tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69901452903448640032024-02-21T15:32:38.029-05:00Defending the LegacyBringing history to life through historical quotes, essays, and paintingsFaithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.comBlogger267125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-90040242915594980772022-03-06T18:46:00.002-05:002022-03-06T18:46:23.731-05:00Illustrations of Officers' Servants 1755-1783<p>Officers in the 18th Century were often attended by servants, and their dress is a fascinating study. All images are contemporary 18th Century paintings with information where applicable. Clicking on an image will enlarge it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnvgjkfZhMG-0FdArl-umRLvf3mpstQGL2HduXFXfuZtNn5HGpBLMHzN-4eJiW_ur8CmnxORDG0EfwjUbhXdnmzVWSUx1XOA4Pa3QHVbsbJNw_sESXy3-4JrY-qrtYZCTj8Ctas5uPywAx3_nsG_PC0cksyogw7cR4_t3z1yZ1Q1Rv0VdsspzFCIaL=s2000" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1616" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnvgjkfZhMG-0FdArl-umRLvf3mpstQGL2HduXFXfuZtNn5HGpBLMHzN-4eJiW_ur8CmnxORDG0EfwjUbhXdnmzVWSUx1XOA4Pa3QHVbsbJNw_sESXy3-4JrY-qrtYZCTj8Ctas5uPywAx3_nsG_PC0cksyogw7cR4_t3z1yZ1Q1Rv0VdsspzFCIaL=w324-h400" width="324" /></a></div><p><i>1752 "William Kerr, 4th Marquis of Lothian" by David Morier.</i></p><p>This Marquis of Lothian held commissions as Colonel of the 24th Regiment of Foot and as Colonel of the 11th Dragoons. He is wearing the uniform of the 24th Foot. What is of interest to this discussion is the young man just to the left of the horse. He wears a short white coat with white breeches and stockings. Underneath the coat is a blue waistcoat (presumably) and very unusual yellow garment. The yellow garment could be a waistcoat but it has fringe at the ends, along with gold embroidery. It is also possible that it is a type of apron instead. His cap is of a type similar to that worn by dragoon musicians. It bears a sun in splendor under a crown, and has white scrollwork on either side and is trimmed with yellow feathers and a black plume. The young fellow carries a stick with a silver head and not an instrument--an odd omission if he is intended to depict a member of the regimental band.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmr3ZHNHw9pPsj1rdPqz2xA9hlkdAge4FPTz9g2JfdBqKx0J4djDu21RJsVH-vVWnMeNgne_FN7dysvjHmpNUYKSOrcPIfzILZypV5HGbqseRCaejDWrZtztA9_XhYHil1NMG33UER64FgxspbFf2n8y8LtzZgYN1AEnvKwbs2M1hKOvJRlPQqAwr7=s2048" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1588" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmr3ZHNHw9pPsj1rdPqz2xA9hlkdAge4FPTz9g2JfdBqKx0J4djDu21RJsVH-vVWnMeNgne_FN7dysvjHmpNUYKSOrcPIfzILZypV5HGbqseRCaejDWrZtztA9_XhYHil1NMG33UER64FgxspbFf2n8y8LtzZgYN1AEnvKwbs2M1hKOvJRlPQqAwr7=w310-h400" width="310" /></a></div><br /><i>1780 "George Washington" by John Trumbull. </i><p></p><p>In this painting, George's horse is held by a servant, who is possibly William "Billy" Lee. He wears a red turban with a red plume. His jacket is dark blue with red cuffs and his waistcoat is red. Unfortunately, the large horse obscures the rest of the detail. It is fairly likely, however, that his breeches and stockings are dark as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI_NFCoBPMMx4wdsWwXlXZ0RRIkSClsB3Anyo4DLMS-LyPINeDe1YfknR3sHr6fuftdxLaakvyGCAnlJcnnvfeG9mNQBYOsiGW1xxBYDvxucPUTGvrdf8hvmV3wzW2fOV2yrBTNC94FO7EgRRnt6Fd0ngGKoZ75lLuikhJ04plrh5ywfBcmCOin9lS=s1505" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI_NFCoBPMMx4wdsWwXlXZ0RRIkSClsB3Anyo4DLMS-LyPINeDe1YfknR3sHr6fuftdxLaakvyGCAnlJcnnvfeG9mNQBYOsiGW1xxBYDvxucPUTGvrdf8hvmV3wzW2fOV2yrBTNC94FO7EgRRnt6Fd0ngGKoZ75lLuikhJ04plrh5ywfBcmCOin9lS=w319-h400" width="319" /></a></div><i>1781: "Marquis de Lafayette" by Jean-Baptiste LePaon. </i> <div>The other person is often identified as James Armistead Lafayette, for no discernible reason. He is more likely a local individual assigned to serve Lafayette in a personal capacity, rather than an espionage capacity. He wears a hussar-inspired uniform, with high tan boots, tight red pants, and a silver and red barrel sash. His jacket is red with green cuffs and silver lace, with a black hat decorated with red, white, and green plumes. He is equipped with a green cloak, a sword, and another crossbelt, the purpose of which is unknown.<br /><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi914tNpXkBu2WrIdUWgv0w1rjnEKOlgiHGn2D-UeFjN-KW01CybCW9sYLeMQJKLlUEXj4OKklvdj4fqbRp-p09KGwefdHJsJ_FUAG-AjWwT-jqSm_2WovBqYY2e2I8hj9fKC7qPS67gYhL2CSVqEucZ9navxEOA26JwdYAxgtICM7kODmCzdVGy3hE=s2048" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="2048" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi914tNpXkBu2WrIdUWgv0w1rjnEKOlgiHGn2D-UeFjN-KW01CybCW9sYLeMQJKLlUEXj4OKklvdj4fqbRp-p09KGwefdHJsJ_FUAG-AjWwT-jqSm_2WovBqYY2e2I8hj9fKC7qPS67gYhL2CSVqEucZ9navxEOA26JwdYAxgtICM7kODmCzdVGy3hE=w400-h272" width="400" /></a></p><i>1781: "Death of Major Peirson at the Battle of Jersey".</i> Perhaps the most famous illustration of an officer's servant shows the servant of Major Peirson firing away doggedly at the onrushing French troops. He wears a short navy blue jacket with yellowish cuffs and collar and silver epaulette. His waistcoat (two rows of buttons) and breeches are yellowish-tan. Grey stockings and black shoes cover his legs. He wears a yellow and blue striped sash and a black hat with yellow, blue, and black plumes.<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU0I8b13uKFbQoCI19P-Eem1yMHW-N0AAzyaqggORrgoAfqJowV6wmFE1FzZ6Vgi8MFHdHVb2jYMy705OuQgz8shtUiuyrRdQnTJy1e-LF_0f3YlRX2SOnu8aqJI-paUcp04cV1v6eGXs-YcQQLW4e_t5KJsfaQX1Vnzo5GLALDMrVL0iITfSGZw_M=s2048" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU0I8b13uKFbQoCI19P-Eem1yMHW-N0AAzyaqggORrgoAfqJowV6wmFE1FzZ6Vgi8MFHdHVb2jYMy705OuQgz8shtUiuyrRdQnTJy1e-LF_0f3YlRX2SOnu8aqJI-paUcp04cV1v6eGXs-YcQQLW4e_t5KJsfaQX1Vnzo5GLALDMrVL0iITfSGZw_M=w400-h255" width="400" /></a></p><p><i>1782: "The Earl of Aldborough reviewing volunteers" by Francis Wheatley</i>. At least one servant is pictured, sitting behind the center carriage. He wears a white turban, blue jacket with white collar, adorned with an silver epaulette and silver-laced buttonholes, buff breeches, white stockings and brown shoes. The epaulette, setting, and general similarity to other officers' servants' uniforms suggests that he also performs this duty.</p><p><br /></p><br /></div>Jordan Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783409419444341343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-2578670990947221632020-09-13T20:35:00.002-04:002020-09-13T20:35:55.920-04:00British Officers of the French & Indian War from Contemporary Pictures<p>This is a gallery of portraits of British officers during the French & Indian War. Since these portraits were painted from life, there are interesting regimental distinctions illustrated. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but hopefully will prove interesting and a springboard for further research.</p><p><b></b></p><p><b>17th Regiment of Foot:</b> Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton. 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<b>35th Regiment of Foot:</b> Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Fletcher (photo originally from The 35th Project <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120417165337/http://www.btinternet.com/~the35thfootproject/index.html">https://web.archive.org/web/20120417165337/http://www.btinternet.com/~the35thfootproject/index.html</a>.) Fletcher's portrait is likely from the 1760s or later because of the epaulette, narrow lapels, and light waistcoat. </div>
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<b>40th Regiment of Foot.</b> Captain George Scott.<br />
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<b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>55th Regiment of Foot.</b> Colonel George Augustus, Viscount Howe. This most likely shows him in the uniform of the 55th Regiment of Foot. It is possible that this illustration shows him as colonel of the 60th Regiment, but it appears that the 60th's officers did not wear buttonhole lace.<br /><b></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Afsvm3ZzyDIbSyOwhaqd38_SC2Qb943-9MLgQJVC7VslOpWfFNXZWzORURkPH-zsT5am_Yu2EsDM7r-7zUwU-B0RVyyu6kcdbuXKTCrXHYAXzdvuxSuJP0VzFw0XDAPf5L67M2X3Jiw/s1000/George+Augustus+Howe.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Afsvm3ZzyDIbSyOwhaqd38_SC2Qb943-9MLgQJVC7VslOpWfFNXZWzORURkPH-zsT5am_Yu2EsDM7r-7zUwU-B0RVyyu6kcdbuXKTCrXHYAXzdvuxSuJP0VzFw0XDAPf5L67M2X3Jiw/s320/George+Augustus+Howe.jpeg" /></a></b></div><b> </b><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b> <br /></b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>58th Regiment of Foot.</b> Lieutenant-Colonel William Howe. (Photo from Archives Canada <a href="https://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayEcopies&lang=eng&rec_nbr=2834245&title=General%20Sir%20William%20Howe.&ecopy=c096944k">https://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayEcopies&lang=eng&rec_nbr=2834245&title=General%20Sir%20William%20Howe.