This is a special celebratory post to celebrate that this is the 50th post written by myself on this blog. When I started writing I never expected to hold out this long, blah blah blah, and I can also be extra proud because Andrew gave up after two or so months, whereas I'm still going on with writing pieces no one will read.
The books I purchased recently and which I listed in the previous post have been undergoing some reading, apart from the Decameron, which I am saving for later (when I have more time). Both The English Civil War and Deser landen Crijchsvolk are great reads, though Van Nimwegen's position on the military revolution can only be marked as untenable (as pointed out by Erik Swart here in the final conclusion, which is also presented in English). His description of the organisation of the army and the experiences of both soldiers and civilians is far better than that in other works, however, and his descriptions of the campaigns, while lacking in terms of maps, are clear and all-inclusive. He does not limit himself to the famous campaigns and battles.
Apart from that, I fear I have little to say in this post, apart from sharing a cake (possibly stolen from another party) to celebrate and providing you with a truly hilarious news story (well, not really). Let's try another one.
1 comment:
Congratulations and up to the next 50, Timmy! What a wonderfull cake did you have, was it your mum that baked it? Kor's mother didn't bake one, I am sure, I understand why you switched name and by that switched mums :-) Marleen
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