And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Fort in the Darial Gorge on the border between Russia and Georgia, 1964.
Ever read the book or see the movie about an American unit in Afghanistan titled The Outpost? True story. Makes this siting look conceived by Wellington and completed by Napoleon
A "Fixer-Upper". Be the Kildar.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite books. Ringo knows how to write ‘em.
DeleteI don't know about location though, a fort with nothing but higher ground around it
ReplyDeleteI was thinking it might be in a pass.
DeleteBeen awhile since I read this series. Need to dig them out and enjoy again!
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Ever read the book or see the movie about an American unit in Afghanistan titled The Outpost? True story. Makes this siting look conceived by Wellington and completed by Napoleon
ReplyDeleteNetflix has it.
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