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Category Archives: War
A book review of “Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America“ by David J. Silverman
Preface. This is a book review of “Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America“ by David J. Silverman 2016. I found this book hard to put down. It should be read because it tells the role guns played … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, Human Nature, Slavery, Social Disorder, Violence, War
Tagged guns, Indians, Native Americans, slavery, violence, war
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Part 5 Raven Rock. Hidey holes for government and military officials to carry on democracy after nuclear war destroys the planet
Preface. This is the fifth part of my book review of: Graff, G.M. 2018. Raven Rock. The Story of the U.S. Governments Secret Plan to Save Itself–While the Rest of Us Die. Simon and Schuster. There are so many doomsday … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear, Nuclear, Politics, War
Tagged bunker, government, nuclear war
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American Arsenal: A Century of Waging War by Patrick Coffey
Source: www.compoundchem.com/2014/05/17/chemical-warfare-ww1 Preface. These are my notes from “American Arsenal: A Century of Waging War” (2013) by Patrick Coffey . Absolutely horrifying, especially chemical warfare. Here’s the publishers weekly blurb of what this book is about: “Science historian Coffey surveys … Continue reading
Summary of German Armed Forces Peak Oil Study
[This is a summary I first published in 2011. It’s important, so I’ve re-posted it today. According to Der Spiegel this study was leaked and not meant for publication. The document concludes that the public must be made aware of … Continue reading
Book review of “Spiral: Trapped in the forever war”
[ I understand why anyone who might be believed about the energy crisis keeps their mouth shut about peak oil, it would be like shouting “fire” in a crowded theater and could bring down stock markets world-wide. Why? Because there … Continue reading
Posted in Caused by Scarce Resources, Social Disorder, Terrorism, War
Tagged mark danner, oil, torture, war
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13 fallacies of Steven Pinker’s “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined”
It only took me half an hour to find significant criticism of Pinker’s work and write this up. If I had more time I could find a lot more. Hopefully this will spare you many days of wasted time reading … Continue reading
Book Review of Kleveman’s 2003 “The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia”
[I posted this book review at yahoo group energyresources back in 2004 when the average American still thought the Iraq war was about weapons of mass destruction. It is still relevant today. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com ] Lutz Kleveman. 2003. “The … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, oil, war
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It’s only a matter of time before Cyber Terrorists launch attacks
Joel Brenner’s “America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare“. A book review by Alice Friedemann Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation”, 2015, Springer and … Continue reading
Posted in China, Cyber, CyberAttacks, Cyberattacks, War
Tagged china, cyber attack, cyber war, Russia
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Book review of Turchin’s “Secular Cycles” and “War & Peace & War”
[ This is a book review of both “Secular Cycles” and “War & Peace & War”. I recommend reading “War & Peace & War” first, then the more difficult “Secular Cycles”. Turchin has found patterns in the rise and fall … Continue reading
Posted in 2) Collapse, Experts, Overpopulation, Peter Turchin, Predictions, Social Disorder, Stages of, War
Tagged crisis phase, decline and fall, secular cycles, Turchin, violence, war
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