Imagination governs the world. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Yo-yo Management |
2021 | DIY: Outdoor Gym Modifications |
First Hammock Hang Of 2021 | |
Slow Moving Trains And Squirrels | |
Just Chillin’… Why? | |
2020 | Still Crazy After All These Years… |
2019 | 20 / 20 Foresight |
He Knew Damned Well… | |
2018 | Be Someone’s Kindling |
2017 | When The Moment Comes |
2016 | Changed Clothes Lately? |
2015 | Like Stone |
2014 | Resistance Is Futile |
2013 | Subtle Humor |
To Look Behind Green Eyes | |
2012 | The Path Is Endless |
2011 | Happy MLK, Jr Day!!! |
A Factor Of Ten | |
Better Late Than Never? | |
Whoops! | |
Acceptable Beginnings | |
Slow Progress | |
Useful Confrontation | |
When Phenomena Are Different | |
Creative Avoidance | |
Thinking | |
Fast And Flexible | |
Surrender Certainty | |
Techniques | |
Vive La Difference | |
Destiny | |
Completeness | |
Art | |
Posts Tagged ‘Napoléon Bonaparte’
Imagining Justice
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Imagination, Justice, Napoléon Bonaparte, Philosophy, Quotes on January 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Nourish Others
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Courage, Hope, Love, Napoléon Bonaparte, Nourishment, Philosophy, Quotes on October 23, 2022| 2 Comments »
Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
[…with courage, love and hope. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Too Heavy A Burden |
I Don’t Mind At All | |
2020 | Compare, Contrast And Learn |
Some Dreams Do Come True | |
Just In Case | |
2019 | Can I Get A Witness? |
2018 | I’d Still Like To Try It Out |
2017 | In Every Thing |
2016 | Future Halo |
2015 | The Hard Way Every Time |
2014 | Indispensable Wits |
2013 | I’d Like To |
2012 | 2012 National League Champions – San Francisco Giants!! |
2nd Viewing – No Change | |
Light Shining Out of Darkness | |
2011 | Just Kickin It |
Are These The “Real” Protectors Of America’s Constitution? | |
2010 | Giants Advance To 2010 World Series!!! |
Press On
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Napoléon Bonaparte, Perseverance, Philosophy, Quotes, Victory on October 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Victory belongs to the most persevering. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Press On |
Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This | |
2020 | AMA |
Still Shiny | |
2019 | Things That Go Bump In The Night |
Hoping I’m Careful | |
2018 | I Must Be Truly Wise |
2017 | My Sensei |
2016 | The Worst Sin |
2015 | Rules Of Thumb |
2014 | A Prayer |
Orange October (IX) – Giants Lose Game 2 In Bullpen Collapse | |
2013 | Complacent Reality |
2012 | Two-minute Sex |
Just Staring, Why? | |
2011 | A World Of Difference |
Golden Eagle
Posted in 2020 Book Review, Book Review, History, Reading, Reviews, tagged 2020 Book Review, Bernard Cornwell, French Regimental Eagle, Highly Recommended Book, Historical Military Fiction, King's Colors, Liverpool, Napoléon Bonaparte, Richard Sharpe, Sharpe's Eagle -- book review, YouTube on April 4, 2020| Leave a Comment »
“Sharpe’s Eagle” — book review | |
Today’s review is for “Sharpe’s Eagle” (1981©) written by Bernard Cornwell. This book was the first in the “Sharpe” book series which became (in the 1990’s) the Sharpe television series. I became aware of the character via this TV series while living in Liverpool and was reminded of them when they came up as a suggestion in YouTube. | |
Richard Sharpe is a sergeant in the British army in Spain fighting against Napoleon Bonaparte and his French army. Sharpe saves the life of the commanding general who then gives Sharpe a field promotion to Lieutenant. The series tracks Sharpe’s rise through the officer ranks. This book jumps in with Sharpe as a Captain and then begins dropping bits about how he got that far. | |
The book revolves around two main battles. The first where his regiment loses the “King’s colors” (the British Flag) and Sharpe personally recovers his Regimental colors. The two flags are normally kept fairly close together on a battlefield and if you lose one, you generally lose both. The second battle is to win a Regimental Eagle, which is the French equivalent of the British Regimental colors. The first battle is purely fictional, while the second is dramatized history – so, basically fictionalized history. The battle occurred, the eagle capture did not. | |
