Of Dreadnoughts and F-35s

In 1906, HMS Dreadnought entered service with the Royal Navy. With her all-big-gun armament, she was a revolutionary vessel, and changed the balance of naval power at a stroke. Suddenly, all other battleships – which quickly became known as...

The Katz out of the bag

I was recently made aware of yet another spat on one of the Boer War Facebook groups, with my name being flung around by a True Believer: While I am flattered that I have made such an impact on Mr Katz, that I clearly live rent-free in his head...

The crime of being right

Thomas Sowell once wrote: ‘People will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never forgive you for being right – especially if events prove you right while proving them wrong’. This quote perfectly sums up why Prof Pretorius, his brainless...