&ecopy=c096944k</a>)<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FPnT6oYxqWt44lmr_DCzHbV77MfSYwrbGKqUKWL7kr8sTyg3GEcLKEw_GI16uFBcCzya7DfW5t9eeoXfDIzcxdJCOEDA8zOVxuZTrGDI44zhii_fvYizWfRVcFkJ6Z8WmT_u6nxYdsg/s1366/Archives+Canada+Howe+detail.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FPnT6oYxqWt44lmr_DCzHbV77MfSYwrbGKqUKWL7kr8sTyg3GEcLKEw_GI16uFBcCzya7DfW5t9eeoXfDIzcxdJCOEDA8zOVxuZTrGDI44zhii_fvYizWfRVcFkJ6Z8WmT_u6nxYdsg/s320/Archives+Canada+Howe+detail.jpg" /></a></div><p><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">In the 2005 movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, great care was taken to recreate the world of Narnia, its creatures and their cultures. Much detail was lavished into this movie. This post is a spotlight of one of those details: the flags of Aslan's Army during the First Battle of Beruna. Much is still unknown, and there may be other flags not pictured here. My hope is that this may serve as a springboard for more analysis.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">With Aslan the great Lion dead at the hands of the White Witch, Peter, Edmund, and Aslan's army engage the Witch's army in battle. Under their gold and red banners, they fight "for Narnia...and Aslan!"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">All images gathered from eBay, WorthPoint, or screenshots of the movie. I claim no copyright on any of them. Click on them for larger version.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">This flag is identified as belonging to the Centaurs of Aslan's army.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;"> This flag is also identified as belonging to the Centaurs. Both have the same distinct crossed-sword motif. This flag is likely suspended from a pole shaped like a T, similar to the yellow-and-red lion flag next.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">One of the easiest flags to see in the movie is the pennant attached
to the lances of the front rank of Centaurs as they charge home into the
Witch's army. It too bears the crossed-sword motif of the Centaurs.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">This is an interesting collection of flags. I have not found where the lion topper (left) appears in the movie. The center flag with red lion is clearly visible in some of the long shots of Peter's army. The bronze lion holding a yellow flag looks like one of those that topped the tents.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">A clearer shot of the flag in the center of the photo above. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">The unit that this flag identifies is not currently known. It is clearly one belonging to Aslan's army, however, as it bears the same red-and-gold color scheme as all the rest.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;"> The "mystery flag" on camera! It is on the far right of the shot, partially obscured by a Centaur's lance. It is possible that this flag is carried by the Satyrs, but at present this is uncertain.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">A different rectangular flag is visible behind the Satyr blacksmith. Though the lighting does not allow for much detail to be visible, it does appear to have three horizontal bars (perhaps feathers like the flag above?) running across the first 1/3 of the flag nearest the pole.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">This flag is one of my personal favorites: the flag of the Fauns. In C. S. Lewis's original book, Mr. Tumnus is rather proud of his hooves: "she'll wave her wand over my beautiful cloven hoofs and turn them into horrid solid hoofs like a wretched horse's." Apparently this pride is shared by most Fauns.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Another flag with the Faun motif. This one has a distinctive swallowtail shape.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">The flag behind this female Centaur looks like another angle of the Dwarf flag shown above, though detail is difficult to see. The yellow hammer head is just visible behind the Centaur's forehead.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;"><br /></span>Jordan Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783409419444341343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-32067245225103878582020-05-02T16:40:00.004-04:002020-05-02T16:40:30.693-04:00Flags for Wargamers<div style="text-align: left;">
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Now my flag-making endeavors have moved to Wargame Vault. Some are free (such as the 1745 Appin Stewart flag at the top of the post), and some are for sale (like the collection illustrated left, with flags of all Hesse-Kassell regiments deployed to North America 1776-1783). Visit <a href="https://www.wargamevault.com/browse/pub/14586/Through-All-Ages-LLC">https://www.wargamevault.com/browse/pub/14586/Through-All-Ages-LLC</a> to learn more. And if you have a historical flag you would like to add to your armies, let me know and I will see what can be done...Jordan Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783409419444341343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-83137479777037442802019-09-11T22:08:00.001-04:002019-09-20T10:12:07.786-04:00Battle of Brandywine Gallery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In honor of the 242nd anniversary of the Battle of Brandywine today, I have compiled a gallery of artistic depictions of it. These are 19th and 20th century illustrations, and usually suffer from anachronisms. Please use caution if using them for historical/costume/wargame reference. However, they are wonderful in capturing a "moment" in time, even if the fine details do not hold up under scrutiny. Enjoy!<br />
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Jacques Onfray de Breville illustrates the attack of the British and Hessian grenadiers. These two are pieces of the same painting, but as it was an illustration, about 1/4" of the middle was lost in scanning.<br />
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F. C. Yohn shows a hastily-constructed line of American troops attempting to stem the tide of the British outflanking attack.<br />
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Arthur Becher shows the moment when Washington and his staff received news that the British attack had crumpled the American lines.<br />
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As the British surged onward towards victory, a young major general named the Marquis de Lafayette attempted to rally the Americans to halt the British.<br />
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In this painting by E. Percy Moran, Lafayette looks like he has single-handedly changed the tide of the battle. Unfortunately, that was not the case.<br />
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Frank E. Schoovener shows Lafayette and a rag-tag group of Americans advancing into the fog of war. I previously identified this flag as a composite of other flags. This was erroneous. The flag is actually copied directly from a surviving artifact. (Seen at <a href="https://www.8thvirginia.com/blog/the-triumphant-return-of-legendary-flag">https://www.8thvirginia.com/blog/the-triumphant-return-of-legendary-flag</a>) This flag was in a private collection until its sale in 2012. Mr. Schoovener must have had excellent connections to view and copy this flag.<br />
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Victor A. Searles' illustration is a bizarre hodge-podge of 18th Century costume, but does capture the impression of a close-quarters melee.Jordan Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783409419444341343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-38486092562699679372019-02-18T18:51:00.002-05:002019-02-18T18:51:52.481-05:00Review of The War for America 1775-83 by Piers Mackesy<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I will begin with the end summary
first: this is one of the best books about the American Revolution that I have
read in a long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It provides a very
nice counterpoint to Matthew Spring’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">With
Zeal and With Bayonets Only</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While
Spring’s work focused on the nitty-gritty of British tactics and soldiers’
experiences, Mackesy gives a global perspective on the American rebellion.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What is known today as the
American Revolution was truly a world war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fighting began on Lexington Green in Massachusetts in 1775.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But by the time peace was signed, the war had
been waged in Africa, India, the Caribbean, and the seas of Europe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though many of these operations are mostly forgotten
today, Mackesy fits all of them into the grand strategic plans formed by the
leaders in London. However, events rarely conformed to their plans, and the decisions taken by commanders on the spot (both on land and sea) are also examined.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But this book is not just a
