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A World of Difference
Can General Petraeus turn war in Iraq around?

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But has a single commander ever made much of a difference in almost instantly turning around an entire theater?

In fact, yes. The once relatively unknown Gens. Ulysses S. Grant, Curtis LeMay and George S. Patton all found renown only after replacing their failed predecessors. Indeed, in almost every war, on occasion a single general can so radically change the pulse of the battlefield that a political victory becomes possible where once the public thought it was utterly improbable.--

Read it all.

It moves me.

I think there is a general consensus - 300 is just incredible (a fine movie site btw). I thought I'd bring together some of our links:
Tobermory's History of Thermopylae
Victor Davis Hanson's Movie Book Intro
VDH With Your Shield or On It column
VDH's lengthier analysis - Last Night at the 300
All glory goes to Tobermory for these links.
Plus: It was my destiny to play Leonidas

Herodotus and Lycurgus on display at movie house near you

300 is superb. VDH explains it better than I ever could.

Victor Davis Hanson @ City Journal:
With Your Shield or On It
Zack Snyder’s 300: a spirited take on a clash of civilizations





From Works and Days, Victor Davis Hanson @ Pajamas Media:
The “300”
(To read it all scroll down to Last Night at the 300)

I haven’t written a formal review of the “300”, since I was asked to write an introduction to the book accompanying the movie, and wouldn’t be a disinterested critic. Below are the reactions I had after seeing the premier Monday night in Hollywood, posted in NRO’s corner.

I took my son and daughter to the showing. They had a great time, especially talking to Frank Miller....

VDH on 300!!!

This is grand:
History and the Movie “300”
The Greeks, the war, and everything else