The War Room
Dr Robert Lyman MBEIdeas and commentary on historical matters and subjects associated with modern international relations, sometimes associated with my writing, and sometimes not!
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Out of Sight, Out of History
A havildar of 4/1st Gurkha Rifles after having successfully captured Jail Hill, Kohima, May 1944.
If your story isn’t written up, history will forget you.
This is simple but harsh reality. People often complain that it is the victors that...
Enjoy hellfire, scum
I was prompted by an excellent article by Nigel Biggar today to post a redacted version of a conversation I had on Substack yesterday.
Many of my friends have told me they have difficulty engaging with people of the opposite cultural or p...
Why the Northern Ireland Troubles Act perverts reality
Me, in the Ballymurphy, 1983, in a photograph snapped by Lieutenant Colonel Bryan Elliott, CO of 1LI at the time. He was driving past in his Landrover and spotted a photo opportunity.
I have been following the passage of the U.K. Governmen...
Misfire: British Empire Special Forces and Defeat in Malaya in World War II
Brian Farrell’s otherwise excellent new book on Special Forces in Malaya might just breach the Trade Descriptions Act, because the book isn’t ‘just’ about Malaya. Farrell in fact uses Malayan Campaign as a vehicle to discuss the use and abu...
Korea: War Without End
This is of seminal importance to our appreciation of the importance of the Korean War. The authors combine strategic military awareness with the necessity of providing historical analysis built on thorough research. What we are offered is a...
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I was once a soldier. My five degrees are in history, international affairs, war studies, military technology and the operational art of General Bill Slim, the latter being my PhD. www.robertlyman.com.
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