sweeping campaign narrative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is also
the personal story of men tasked with leading their country through a difficult
war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The decisions and personalities of
Lord North, Lord Sandwich, and Lord George Germain (not to mention King George
III) are just as important to the story as the movements of fleets and armies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How they each influenced the war is a major
part of the book.</span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">The Royal Navy forms a large part of Mackesy's book</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To create a book with any kind of
biographical content (or even history in general) usually requires digging deep
into primary sources, and Mackesy has done so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Page after page contains footnotes to letters or reports from the War
Office, or the Foreign Office, or a host of other sources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is impressively researched.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only minor criticism is that his sources
are overwhelmingly British ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Few
rebel or French, or even Loyalist sources for that matter, are used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, his story is that of Great Britain
fighting to save her empire, and so probably does not require as many sources
from other perspectives.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To anyone with an interest in the
American Revolution, I would highly recommend this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a detailed look at the British strategy
during the war, so it can be a little slower than other books at some parts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, this book’s wealth of information
well repays any effort put into it.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5/5 stars.</span></span>
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Jordan Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783409419444341343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-20323192869993511512018-10-19T18:16:00.004-04:002018-10-19T18:16:35.563-04:00Yorktown Gallery by Howard Pyle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbhYmgDWCXA8aF6N76v6VmghQcA8yULZ_PtaUQ9Lp3U3hwoPZees05F1XuSPHfF7bXF15YOmkkf4HmQIEw3uKJeLbNjzK5U9qvWzXZ7BfvzB0Rr4baLcrcOPDqy0j2Wz1ML65YnFoBjU/s1600/storyofrevolution00lodgrich_0543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1600" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbhYmgDWCXA8aF6N76v6VmghQcA8yULZ_PtaUQ9Lp3U3hwoPZees05F1XuSPHfF7bXF15YOmkkf4HmQIEw3uKJeLbNjzK5U9qvWzXZ7BfvzB0Rr4baLcrcOPDqy0j2Wz1ML65YnFoBjU/s320/storyofrevolution00lodgrich_0543.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #fff2cc;">On this day, Lord Cornwallis surrendered his post at Yorktown to General George Washington and the Comte de Rochambeau. These illustrations are Howard Pyle's imagining of the events on this climactic battle of the American Revolution.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">American and French artillerymen continued to bombard the British in Yorktown. In the second illustration, Washington and his ally Rochambeau inspect Yorktown and plan their next move.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">That next move would be an infantry assault against two small fortifications known as redoubts. The attack was well-planned and succeeded in capturing these two posts in less than thirty minutes. During these attacks, there was fierce hand-to-hand combat. Unlike many battles of the 18th Century, officers could cross swords with each other.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">On October 19, Cornwallis surrendered to the combined French-American force. This would be the last major action in the American Revolution.</span>Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-9771359095891652472018-06-20T19:52:00.003-04:002018-06-20T19:52:24.576-04:00Christianity and History
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">George Marsden. Still from video by Regent University.<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZkGVBOdg9Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZkGVBOdg9Q</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">How does a strong Christian faith influence the work
of a historian?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First of all, Christians
who study history acknowledge God’s sovereignty and guidance over all the
universe, including the affairs of men.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
may be objected that this approach forces historical facts into an ideological
viewpoint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, everyone who studies
history comes with a certain frame of reference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The best way to deal with these universal
phenomena,” writes George Marsden, a leading Christian historian, “is to
acknowledge one’s point of view rather than posing as a neutral observer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That way readers can take an author’s
viewpoint into account, discount it if they wish, and learn from it to the
extent they can.” [1]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The weather at Dunkirk is as providential as the arrangement</span></div>
<span style="color: black;">of Saturn's rings. (Public Domain)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">A major part of a Christian historian’s viewpoint is
acknowledging the role of providence in historical events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Question and answer 8 of the Westminster
Shorter Catechism defines providence as God’s “most holy, wise and powerful
preserving and governing all His creatures and all their actions.” [2] Since
God directs the universe and the actions of those within it, this means that He
has decreed the paths that history will take.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While some people separate providential events (like the weather at
Dunkirk that aided a British escape) from ordinary events, the truth is that
all events are equally controlled by God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“The weather we actually had is therefore in the strictest sense
providential; it was decreed; and decreed for a purpose, when the world was
made—but no more so (though more interestingly to us) than the precise position
at this moment of every atom in the ring of Saturn.” [3]</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">However, acknowledging God’s providential guidance
of events does not always mean that we understand why historical events
happened in a particular way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because we
are God’s creatures, not His counsellors, we ultimately cannot know God’s
purposes, aside from those that He has revealed to us in the Bible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some Christian historians attempt to
understand God’s plan as it is revealed in history, and this is a commendable
exercise, as long as they realize that they are limited to speculation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Lord of the Rings</i>, the wise wizard Gandalf understands that everyone,
including himself, has limitations and cannot know everything. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“For even the very wise,” Gandalf tells Frodo,
“cannot see all ends.” [4]</span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gandalf and Frodo in grave discussion. Picture from Time Magazine<br />
<a href="http://time.com/4650389/ian-mckellen-gandalf-lord-of-the-rings-memories/">http://time.com/4650389/ian-mckellen-gandalf-lord-of-the-rings-memories/</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">Even though we cannot know everything, we can still
apply God’s principles of right and wrong to historical events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In an effort to avoid using history primarily
as a lesson in morality, some people have argued that, when looked at from the
position of that person’s era, no action can be classed as right or wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this position embraces a philosophy that
there are no universal principles of good or evil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christians, whatever their field of study,
have a responsibility to apply the Bible’s ethical standards to history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will ensure that they “judge righteous
judgment” (John 7:24, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">King James Version</i>)
and “hate the evil and love the good.” (Amos 5:15, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">King James Version</i>).</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Judging with righteous judgment: Jesus and the woman </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">taken in adultery. Engraving by Gustave Dore</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">Christianity should influence every aspect of one’s
