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Any-one a fan of off-beat sports - Aussie rules football, Boules etc.? I spotted this: The modern-day knights of Sete, France Boat jousting takes place on the waterfront, and honor is on the line. By Sebastian Rotella Los Angeles Times Staff Writer September 2, 2008 SETE, FRANCE — Behold the...

In the pictures Mr. Tomahawk6 posted on the Russia - Georgia thread, there is one of two T-55 (updated) (this ID Mr. George Wallace posits) tanks which obviously suffered catastrophic failure - the ammunition blew up - in your view, what are the merits or deficiencies of Russian produced/derived...

I found this article on the new York Times website: August 13, 2008 Before the Gunfire, Cyberattacks By JOHN MARKOFF Weeks before bombs started falling on Georgia, a security researcher in suburban Massachusetts was watching an attack against the country in cyberspace. Jose Nazario of Arbor...

In this endless debate about the issue of people joining the military, I found this guide (from the about.com guide to secondary education)  to be refreshing and balanced. May i ask you thoughts?  http://712educators.about.com/od/guidance/a/militarycareer.htm: Counseling Students on a Military...

i found this article in the Australian newspaper "The Sydney Morning Herald"  - Islamic Sleeper Cell in Scotland Yard:  http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/alqaeda-spies-in-scotland-yard/2008/03/10/1204998332103.html?sssdmh=dm16.306131 Islamist sleeper cell in Scotland Yard: report Dylan Welch...

Hi-ho. I'm accustomed to reading the news as much as i can through the internet as i have an interest in journalism (and no money). Unfortunately there seems to be  much of which masquerades as journalism which is not. Witness this article...

"Field of Death" - Passchendaele:  http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/sunday/2007/11/04/field-of-death-98487-20058527/ Note the air photograph

For those interested, I discovered this site about flags of the world - in this case, the Canadian flag, and customs and traditions of displaying the flag, and the "Royal Union Flag" in Canada. I found it astounding that while posted to Chilliwack and indeed most other places I'd ended up at...

I found this in the LA Times - i thought it would be of interest: http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-rover13sep13,0,476900.story?coll=la-tot-topstories&track=ntottext

I found this website while blundering about the www. It is about the origins of the United Nation's force in Cyprus. it seems uncannily similiar to what I have read both on this website and elsewhere had happened later in Bosnia.... http://www.britains-smallwars.com/cyprus/UNFICYP.html

I found this - British parachute training film - 1954  http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=4929569090447919775 - the way it was.......

I found this; i wonder if a "I found this:" thread might be useful for this section - or indeed other sections - to be enlarged upon elsewhere. Here's two sites i've found - the first deals with desert operations - a review of Africa Korps operations - written for the American Forces by a former...

Whilst surfing the net, I came a cross this item: http://www.unrealaircraft.com/wings/ccf_liftbody.php which got me wondering, why not start up in the history section a thread on Canadian military technology and inventions. As Canada, historically, has contrbuted to this field -witness the ram...

Hi, I just found an article that i am sure will be of interest to the navy community,The article is on the raising and salvage of the sunken ships of Pearl Harbour. The original articles can be found in the sideboards, and were originally not approved for relase...

could we have a suggestions thread here - a sort of pre-check for comments or ideas that can be reviewed by the monitors. For example, in view of the casualty lists from Afghanistan, i would like to know how the recovering wounded/injured are doing. To some this may be morbid curiosity but i...

Hi! I wonder if you all would be interested in  me starting up the topic of interesting military history related links? I'm suggesting this as I just discovered the following site which I think would be of interest to those of a historical bent - particularly those interested in armour...

Hi! May I suggest a"clearance site" - one in which a topic is introduced here - for the moderators to review for acceptability - for example i have found this site - when looking for military tunnels and bunkers in the UK - the site is www.gutterfighting.org - It deals with Fairbairne-Sykes and...

hi! I'm curious - what are the bridge holdings within the CER's and what bridge training is done these days? Do you still use and train on the MGB, or the Air Portable Bridge/ferry, that infantry foot bridge (passed on to the pioneers I believe in 1978), the Light Floating Bridge/ferry... that...