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Quotes: Any Man Who Judges by the Group is a Pea-wit

July 29, 2020July 25, 2020Eppu

We’ve been watching some Lincoln documentaries and movies plus various Lincoln-adjacent media recently. This LOL-worthy moment comes from the movie Gettysburg: “Any man who judges by the group is a pea-wit.” – Sergeant Buster Kilrain in Gettysburg by Ron Maxwell…

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Quotes: Tanks Being Repulsed by Pistol Fire

January 30, 2019January 8, 2019Eppu

After the Finnish centennial in 2017, I’ve been reading outside my usual periods of Finnish history a little, including on the Finnish Winter War (1939-1940, for 105 days against the USSR). Here’s another literally incredible detail. Fighting was going on…

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QuotesFinland, history, warfare

Quotes: Finns Know How to Listen to the Stillness in the Great Forest

January 23, 2019January 8, 2019Eppu

After the Finnish centennial in 2017, I’ve been reading outside my usual periods of Finnish history a little, including on the Finnish Winter War (1939-1940, for 105 days against the USSR). Here’s another tidbit that caught my attention: “Finns know…

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Live and Active Cultures, QuotesFinland, history, land, warfare

Quotes: Finns Were on Intimate Terms with Winter

January 16, 2019April 17, 2022Eppu3 Comments

After the Finnish centennial in 2017, I’ve been reading outside my usual periods of Finnish history, including on the Finnish Winter War (1939-1940, for 105 days against the USSR). It’s easy for a modern Finn—at least this modern Finn—to get…

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Live and Active Cultures, QuotesFinland, history, Northern Europe, warfare

Quotes: Willful and Obstinate Little Country

January 9, 2019January 8, 2019Eppu

After the Finnish centennial in 2017, I’ve been reading outside my usual periods of Finnish history a little, including on the Finnish Winter War (1939-1940, for 105 days against the USSR). In November 1939, just before hostilities broke out, a…

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Quotesand so it begins, Finland, history, warfare

Quotes: Finland Is Weird. Finland Is Different

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018Eppu1 Comment

I first became aware of Adrian Tchaikovsky when he won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2016. I’ve been meaning to check out his writing since then. Ironclads, a limited-edition hardcover novella, finally made it to the top of my…

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QuotesFinland, opinions, science fiction, Sweden, USA, worldbuilding

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