life, including a study of history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
Christian historian can study history more richly, because he or she
acknowledges the hand of God where others would only see coincidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christian historians can also emulate the
virtues of Jesus Christ like humility (acknowledging that we do not know the
mind of God) or justice (judging the events of the past with the Bible’s
ethical code).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In short, Christian
history is merely an outworking of our internal change: “Therefore if any man be
in Christ, he is a new creature:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>old
things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians
5:17, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">King James Version</i>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">[1] George M. Marsden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jonathan
Edwards: A Life.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(New Haven, CT: Yale
University Press, 2003), 5.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">[2] <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Westminster
Shorter Catechism</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accessed June 20, 2018. </span><a href="http://www.reformed.org/documents/wsc/index.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.reformed.org/documents/wsc/index.html</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">[3] C. S. Lewis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature
Classics.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(New York: HarperCollins, 2007),
457.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">[4] J. R. R. Tolkein.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(New York: Ballantine Books, 1981), 93.</span></span></div>
Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-12777413637147858372018-04-26T18:53:00.003-04:002018-04-26T18:53:26.426-04:00Courage<br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Courage. It is a quality that many admire, but one that can be dangerous for one's well-being or safety. Too often today we see people buckling under pressure and recanting ideas rather than face opposition. Two movies offer beautiful examples of characters making the right decision and courageously facing whatever outcome will happen.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">The first one comes from the 2005 movie <em>The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe</em>. After running from the forces of the evil White Witch, Peter Pevensie is forced to make a crucial decision on his own. Informed that the Witch's army is at hand, Peter must decide to fight or flee.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">But this fateful decision is not for himself alone. If he decides to stand and fight, Peter must commit the entire free Narnian army, as well as his brother, to a conflict against the numerically superior enemy. Peter decides to engage in battle, and he positions himself in the front line. Even though it may cost him everything, Peter Pevensie has the courage to fight for a free Narnia against immense opposition.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">A similar selfless courage is found in (of all places) the 1991 animated movie <em>Beauty and the Beast</em>. In the movie, a self-centered prince is turned into a beast as punishment. Unless he can learn to love and be loved in return before his enchanted rose dies, he will remain a beast. Beast falls in love with a girl he imprisoned named Belle, and she begins to see the change in him from selfish to caring. But at the same time, she desperately wants to see her father again. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">"I release you...you are no longer my prisoner."</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Time is now running out fast for Beast: the rose will die in less than 6 hours. If she can remain with him just a little longer...perhaps he can return to humanity again. After an internal struggle, Beast tells Belle, "You must go to him...you are no longer my prisoner" and Belle rides off to be reunited with her father. After his decade-long experience as a monster inside and out, the Beast has the courage to sacrifice his own wishes and desires--in fact, his one chance at returning to humanity--for someone that he loves deeply.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Stand courageously!</span><br />
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<br />Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-68412355875184091262018-04-06T19:16:00.002-04:002018-04-06T19:16:08.868-04:00Review of War of Loyalties
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noticed a number of different posts related to this recently-published World
War I spy novel, including a nice behind-the-scenes look at the real history
that shaped the fiction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But after reading
it, what was my impression?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">I greatly enjoyed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">War of Loyalties</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of the mystery/spy nature of the
book, I cannot really attempt a spoiler-free plot summation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A review with spoilers would destroy much of
the book’s suspense, as the plot revolves around finding which neighbors are
German traitors and which are loyal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neighbors
is used in its exact sense, as almost all of the characters are located in the
small town of Folkestone, England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spies
and counter-spies rub shoulders and there are complex relationships between the
characters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes all is not as it
seems, but that is as far as I dare go when discussing the plot…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">Two aspects of this book were
especially pleasing to me, and all the more so because they are usually missing
in most fiction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are the careful
attention paid to history, and the loving depictions of the simple pleasures of
life.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">This is a book that is firmly
rooted in its early 20<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> Century setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> In fact, an appendix includes a bibliography of sources used to recreate the past for this novel. </span>Important victories or defeats in Flanders
are fodder for the newspapers and discussed by the characters as we might
discuss the latest policies of the president.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The imminent Russian collapse causes the Allied characters to worry and
accelerate their efforts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One character
is distributing an anti-war magazine called <em>The Masses</em> (a fictional magazine,
but clearly a Bolshevik publication).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Rather than attempt to categorize all of the history, I will direct your
attention to an exclusive interview with the author in which she highlights
some of these details.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://defendingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2017/06/guest-post-historical-details-in-war-of.html">http://defendingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2017/06/guest-post-historical-details-in-war-of.html</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">As befits a spy novel, most of
its characters are armed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their weapon
of choice is a Webley revolver, which seemed slightly repetitive until I dug a
little deeper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found that Webley was a
leading producer of British handguns, and supplied official service revolvers
to the British Army for decades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Illustrated Book of Guns</i> listed 17
separate models which were all produced before 1918, including some (like the
Mark III) designed and marketed specifically for civilians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">It is rare for a work of fiction
to be so concerned about historical details, but it is even rarer for it to
have a love of the ordinary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
exactly does this mean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And how can a
spy story—by definition beyond the everyday experience of most of us—celebrate the
joys of ordinary life?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">C. S. Lewis described this love
