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  1. Vladimir Berkov

    Recommended read: The Wild Blue, S. E. Ambrose

    I don't fault Ambrose for not crediting the Eastern theatre in a book written specifically about a Western theatre battle. My problem is that Ambrose's basis theme and premise underlying his books is wrong. Ambrose sets out to show how the American soldiers and the Western democracies...
  2. Vladimir Berkov

    Treating WWII roughout boots

    The best treatment is to use beeswax (Sno-seal) or other similar waterproof coating. This both darkens the boot, softens the leather, and waterproofs it. Rub a coat in with your fingers, then heat the boot in the sun or with a hairdryer so it sinks into the leather, repeat adding coats two or...
  3. Vladimir Berkov

    Recommended read: The Wild Blue, S. E. Ambrose

    I tried reading it and couldn't get through it. Ambrose is just too American-centric to take seriously. His D-Day book had the same problem but even more so. He would have made a great propaganda writer during WW2, but as a serious historian he is pretty flawed, especially with the...
  4. Vladimir Berkov

    The Adventurer's Gear Thread

    I think it is just too much of juxtaposition, it looks wierd. And yeah, stowing that thing when wearing a helmet is going to be a problem. Some uniform traditions should probably stay in the past where they belong, rather than showing up today in some bastardized form. For instance:
  5. Vladimir Berkov

    The Third Man on the big screen

    Man, wish it was in Austin. I love that movie.
  7. Vladimir Berkov

    £30million remake of Brideshead Revisited this year!

    From the photos the men's clothing looks pretty terrible, in my opinion. I don't even know what Sebastian's outfit is supposed to be with the school/club style blazer with matching waistcoat? The coats themselves seem to be cut in an off-the-rack department store 2008 style, and the shirt...
  8. Vladimir Berkov

    Syphons and "charged water"

    I have only found them in one size. Perhaps in Europe or elsewhere they come in other sizes though.
  9. Vladimir Berkov

    Syphons and "charged water"

    I have a vintage one and a modern one. They work fairly well, although if you charge them at home you never seem to get the same level of carbonation as commercial seltzer. To get it properly charged you also have to let it sit for a while after you add the gas, it seems to help. It is a...
  10. Vladimir Berkov

    WANTED: Hollywood waist trousers

    I am looking to buy a lot of pleated Hollywood waist trousers in size 32 or 33.
  11. Vladimir Berkov

    Need input-bowler with tux?

    If you are talking about white tie with a tailcoat, the only correct option is a black top hat. If you are talking about black tie with a tuxedo, you can wear either a.) a straw boater with a solid black band, b.) a black homburg, or c.) a black fedora. You should never wear a bowler...
  13. Vladimir Berkov

    WPG - 1904 Marching Shoe

    I ordered a pair, but they haven't arrived yet.
  14. Vladimir Berkov

    WWII: What was the big deal?

    I have an answer, but this probably isn't the best thread for the topic.
  15. Vladimir Berkov

    WWII: What was the big deal?

    Performance wise, yes, but not so much in terms of actual innovation. Pretty much all of the advancements found in aircraft in 1945 existed in 1939, often in production models. The big gains came mainly from the Germans, and mainly from experimental models which never had any wartime effect...
  16. Vladimir Berkov

    WWII: What was the big deal?

    I think the most important thing is to get them to think critically and thus bring up things that runs contrary to the "general" American perception of the war. -The war began in 1939 and was fought for two years before America entered in 1941. In fact, in East Asia, the fighting there began...
  17. Vladimir Berkov

    The Workplace...A Modern Tragedy?

    I would say that lack of etiquette is the opposite of the problem in the modern workplace. The modern workplace has too much "etiquette" in the form of mandatory "political correctness," required skirting of gender, race and sex issues, diversity training. I think the goal of the modern...
  19. Vladimir Berkov

    There's something RIGHT in the state of Denmark

    If there is a political problem to having an officer being sent overseas, then how is that officer a benefit to the service? One of the original justifications for noblemen serving automatically as officers was that of their divine right to command and rule added to their command authority and...
  20. Vladimir Berkov

    There's something RIGHT in the state of Denmark

    I agree. Think about it. Let's say you are a squad leader and have a royal private in your squad. Are you going to be the guy who gives the royal some dangerous or nasty duty, perhaps something which even gets them killed? I doubt it. Royalty is just a farce now anyway (or at least more of...
  21. Vladimir Berkov

    Is Swearing a Vice?

    Probably a habit with me, I wouldn't say a vice. Nothing lets off some steam like cursing up a storm. Of course it depends on the company. I swear more around other swearers. My big problem is forgetting there are kids around and such.
  22. Vladimir Berkov

    Show Us Your OVERCOATS

  23. Vladimir Berkov

    New test Navy Uniforms are WWII Throwbacks

    Which is a shame. It certainly isn't from lack of resources. Germany, late in WW2 spent ten times as much effort and talent in outfitting her soldiers in properly-fitted uniforms.

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