https://www.isegoria.net/2019/03/they-were-so-bad-even-the-egyptians-hated-to-take-them/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2019/03/they-were-so-bad-even-the-egyptians-hated-to-take-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2756541 Neovictorian Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:56:45 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=44615#comment-2756541 I’ll be reading this book. I remember Roy Dunlap’s articles in the gun magazines of my youth, along with Cooper, Keith, “Skeeter” and other great characters.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2019/03/they-were-so-bad-even-the-egyptians-hated-to-take-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2756476 Bruce Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:10:32 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=44615#comment-2756476 I’ve heard that ‘stop biting after your blood thins out’ before. I think it’s partly a sick joke, partly true.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2019/03/they-were-so-bad-even-the-egyptians-hated-to-take-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2756471 Ezra Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:16:40 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=44615#comment-2756471 The Four-square regimental system [four battalions per regiment] for warfare. Keeps troops relatively fresh. No more than two days straight of combat, then to the rear and entire unit of battalion replaced by another battalion intact. Allow troops to sleep, eat hot food, use the toilet. Constant rotation of intact units in/out of the fighting.

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