of ordinary experiences in his autobiography Surprised by Joy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The very qualities which had previously
deterred me from such book Arthur taught me to see as their charm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I would have called their ‘stodginess’
or ‘ordinariness’ he called ‘homeliness’—a key word in his imagination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did not mean merely Domesticity, though
that came into it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He meant the rooted
quality which attaches them to all our simple experiences, to weather, food,
the family, the neighborhood.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Surprised by Joy</i>, pg. 146)</span></span></div>
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love of the ordinary, simple pleasures of life, such as the delicious dinner
the Pevensies enjoy at the Beavers’ house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I was pleased that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">War of
Loyalties</i> is full of this love of simple joys as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
breathes throughout the entire book in descriptions of tea and wood fires, in
the strength and support that Charlotte Dorroll offers to her husband Ben.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this concept comes into sharpest focus
when Benjamin Dorroll is staying at the house of old family friends, the O’Seans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The description of their familial loyalty and
comfortable friendship in the midst of war and spies and tangled loyalties is
well done.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">If you can obtain this book, I
would highly recommend it for any reader.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An
interesting, fast-paced story is combined with historical details and a love
for domesticity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This book is highly
recommended. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">5/5 stars.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">Purchase it at:</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/War-Loyalties-Folkestone-Files-1/dp/0692970541/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1523048612&sr=1-1"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.amazon.com/War-Loyalties-Folkestone-Files-1/dp/0692970541/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1523048612&sr=1-1</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #ffe599;">(I do not make any money off the sale of this
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Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-88388661630547542602018-03-28T19:38:00.002-04:002018-03-29T15:26:30.926-04:00Red Cloak vs. Purple Cloak: Not a Contradiction at All<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Before our Lord was crucified, he was tried by a Jewish religious court, who then bounced him to a Roman civil court headed by Pontius Pilate. Pilate initially declared Jesus innocent, but caved to pressure and agreed to execute him. Between the sentence and its execution, the Roman guards mocked Jesus, dressing him up and acclaiming him as the King of the Jews. However, the two accounts in the Bible initially seem to be at variance.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">"Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. <span class="text Matt-27-28" id="en-KJV-24158">And they stripped him, and put on him a <u>scarlet</u> robe." (Matthew 27:27-28)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">"And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. <span class="text Mark-15-17" id="en-KJV-24844">And they clothed him with <u>purple</u>, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head." (Mark 15:16-17)</span></span><br />
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<span class="text Mark-15-17"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">Strong's Concordance records that the words "scarlet" and "purple" are correctly translated from the Greek, and both words for these colors appear elsewhere in the New Testament. What then are we to make of this?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span class="text Mark-15-17">The answer lies in the 1st Century Roman </span><span class="text Mark-15-17">culture in which our Lord lived. Purple was an extremely expensive color, while red was much less costly. As a result, red was a fairly common color and purple was beyond the reach of all but the most wealthy. "Nevertheless, the insatiable demand for purple clothing inevitably led to the creation of a number of cheaper alternatives, and a counterfeit industry like that which exploits the modern hunger for designer labels. ...</span><span class="text Mark-15-17">A purple of sorts could be achieved by simply over-dyeing red from madder with blue from indigo or woad." (Graham Sumner, <em>Roman Military Clothing</em>, pg. 116)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span class="text Mark-15-17">But a purplish shade was not confined to purpose-made purple colors. "Cicero made a derogatory comment that wool taken from sheep reared in Canusium--which was brown with a reddish hue--acted as the poor man's purple." (Graham Sumner, <em>Roman Military Clothing</em>, pg. 115) With this background</span> of Roman culture, this supposed Biblical contradiction vanishes. The robe the soldiers clothed Jesus in was a shade of red used as a purple. Perhaps it had originally been dyed with blue, or perhaps it was the "poor man's purple."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">But the most important point to remember about the crucifixion is that none of these events were unexpected for Our Lord. He stated: "No man taketh it [my life] from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again." (John 10:18) Jesus knew everything that would happen to him, and he accomplished it because of his love for the world. Because of His sacrifice, he invites us all to know Him.</span>Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-25055607400957990932018-01-28T18:15:00.002-05:002018-01-28T18:15:19.813-05:00Review of A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War by Joseph Loconte<div class="separator" style="border-image: none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis share many things in common. They were both Christian authors, they both wrote incredibly popular works of fantasy, and they both served in the First World War. Joseph Loconte's book <em>A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War</em> explores all three of these themes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">This book is divided into six chapters with a conclusion. The first chapter sets them firmly in the world of 1914 with its myth of progress. Humanity was becoming happier, healthier, and more peaceful. War was unthinkable...until it broke out in August 1914, shattering the Myth of Progress with it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">The second chapter discusses the efforts of the clergy to make World War I into a holy war, a crusade for freedom and democracy. But Tolkien and Lewis did not adopt this attitude in their books. While displaying opportunities for heroism, war is a terrible and sad--not glorious--duty. The third chapter is a fascinating look at J. R. R. Tolkien's service in the trenches of World War I. Joseph Loconte contends (with reason), that many of the descriptions of battle in <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> are drawn from Tolkien's own service. Certainly the realm of Mordor is based on the trenches of the Western Front, as Tolkien states: "The Dead Marshes and the approaches to the Morannon owe something to Northern France after the Battle of the Somme." (pg. 74)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Since Tolkien's service occupied the third chapter, Chapter 4 is focused on C. S. Lewis's time as a soldier in World War I. Finally World War I ended, leaving people dazed and looking for the meaning of all the sacrifice and senseless bloodshed. They eventually came to the conclusion that it did not exist, thus opening the door for new philosophies like Communism and Fascism that promised a better life. C. S. Lewis was caught up in these philosophies, eventually leading to a life-changing discussion with J. R. R. Tolkien on September 19, 1931.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Both of these men now possessed a firm faith in God and a desire to share His truth with others by writing fantasy stories. The sixth and last chapter merges seamlessly with the conclusion, as Mr. Loconte explores major themes in the works of Tolkien and Lewis. These include courage, duty, heroism, destiny, friendship, Providence, and the idea that this world is a battleground between good and evil. But this battle cannot be won by our own efforts, as illustrated by King Tirian's defeat at Stable Hill and the ending of Frodo's quest at Mount Doom. Are we destined to fail?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">But both Narnia and Middle-Earth (and our world, eventually) have a twist, a "eucatastrophe" as Tolkien and Lewis would term it. There is a returning King who will make the world right again. The conclusion to A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War takes the book from an interesting study of World War I's influence on two famous fantasy authors and turns it into a reassurance that the world will be restored to its intended purposes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">I highly recommend this book, not just for Tolkien and Lewis enthusiasts, but for all Christians. </span><br />
