tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post3024821576240455938..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Today In History: Wooden walls.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52529517012757586552007-10-15T16:37:00.000-04:002007-10-15T16:37:00.000-04:00And without the Greek fleet's fight at Artemisium ...And without the Greek fleet's fight at Artemisium to hold the Persian navy at bay and secure the seaward flank, the Greek army couldn't have even thought about making any kind of stand at Thermopylae.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3312718951383032272007-09-30T00:57:00.000-04:002007-09-30T00:57:00.000-04:00If, in fact, this confrontation led to the eventua...If, in fact, this confrontation led to the eventual birth of Western Civilization, it could be said that the current GWOT against the Islamo fascists is the continued war, of which this was an early battle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29871221448912946762007-09-29T18:01:00.000-04:002007-09-29T18:01:00.000-04:00Ya sure, they didn't get the movie, but to this da...Ya sure, they didn't get the movie, but to this day, nobody goes into the deli and asks for a "Thermopyl on rye."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49654949560401477342007-09-29T17:46:00.000-04:002007-09-29T17:46:00.000-04:00OT: Whoohoo! Kalashnikitty shirt just arrived in t...OT: Whoohoo! Kalashnikitty shirt just arrived in the mail!!<BR/>Ok, we now return you to your study of Greek military history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com