Blackadder

  • Our battles have plans, sir?

    The movie myth of complex planning << Too big to not fail The truth about Explosive Ordnance Disposal >> I recently re-watched Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy because it landed on Netflix and it had been a few years since I’d… Continue reading

    Our battles have plans, sir?
  • Setting the scene

    Military world-building for creators. Part 1: C4 << Holy Grail or Poisoned Chalice? Double nuclear trouble >> That’s not how the army WORKS… —Me, all the time, to the TV, to the eternal annoyance of my wife Hello and Happy… Continue reading

    Setting the scene
  • What do you do in the army?

    How a peacetime army spends its time 🎧 Available in audio << Custard bombs Reacher’s last chance (Part 1) >> Hello again. This week I’ve decided to tackle one of those questions I spent my fifteen years of service trying… Continue reading

    What do you do in the army?
  • Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 1)

    Historical and tactical confusion. << Just stepping out to the Andromeda Galaxy for a coffee Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 2: The limitations of biology and physics.) >> Handguns get the worst firearm treatment This is the… Continue reading

    Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 1)