<span style="color: #ffe599;">5/5 stars.</span>Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-47956468221697416212017-12-09T19:12:00.003-05:002017-12-09T19:12:35.384-05:00Susan Pevensie's Bow: An Illustration of Her Journey<div class="separator" style="border-image: none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">In the 2005 movie, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Susan Pevensie's Christmas gifts--a bow and arrows--show her transformation from a cautious girl to a queen ready to defend her people.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">She is a voice of caution and reason, eager to leave Narnia alone and focus on problems in England. But she does enter Narnia, and is given a bow and arrows by Father Christmas. True to her character, she is reluctant to get involved in Narnia’s war against the White Witch, consistently wanting only to return to England and safety. When she, Peter, and Lucy are attacked by wolves while crossing a frozen river, Susan is the first to admonish Peter to “do something,” though her bow could have felled a wolf. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">The four siblings are reunited at the Narnian army’s camp and discuss plans. Susan’s brother Peter wants the other three to return to England while he fights for Narnia, but Lucy declare that “all four of us” are needed to defeat the Witch. Susan walks off and Peter asks her where she is going. Holding her bow and arrows, she smilingly says, “To get in some practice.” This little exchange shows that Susan is finally willing to set aside her own safety and work for the freedom of Narnia. Susan’s time at the archery range pays off at the end, as she enters the battlefield and sees her brother Edmund badly wounded on the ground. A dwarf of the Witch’s army is sneaking up to give him the coup de grace, but Susan quickly shoots and kills him, saving Edmund in the process. Susan is eventually crowned Queen Susan the Gentle by Aslan the great lion.</span><br /> Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-42272178585023480882017-12-01T16:42:00.001-05:002017-12-01T16:42:28.755-05:00War of Loyalties is Officially Released!<div>
<span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Throughout the past several months, this blog has followed a soon-to-be released World War I spy novel called <em>War of Loyalties</em>. Yesterday the book was officially released for sale!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">April, 1917. A ring of German spies threatens the coastal town of Folkestone, England. Newly-recruited agent Ben Dorroll must uncover which British citizens are traitors to their country. When his first attempt at espionage falls prey to a trap laid by German sympathizers, the security of the British Secret Service is threatened. Feeling lost in a strange country and aching for a steady place to call home, he wants to resign and go back to his American medical work. But when he learns that his family identity holds the key to capturing the spy ring, Ben has no choice but to unite with the mysterious Jaeryn Graham so that the truth can be discovered. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In the aftermath of the Irish Rebellion, Jaeryn Graham's British colleagues look warily on his Irish background. Always up for a challenge, he thinks his new mission in the Secret Service should be an opportunity to prove his prowess. But after encountering death and alienating two agents, he finds the road to victory isn't as easy as he thought. Unless he can win the loyalties of his newest assistant, Ben Dorroll, his secret ambitions and his perfect success record will be destroyed.</span></span><b><br /></b></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In connection with the book's publication, the author has kindly put together an exciting War of Loyalties raffle.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">-Paperback copy of War of Loyalties</span></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">-Ebook of War of Loyalties </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Schuyler McConkey is a writing teacher, book reviewer, and ministry leader living half of her life in happy fellowship with her family and spending the other half in angst-filled fictional worlds. She is passionate about classic, Dickensian stories and characters who encounter deep struggles touched by grace. Irish music, British movies, and chai lattes provide the fuel for her dreams.</span></span></div>
Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-14033547143469158592017-11-27T16:27:00.003-05:002017-11-27T16:27:26.958-05:00The Duc de Lauzun in Senegal<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">The Duc de Lauzun is primarily remembered for his role in the American Revolution at Yorktown. There, he commanded a unit of cavalry known as Lauzun's Legion and prevented a breakout attempt by Banastre Tarleton from the post of Gloucester Point. But before his career in America, Lauzun and his Legion were sent to Africa to seize British trading posts along the Senegal River. Lauzun captured Fort Saint-Louis from the British in 1779. In this period drawing from 1784, Lauzun is shown accepting the surrender of Fort Saint-Louis. Some French infantrymen are shown behind him, possibly the infantry component of his legion. This drawing is a part of the Library of Congress, and was found at </span><a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017658511/">http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017658511/</a><br />Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-28079325592242309782017-10-31T17:23:00.002-04:002018-03-29T13:39:03.599-04:00Free Martin Luther Paper Soldier!<div class="separator" style="border-image: none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Today is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Church. This is regarded as the beginning of what is now known as the Reformation, a momentous time that changed Christianity. To commemorate this event, my company Through All Ages LLC has released a free paper soldier of Martin Luther nailing the theses to the door, together with a Wittenberg Church backdrop. You can download and print your own copy by visiting <a href="http://www.currclick.com/product/105982/Martin-Luther-Paper-Soldier">http://www.currclick.com/product/105982/Martin-Luther-Paper-Soldier</a>. The photo shows how both Luther and the backdrop will look after assembly.</span>Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-61195552918379247512017-10-24T15:38:00.001-04:002017-10-24T15:38:12.450-04:00Cover Reveal for War of Loyalties<div style="border-image: none;">
<span style="color: #fff2cc;">In June, a friend of mine wrote a guest post for Defending the Legacy in which she described the historical background of her upcoming novel War of Loyalties. You can read it at <a href="http://defendingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2017/06/guest-post-historical-details-in-war-of.html">http://defendingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2017/06/guest-post-historical-details-in-war-of.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Now the cover art for War of Loyalties has been released, and the author has graciously allowed me to share it here. When I first saw it, I was highly impressed (blown away might be a better term!). The artwork and design instantly place you in the "war to end all wars" and its spies. What spies appear in the book, where do they work, and who are they working for? The author's description provides the "clues":</span></div>
