KJ Parker on Siege Warfare
I enjoyed this short treatise on the history of sieges.
Unfortunately I can’t see how to apply its precepts to writing.
I enjoyed this short treatise on the history of sieges.
Unfortunately I can’t see how to apply its precepts to writing.
For whatever reason, I’m struggling with my writing schedule at the moment, and changes I’m trying to make haven’t worked so far. Thus, this week all I have is another video:
Either I’ll figure it out and proper articles will start appearing regularly again, or I’ll have to reconsider the schedule entirely.
Another light week. Have a mixture of Cornetto flavors:
Tropa de Elite and Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora é Outro[1] are two Brazilian crime/action movies about the drug trade and corruption in Rio de Janeiro. While fictional[2], they clearly draw upon contemporary Brazilian politics. They both follow Roberto Nascimento, who at the start of the first film is a captain in BOPE, an elite unit roughly analogous to the American SWAT squads[3].
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