-08-2020, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 16,545
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William Cloud Hicklin
Excellent! Thank you!
Especially...
Excellent! Thank you! Especially significant- and Clausewitzian - were his comments on the "morale battle," and why it is dispositive in warfare*- something that Tolkien knew, and PJ evidently did... |
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