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Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-3571771384850147302017-09-28T17:17:00.004-04:002017-09-29T12:12:43.539-04:00Book Review: The RAF at War by Ralph Barker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">The book is divided into five chapters. The first, appropriately titled “The First Taste of Combat” shows the RAF during the “Phony War” and the evacuation of Dunkirk. Special sections in this chapter discuss the training of RAF pilots, manufacture of aircraft, and a color gallery of the many planes deployed by the RAF in 1940 such as Spitfires, Hurricanes, and Wellingtons.<br /><br />Following the battle and evacuation of Dunkirk, Hitler planned to invade Great Britain. The RAF had to stop him from gaining air supremacy, and the next chapter “The Battle for Survival” covers the clashes between the two. But there were clashes between the British commanders as well, as Trafford Leigh-Mallory and Sir Hugh Dowding disagreed about tactics. But they both desired to defeat the German foe, and Spitfires and Hurricanes scrambled to intercept German raiders. The RAF gained victory, and the book pays tribute to the fighter pilots, their dedicated ground crewmen, and the many remarkable WAAFs (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force) who manned Britain’s radar network. Special sections include information about the radar network and a collection of rare air-to-air photos of the Battle of Britain.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;"><br />After victory in the Battle of Britain, the RAF turned to the offensive: attacking German targets. The mighty battleship Bismarck was crippled by a Swordfish biplane and aircraft hunted German U-Boats—though their bombs needed more power to destroy submarines. The book recounts an amusing story when a British plane accidently bombed a British submarine (HMS Snapper) and scored a direct hit, shattering four light bulbs. On land, too, the British hit German cities, notably Cologne with Operation Millennium, a raid of 1,000 bomber aircraft. The chapter also included a special showcase for the Porcupine, a German nickname for the Sunderland flying boat.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Of course, World War II expanded throughout the entire world, and the chapter “Defending the Empire’s Distant Skies” tells of the pilots who served Britain’s vast empire. North Africa, Malta, Greece, and Burma each required pilots to battle the Axis in the air. The defense of Malta is legendary, and several of its flying heroes are highlighted. And in the special section, we see RAF aircraft of 1943-45, including the Typhoon, Lancaster, and Meteor.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">But the defeat of Germany was the first priority, and the RAF continued to pound the Nazi territory. New aids were developed for bomber crews, such as Oboe (direction-finding stations to guide bombers), and Window (strips of tin foil to confuse enemy radar). While factories, cities like Berlin, and the experimental plant at Peenemunde were all bombed, the RAF’s most interesting mission was to destroy three dams on the Weser and Ruhr Rivers, releasing the water to flood the area and crippling hydroelectricity production. A special bomb was developed and No. 617 Squadron practiced to destroy them. Striking in May of 1944, two of the dams were destroyed and the squadron earned their proud nickname, the “Dam Busters.” Special features include “Back to Burma,” a look at the RAF’s contribution to the liberation of that country, and a gallery of RAF heroes.</span></div>
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Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-51759906210039253122017-09-22T17:34:00.006-04:002017-09-22T17:34:49.488-04:00Hobbit Day--Bilbo's Last Song<span style="color: #ffe599;">In honor of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins' birthday today, here is a poster version of Bilbo's Last Song, which he sings when departing Middle-Earth.</span> <br />
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Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-79969869984444599172017-09-05T20:03:00.004-04:002017-09-06T10:55:45.034-04:00Peter Pevensie's Sword: An Illustration of His Journey<div class="separator" style="border-image: none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Peter, his sisters, and the Beavers cross a thawing river when they are ambushed by Maugrim and his wolves. A wolf grabs Mr. Beaver in his jaws and Susan, who is armed with a bow, screams “Peter!” She expects him to take the lead now, which is ironic considering she wanted to veto his plan to cross the river. Peter draws his sword, but Maugrim is not alarmed, taunting Peter to “put that down…someone could get hurt here.” Meanwhile, Mr. Beaver encourages Peter to “run him through, while you’ve still got a chance.” Torn between these two opinions, Peter finally makes a decision. Ramming his sword into an ice block, he grabs his sisters just before the river melts. Peter’s hand and sword hilt emerge above the water, showing us his determination to keep on fighting for Narnia. </span></div>
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Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-60783282383828030272017-08-17T17:11:00.000-04:002017-08-17T17:19:59.906-04:00Characters of J. R. R. Tolkein's The Hobbit<div class="separator" style="border-image: none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">In J. R. R. Tolkein’s well-known novel<em> The Hobbit</em>, three common types of characters are seen: good ones, evil ones, and ambiguous ones. These can easily be defined based on how they use their powers, skills, or influence. Good characters use these qualities to help their friends and bring justice into the world. Ambiguous characters, as their name implies, do both good and evil things with their power, while evil characters use their powers only to exalt themselves and bring others low.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">The good characters are those who use their power and skill to help their friends. Bilbo Baggins the hobbit is the foremost of these, working diligently to save the dwarves from the many perils that beset them. Despite their ingratitude, Bilbo keeps working with them. His heart is for peace, and he gives Bard and the Elvenking the magnificent jewel known as the Arkenstone in an attempt to resolve disputes about the treasure of Smaug.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Perhaps the most well-known hero of Middle-Earth is Gandalf. He uses his wisdom and skills to help others. In this story, the others are the company of dwarves with the hobbit. His knowledge of woodland creatures comes to their aid, as does his valor in battle.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Elrond of the Elves is another hero, but in a different way than Gandalf or Bilbo. Elrond is a hospitable, generous, merry and wise elf whose house is open to travellers. Whether you liked “food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all,” Elrond’s house possessed it (Tolkein 61). Lavishly he bestows gifts on the travellers: food, advice, and decryption of the moon-runes on Thorin’s map, without ever a thought of reward.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Ambiguous characters use their powers for both good and evil ends. Thorin Oakenshield is an excellent example of an ambiguous character. We see him fight valiantly against the trolls in defense of his companions. However, Thorin is also consumed by greed when the treasure stolen by Smaug the dragon is recovered. He refuses to give any of it to the Men of Lake-Town, even though their town was destroyed by the dragon. So greedy is he that he determines to fight to keep all the gold to himself, away from Men and their allies the Elves. But Thorin turns from a villain to a hero when he forgets his greed, allying with the Men and Elves to defeat the mighty goblin army. Mortally wounded in the battle, Thorin begs Bilbo for forgiveness before he dies, which Bilbo readily grants.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Another example of an ambiguous character is the Elvenking. When we first meet him, he seems more like an evil character, capturing the Dwarves and locking them in dark dungeons. As the story progresses, we see another side to the Elvenking: he is a just and kindly ruler who does not want to fight the dwarves coming to reinforce Thorin in the Lonely Mountain.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">In contrast to the good or even ambiguous characters, evil characters only use their power to enrich themselves without caring whom they hurt. The dragon Smaug the Terrible is the perfect example of this kind of character. After destroying the dwarves’ halls in the Lonely Mountain and the men in the kingdom of Dale, he settles inside the mountain, counting the horde of gold that he has amassed. Not content to ravage the countryside, he tempts Bilbo to turn against his companions the dwarves, cynically observing that “I suppose they are skulking outside and your job is to do all the dangerous work.” (Tolkein 214)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">But Smaug is not the only evil character in The Hobbit. The Master of Lake-Town is almost the complete opposite from Smaug, but he is still an evil character. While Smaug is full of rage and powerful destruction, the Master of Lake-Town is cunning and double-dealing. He seeks to escape from Lake-Town as Smaug attacks it, but then proceeds to take a shelter and much of the food left in the wrecked town when the dragon is dead. Despite receiving a large share of unearned gold from Bard the Bowman, the Master refuses to use it to help rebuild the town. Instead, he embezzles it and makes for the wilderness, only to die, deserted by his companions.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">The characters in Tolkein’s book <em>The Hobbit</em> come in three easily recognizable types: good, evil, and ambiguous. But these three are not found in Middle-Earth only. It is easy to see people we know who are self-focused like the Master of Lake-Town, or generous like Elrond. Perhaps this explains the reason that The Hobbit has endured as a classic for 80 years: though it is set in a fantasy world with dragons and dwarves, the characters are easily identifiable because we encounter people like them in our everyday lives.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Tolkein, J. R. R. <em> The Hobbit</em>. New York: Ballantine Books-Houghton Mifflin, 1966.</span></div>
Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-39075665781967940352017-08-06T17:08:00.003-04:002017-08-06T17:08:56.295-04:00Details and Drinking Glasses<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Sometimes we as Christians have a feeling that God is not interested in the mundane details of our lives. Sure, He cares for the big things...like buying a house or marrying a spouse...but not the little things that make up our days. But God does care for all aspects of our lives. The apostle James tells us in his epistle that "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." (James 1:17) I was reminded of this aspect of God's character in a recent interaction.<br /><br />A number of years ago, my family won a pair of drinking glasses as part of a restaurant's promotion. For some reason, I took quite a shine to these particular glasses and used them as much as I could. One broke not too long ago and it always remained in the back of my mind to hunt down some more of this particular type of glass...sometime.</span><br />
<br /><span style="color: #fff2cc;">A friend of ours was holding an estate sale for her elderly mother. All sorts of items (mostly crafts and quilting) were to be sold. We took a trip out there and began to poke around. Suddenly I noticed a glass that was almost identical to my favorite. The size and color were slightly different, but the style was exactly the same. In the box there rested another one. This was wonderful news, especially when I noticed that the box was labeled "Free Stuff!"<br /><br />The two glasses were added to our collection and I was very happy. But this showed me how God loves to give good gifts to His creatures. He lavishes gifts on me--even something considered as mundane as a drinking glass.<br /><br />"They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures." (Psalm 36:8)</span>Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-19967110210165167652017-07-28T12:43:00.001-04:002017-07-28T12:43:06.079-04:00Review of Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many covers of Mere Christianity<br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Once, I had been an ideological crusader, dead-set on a certain view of family roles, economics, churches, politics—if you could name it, I had an opinion. After a long and painful chapter in my life, I finally realized the tyrant I was rapidly in the process of becoming. For more on that, read my story With Truth and Grace at </span><a href="http://defendingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2015/12/short-story-with-truth-and-grace.html"><span style="color: #ffe599;">http://defendingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2015/12/short-story-with-truth-and-grace.html</span></a><span style="color: #ffe599;">. Disaster was compounded with disaster, and needless to say, this epoch in my life left me in a tail-spin. What did I believe anyway? Was true Christianity connected to a specific view of church or plans for the creation of a just society? What was essential, and what was personal preference?<br /><br />Man proposes, but God disposes, says the old adage. God certainly knew exactly what I needed at this juncture, and He provided. I began to read Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis. My only acquaintance with Lewis’s writings was his Chronicles of Narnia, and I had read one (short) biography on him. However, I regarded these favorably enough to be willing to read Mere Christianity. Here was a Christian theologian whom I respected, and I was interested to read what he said about these issues.<br /><br />Beginning with the forward, Mere Christianity was exactly what I needed. Here was an author who stated that he was an Anglican, but that more important than a denomination was a belief in Jesus Christ. The book slowly built from a universal human knowledge of right and wrong to a clear and concise explanation of Christian beliefs. Most importantly for me, these were universal Christian beliefs! There was much about the importance of Christ’s death and the importance of faith, hope, love, and prayer. Rather than railing at an anti-Christian culture, Lewis stated that the real enemy we have to fight is our own sinful nature. But the most part of Mere Christianity was Lewis’s joyful expectation of the glories and unspeakable delights of heaven—which, he contends, is something that we have had hints or glimpses into on earth.<br /><br />If you have not yet read Mere Christianity, please take the time to find it and read it. It is an excellent book to show the basics of Christianity that all Christians have agreed on for almost 2,000 years. Despite its topic and its size, plenty of deep theological topics are contained inside as well. 5/5 stars.</span><br />
Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-45143632881217686382017-07-11T18:43:00.003-04:002021-01-10T18:24:23.222-05:00Flag of Armand's Legion (Completely Speculative)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Speculative Armand's Legion flag</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Following on my flag reconstructions, here is a completely speculative one for Armand's Legion. I have never run across any description of this legion's flag, or even if they were issued a flag. However, we have descriptions/artifacts of the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons, the 3rd Continental, and Pulaski's Legion.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">But onto the description of this fictional flag. I chose a red ground as all three Continental cavalry standards (2nd, 3rd, and Pulaski's Legion) have red as their field. An owl was chosen as an interesting classical symbol (the owl of Minerva) and also to evoke Armand's service with the Chouans in France. The motto translates to "Vigilance is the price of Liberty," and the owl seemed to suggest vigilance and wakefulness. The 13 stars and fleur-de-lis is taken from contemporary drawings of United States flags.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">If you would like to deploy your wargame unit of Armand's Legion under this standard, please feel free; however, credit and a link back to this post is appreciated :)</span><div><span style="color: #fff2cc;">Edit: A reader requested a proper doublesided flag of Armand's flag, and here it is!</span></div><div><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #fff2cc;">If you like our flags, be sure to check out <a href="https://www.wargamevault.com/browse/pub/14586/Through-All-Ages-LLC">https://www.wargamevault.com/browse/pub/14586/Through-All-Ages-LLC</a> for even more flags by the author, including many free ones!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNA_MIteffAdZRwoM7qeXNccVHEZpziEmsBiuzGSJ1IB9B5dDDve6obWxXTV4Kfu6PW59lPxSR8VqOcM3fFcJf-Uyg9gRhLQUCEI3LPc8MSO55cRj5X0hMFNiNQGa2Xhm48ZWUfcOXMAI/s1717/ArmandsLegionStandardComplete.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1717" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNA_MIteffAdZRwoM7qeXNccVHEZpziEmsBiuzGSJ1IB9B5dDDve6obWxXTV4Kfu6PW59lPxSR8VqOcM3fFcJf-Uyg9gRhLQUCEI3LPc8MSO55cRj5X0hMFNiNQGa2Xhm48ZWUfcOXMAI/s320/ArmandsLegionStandardComplete.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></div>Faithful Legacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947759665012380807noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990145290344864003.post-19402878773002981072017-07-06T17:41:00.004-04:002017-07-10T15:17:24.814-04:00Video--Christians Studying History<div class="separator" style="border-image: none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzlGruxnzbu4lmG7lentg9EXYCLs5HYY2554vYvvImVHIE9mUKQTDLIwAIN4e_zD7wE0NV0J7duGpxpoyeWtQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="color: #fff2cc;">This is a short (very short) video that I did for a college course I am enrolled in. In less than two minutes, it touches on the question "How do Christians use their faith to influence their history?" This topic is one that I am passionate about and I would have liked to write pages and pages on it...but instead the assignment required a 1-2 minute video. Video recording was done by my sister Amara of Castles in Clouds</span> <span style="color: #fff2cc;">(</span><a href="http://www.castlesinclouds.wordpress.com/">www.castlesinclouds.wordpress.com</a><span style="color: #fff2cc;">) Enjoy!</span></div>
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