Studies in War and Peace by Michael Eliot HowardMy rating: 5 of 5 starsLawrence Freedman wrote about the passing of Sir Michael Howard on War on the Rocks (https://warontherocks.com/2019/12/mic…) which led me to reread this collection of his essays. It reminded me of how much Howard was cited and read when I was taking military …
Author: mdkanner
Soldier (20 years), philosopher (with the paperwork to prove it), writer (well that's why I have the blog).
Where I've Been and Where am I Headed
So, I realized that I haven't written or posted anything here in posted anything in a while except for a review or announcements of my publishing. I would add that I haven't written anything worth publishing in a while either. Which brings me to the point. As always, November and December are the busy time …
"The Grunt"
I am happy to report that my poem "The Grunt" is the featured (first) of the collection THE BRAVE published by Clare Songbirds Publishing. The collection was limited to veterans and is a fundraiser for the charity 'Semper K9.' The poem started as a rough draft scribbled down after a patrol in Honduras in the …
"Feed the Beast"
I will leave it to the reader to decide on who is the beast in my story of WWI trenches - https://spillwords.com/feed-the-beast/
Review of “Badlands Witch”
Badlands Witch by Carrie Vaughn My rating: 5 of 5 stars The second Cormac and Amelia only has me waiting for the third (supposedly coming out in the future). If you are not familiar, Cormac is a former werewolf and vampire hunter introduced during the Kitty Norville series. Amelia is a long-dead English woman who …
