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The Importance of Password Security

Last winter the ultimate disaster occurred at the my home; a Windows update arrived and my PC reacted badly and had to be put out of its misery. All good then, ...

The US Army Adopts The Carl Gustaf M3E1 Recoilless Rifle

 The Carl Gustaf has been on issue to Special Operations units for over two decades and on operational service (on request only) with Light Role Infantry u...

Creating the Steampunk Genre - What is it all about?

So what is it then that makes a story Steampunk? Put simply, Steampunk is a Victorian science-fiction/fantasy setting or aesthetic. The key to steampunk is the ...

Tarot Basics The Major Arcana Part 7

This is the seventh and final part of an ongoing series that gives a basic introduction to the Major Arcana. These few posts are an open invitation to learn mor...

Tarot Basics The Major Arcana Part 6

The sixth part of an ongoing series that gives a basic introduction to the Major Arcana. Here we look at those things that cause devastation in life and yet the...

Tarot Basics The Major Arcana Part 5

I this fifth part of an ongoing series that gives a basic introduction to the Major Arcana, we look at the early trials we encounter in life. These few posts ar...

Tarot Basics - The Major Arcana Part 4

The fourth part of an ongoing series that gives a basic introduction to the Major Arcana. With this part we are half way through the Major Arcana. These few pos...

Tarot Basics - The Major Arcana Part 3

The third part of an ongoing series that gives a basic introduction to the Major Arcana. Here we see the part of the Fool's Journey where he begins to see beyon...

Tarot Basics - The Major Arcana Part 2

The second part of an ongoing series that gives a basic introduction to the Major Arcana. These few posts are an open invitation to learn more about Tarot readi...

Tarot Basics - The Major Arcana Part 1

A simple introduction to Tarot Card definitions. These few post are an open invitation to learn more about Tarot reading and to give my readers a very basic int...

Beginning Tarot Reading - Your First Deck

When someone comes to Tarot for the first time, they obviously want a Tarot deck, but where do they to look for their first deck? There are a few shops that do ...

Matched Betting - How Online Bookmakers Give You Free Money

This is your simple guide to Matched Betting, an easy way to make a small additional income and a possible (more difficult and complex) way to make a substantia...

The Savoia Cavalleria at Izbuscenski - The Last Full Scale Cavalry Charge

It is going to be important here to define just what I mean by a "full scale cavalry charge". I am looking at a charge made by multiple squadrons in close order...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – What It Is and How to Deal with It

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is an invisible and yet debilitating medical condition. On a personal note, I have lived with this condition for 14 years and still get...

British Armour of the Second World War - The Infantry Tank

In the early days of armoured warfare Britain was the world leader in armoured forces and along with France set the baseline for the tank and what function it s...

Horse Mounted Cavalry in World War II - An Anachronism or Tactical Sense

The modern view of World War II is one of huge armoured formations dealing out death and destruction on all sides whilst being impervious to incoming fire. Cava...

Panzer Terror - Debunking the Myth of German Armoured Superiority

It is often said that, during the Second World War, responsibility for the German victories lay in large measure to the superiority of their incredible and tech...

The Centurion: Hero of Ancient Rome

Of all the soldiers of ancient Rome, from Hastatus to the Magister Utriusque Militiae, one title stands out above all in the modern consciousness: the Centurion...

The Kitten Who Loved Leaves

This is Josephine, the kitten who loved leaves. Josephine was a tiny and very ladylike cat, her favourite place to rest, sleep or relax was surrounded by leaves...

Operation Barbarossa - An Alternative History Thought Exercise

Some time ago a friend from Bulgaria with an interest in alternative histories put to me a question about the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, here ...