Basic Info
| Full Name (or Handle) |
Frank Chadwick |
| Country |
USA |
| City or Town |
Macungie, PA |
Bio Page
| Bio |
The major landmarks in Frank’s historical interests range from ancient Persia through the Crimean War, World War II, and the modern U.S. Armed Forces, with a lot of stops in between. Frank is fascinated by the unusual, the overlooked, and the surprising. He is the New York Times number one best-selling author of the Desert Shield Fact Book (1991) and he is currently writing an historical novel on Alexander’s conquest of Persia – from the Persian point of view. |
| Favorite Period(s) of History |
Ancient Persia, the Seven Years War, the Victorian era, World War II |
Frank Chadwick's Activity
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Frank Chadwick wrote a new blog post: In Search of Enough Security 4 days, 4 hours ago
The 2001 9/11 attack delivered a psychological shock to the United States from which we have yet to recover. We felt secure before that day. Afterwards, we felt insecure. Much of what we have done since then has been to recapture that lost sense of security.
Among other things, military spending has more than doubled. The [...]
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Frank Chadwick wrote a new blog post: Happy Birthday La Legion 4 days, 12 hours ago
Today is the 179th birthday of the French Foreign Legion, one of the more interesting and romanticized military units in history. And if anyone deserves to be romanticized, La Legion probably does. From its earliest days its ranks have included that strange blend of criminals, exiles, failures, and idealists who somehow manage to come together [...]
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Frank Chadwick wrote a new blog post: Potential Rivals For The Raptor and Joint Strike Fighter 5 days, 18 hours ago
In previous blogs I’ve talked about the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and funding decisions on their development and procurement. Here are some links to articles on the two potential rivals to these aircraft, one in development by the Chinese and one in joint development by Russia and India.
First, here’s a link to a [...]
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Frank Chadwick wrote a new blog post: The Real Threat From Homegrown Terrorists 6 days, 15 hours ago
In the last twelve months there has been a string of successful arrests of potential domestic terrorists with collections of bomb-making equipment as well as illegal weapons arsenals, in at least one case including antitank rockets. All were in possession of ideological tracts or videos of terrorist organizations. In the last twelve months, individuals associated [...]
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Frank Chadwick wrote a new blog post: Chile, History, and Sweet Water Turned Bitter 1 week, 1 day ago
For decades there has been a clear fault line in western economic theory between ”sweet-water” and ”salt-water” economists. The names derive from the geography of their centers of power: the salt-water economists are based in universities on the two coasts of the United States. The sweet-water economists count the University of Chicago as their Mecca, [...]
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