Mythago Wood
It is a place where myths become true. No. It is a place where myths are more than true; a place where the myths have power and you have none. The effect is a diminution of the self in the face of something older, vaster, and stranger.
History
WBH Weekly Digest 2023-05-12
READING LIST THREAD
History books that are both fascinating and informative.
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Found himBook reviews and literary criticism of adventure stories, along with an archive of John J. Reilly’s The Long ViewWith Both HandsBenjamin EspenThe
WBH Weekly Digest 2023-04-21
Synoptic history of Europe, The Night Land, how epic fantasy has failed readers, the most horrifying anti-war satire I've read, and a cover reveal for Spengler's Future
Linkfest 2023-03-24: Teasers and Normans
Things have been slow here at With Both Hands due to other commitments, but I decided to use this time to work on some things behind the scenes. There have been some requested improvements to how things work around here, and I will working on deploying them soon. Some other
Linkfest 2023-02-25: The Gospel Truth
On Twitter this morning I commented on how historical and literary criticism of the Gospels has slowly come around to the traditional interpretation, although I suspect many people haven’t quite caught on to that yet.
In particular, I love this from PEG’s book review of Jesus and the
Linkfest 2023-02-18: Ordered Disobediance
Tell Me How This Ends: Ordered Disobedience
The commander of Taffy 3, Rear Admiral Clifton Sprague, saw immediately that his task force couldn’t survive the engagement, so he tried to salvage what he could: He ordered his destroyers and destroyer escorts to attack, to cover the hoped-for withdrawal of
Operation Kronstadt: Coastal Motor Boats
As documented in Operation Kronstadt, The head of the British Secret Intelligence Service, Captain Mansfield Cumming, wanted to use Coastal Motor Boats to rescue a field agent out of Bolshevik-controlled Petrograd in 1919. The CMBs were small and fast, and had the ability to hydroplane and avoid the sub-surface mines