So, is the book any good? Entertaining? Interesting? Yes. Yes. And, yes. I can easily see why this book became both a book series and a TV series. Of course, I like historical fiction, military stories (and fiction), and good old action novels (and movies). It is not “very” realistic that Sharpe survives the battles, let alone the book or series, but setting that aside, the book is actually much better at explaining the battles than the TV series. The TV series was significantly scaled back, but it still retained the flavor of the book. For example, in the battle where the flag (King’s color) is lost, the book’s battle is a battalion size engagement. In the TV show, it’s a company fight. | |
One other point. The author (Cornwell) is a serious military historical expert on the Napoléonic period and the book is full of details which high-lights his expertise in period tactics, weapons, social classes, food and geography. | |
Final recommendation: highly recommended!! As I said, I saw some of the various series back in the 1990’s, so I jumped in with the YouTube offering. I then read the book and re-watched this particular episode in the TV series again. The episode was even better after reading the book. I will add there were “somewhat” significant differences in the two versions, but (again), perfectly understandable given the time and space a book gives you and the cost limitations a TV adaptation does not allow. And, yes, I bought a number of books in the series, so you’ll be seeing posts on those as I get through them. | |
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I Remember | |
2020 | Golden Eagle |
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2017 | I Think They Are Starting To… |
2016 | Living There |
2015 | Bookin’ West |
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2011 | Waiting In Line At Starbuck’s |
#45 Is The Inverse
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #IncompetentTrump, Ability, Napoléon Bonaparte, Opportunity, Politics, Quotes on November 21, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Ability is of little account without opportunity. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
[And, without a tremendous amount of luck, opportunity is of little account without ability. This is the legacy and tragedy of the #IncompetentTrump Administration. He is not even smart or competent enough to hire the best people and get out of their way. Then, he could have taken all the credit – which he was intent on doing anyway. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
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2019 | #45 Is The Inverse |
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Binge, Binge, Binge | |
2016 | Feeling Warm Yet? |
Four Documentaries | |
2015 | Just Like All The Others |
2014 | In My Own Vanity |
2013 | Filled With Words |
2012 | Lectio Auget Existentiae Meae |
2011 | Lied Lately? |
2010 | Born To Work At Faux News |
Lost Again (Uh, Make That Still) | |
Qui Genus Humanum Ingenio Superavit | |
They’re Back… (Part 1) | |
Are You Moving?
Posted in Leadership, Quotes, Reading, tagged Leaders, Napoléon Bonaparte, Quotes, Readers on April 25, 2019| 3 Comments »
Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Prayers For Mariupol |
2021 | Assumptions Are Fatal In Science |
Starting To Look Back | |
2020 | Down On Earth |
2019 | Are You Moving? |
2018 | We Can Only Pray |
2017 | Heavier At That End |
2016 | The Difference Is Craftsmanship |
2015 | However Vast The Darkness |
2014 | The Omnipresent Teacher |
2013 | Don’t Waste |
2012 | Earning Thanks |
2011 | Fuzzy Vision |
2010 | Movies and Book |
As I Recall
Posted in Quotes, tagged Judgment, Memory, Napoléon Bonaparte, Quotes on April 8, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Just The Same |
2021 | Starting Young |
I Hear It, Too | |
2020 | My Thoughts On #LyingDonald’s Corona Briefings |
2019 | As I Recall |
2018 | Effective Violence And A Government At Risk |
2017 | Playing The Same Music |
2016 | Survival Instinct |
2015 | Tears |
2014 | Bourne Again (4) |
2013 | God’s Protection |
2012 | Happy Easter!! |
Edge, Class, Clash, And Flight | |
The Value Of Bureaucracies | |
2011 | Logic Cuts |
Fear, Racism And Greed
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged Fear, Napoléon Bonaparte, Politics, Quotes, Racism, Vices, Virtues on July 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | We Can Figure This Out |
2016 | Just Enough |
2015 | Bourne Bond |
Springs Eternal | |
2014 | Brains First |
2013 | Not Listening Anymore |
2012 | At Your Marks! |
2011 | We Are Not Alone |
Underlying Rationality | |
2010 | Is the Obama Administration Failing? |
In Other Words… | |
Quite Please! | |
In A Hostage Situation… | |
Are We Done Yet? | |
In Order… | |
Flip-flopping… | |
Proof of Choice… | |
On “Leading” A Democracy To War… | |
Actually, It’s All About Me… | |
Still Going…
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Courage, Napoléon Bonaparte, Persistence, Philosophy, Strength on January 12, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | No Ulterior Motive |
2021 | A Soul Passing |
I Hear You Singing In The Wire | |
Thank You, Georgia! | |
2020 | Implications |
2019 | Just To… |
2018 | Still Going… |
2017 | Great Risk |
2016 | Robbery |
2015 | Humanity Plus |
2014 | Dinner For Two? |
2013 | Exercise For Those Over 50 |
2012 | Tearful Joy!! |
Except When He’s Left | |
Proof Sits In The Oval Office
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #DumbDonald, Napoléon Bonaparte, Politics, Quotes, Stupidity on September 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Well Within Our Power |
Hammer Time | |
2020 | 3 November Is Coming! |
Bee Gees’ing | |
2019 | Senate Republicans: Impeachment – Because It Is Right! |
Dave’s Not Here, Man! | |
Mixing Business And Pleasure | |
2018 | Intensity Doesn’t Make It Correct |
HF2: 1940’s Grapes | |
2017 | Proof Sits In The Oval Office |
2016 | Tragic Determinism |
2015 | Maybe It Should Be Clearer |
2014 | Make It Your Strength |
2013 | Four Score |
2012 | The Ruler |
2011 | Forever |
2010 | Just Cuz |
How Do You Mend A Broken Heart? | |
It’s Alive!! (3rd Pair Shoe Review) | |
The Soul Of Victory
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Napoléon Bonaparte, Philosophy, Quotes on August 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »
It’s the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Getting Furrowed? |
2015 | Pretty Good So Far |
2014 | Still Learning? |
There Ain’t No Thing Like Me, ‘Cept Me! | |
2013 | Little Lives |
2012 | Evolution |
2011 | Excellence At Performance = 10,000 Hours |
2009 | A Brief Poem… |
Crater Lake Trip with James | |
Towards No Regret
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Education, Ignorance, Napoléon Bonaparte, Philosophy, Quotes on November 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Small Curves |
One For Me | |
2020 | Like Belief In Truth And Facts |
Hey #45, Are You Tired Of LOSING Law Suits Too? | |
2019 | Many Forms |
2018 | Serenity Prayer |
2017 | But The Clock Says It’s Already Two Minutes 30 Seconds to Midnight |
2016 | Towards No Regret |
2015 | 109 And Beyond |
2014 | Are You Waiting? |
2013 | Traditional Human Sacrifice |
2012 | A Division Of Men |
2011 | Miles, Legends and Superwoman |
Got Tragedy? | |
2010 | My Company For A Prince!! |
On The Shoulders Of Titans | |
Two Weeks To Go…
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged Napoléon Bonaparte, On Undecideds, On Voting, Politics, Quotes on October 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
[Are there really still ANY undecideds left? — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | A Simple Choice, Really |
Waaaay Before The Movie | |
2020 | I Just Want To Stay Happy |
Fading… | |
2019 | Show Righteousness, Not Fear |
2018 | Sounds Like Politics, Too |
2017 | Resist More |
Conservatives Are Not The Enemy | |
2016 | Two Weeks To Go… |
2015 | Remembering |
2014 | The Creeping Death Of Civilization |
Orange October (X) – A Blue Morning Turns Into An Orange Evening | |
2013 | License Problem |
2012 | Giants Win Game 2 Of The 2012 World Series 2 To 0!!! |
Adage, n. | |
Questions Women Should Ask Before Voting… | |
2011 | What Are You Looking At? |
All About Control
Posted in Leadership, Politics, Quotes, tagged Leadership, Napoléon Bonaparte, On Chaos, On Conflict, On Control, Politics, Quotes on May 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Or The Day After |
9 (40) Redux – And Tips To Make It Through The Day | |
2021 | And Yet I Still Pray |
I’m Still Listening To It | |
2020 | What Am I Missing? |
If Only | |
2019 | For Most #IncompetentDonald Followers |
2018 | I Dare You |
2017 | To Republicans Who Choose Party Over Country |
2016 | All About Control |
2015 | Liberty Is Extravagant |
2014 | Always Remember To Reach |
Have You Registered To Vote Yet? | |
2013 | Ripples From The Water’s Edge |
Because I Was Alone | |
2012 | POI vs Reality |
Dear And Sacred | |
2011 | Chilled Again |
Reverberating Silence
Posted in Leadership, Quotes, tagged Leadership, Napoléon Bonaparte, Quotes, Silence, World Suffering on December 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people. | |
― Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Small Moments, Lived Well |
Shaking My Confidence | |
2020 | Two Happy |
Every Time I Look Around | |
Boxing (Day: 3) – Double-End Target Setup | |
2019 | Stand Up, Hook Up, Shuffle To The Door… |
2018 | Ridiculous Idea |
2017 | Waddle On! |
A Severe Challenge — When The President Is A Liar | |
2016 | The Best Of Circumstances |
2015 | Reverberating Silence |
2014 | Wrong Again? |
2013 | Improper Faith |
2012 | One More Rung |
2011 | Sunday Morning Earlies (Hugging trees and smiling…) |
Hurry | |
Updates On Life | |
2010 | It’s Gettin’ Deep In Here |