Rory Gallagher

Proud father of five with amazing wife. Avid reader of WWII &ACWar history, Phillies&Steelers! Son Zachariah teaching me about autism.

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My son Zachariah Alexander Gallagher died last night. 3weeks shy of his 21st birthday. I love you, Zachariah

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@DehranNotes Have you read https://t.co/JlrPMG4eQ9 ?

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@Piegziu Operation C as well as attack on Darwin. Or are these both covered in your book as prelude to Coral Sea? Thank you and good luck with sales. Just added to my wishlist.

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@Clint_Davey1 Materialschlacht was common in postwar German memoirs, backhand swipe against allies that defeated them. But it wasn't inevitable. Allied production & population were larger but the Allies fought well, Germans weren't infallible, & the Allies will to win was greater than the axis

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@Clint_Davey1 Note changing costs like 2 hit bb, or adjusted attack/defend values, easier to do in pc than boardgame.

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@Clint_Davey1 Same cost, & attack/defend across the board has been something I hoped would be corrected in pc version. Ex. I like the 2-hit-to-sink battleships in pc. Yet UK transport cost should be > US, tanks cheaper for USSR than Germans, Japan start w/ more $, but ships more expensive.

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@SanhoTree @McFaul @TimOBrien Anyone know if after 1991 Dr Zhivago was shown in Russia? If so, how is it received or taught?

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@Clint_Davey1 Or shift more points to the cargo ships & tankers? Japanese didn't have enough of these, then mostly left them unguarded, correct? Earlier WWI tactics spread out 1-3 isolated cargo ships, presumed to lessen risk of discovery. Even at start of wwii allies slow to use convoys.

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@Clint_Davey1 Related, Mr. Davey, does how game designers assign values to objectives/hexes/pieces encourage certain tactics/strategy & inhibits more creative actions? Flipside- Difficult to convey to player how French felt about Lorraine, "national pride", without point system.

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@Clint_Davey1 Noted Mediterranean sea lanes are high point value versus adjacent land. By design? Maybe that is what encourages the African strategy of your students?

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@Tunisia_1943 @cjayres11 Have you read "The Generals" @tomricks1 ? Covers Orlando Ward, and reasons:"But Patton did not act against Ward until he heard from British Gen. Harold Alexander, who wrote to him, “In my opinion General Ward is not the best man to command the American First Armoured Division.”

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@SebastianBae Are you going to historicon in Lancaster next month?

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@Tunisia_1943 @guards_museum D'este "Fatal Decision"

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@Tunisia_1943 @guards_museum story of Alexander building sand castles on the beach at Dunkirk during the height of the German dive-bombing and of an excited staff officer rushing up to report to Alexander, “Our position is catastrophic,” and receiving the reply, “I’m sorry, I don’t understand long words."

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@SockwellMark Sending positive waves your way.

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@ChrisO_wiki @shashj Putin "Liar and slave. If thou speak'st false,
Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive
Till famine cling thee.
If thy speech be sooth, I care not if thou dost for me as much."

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@JJFilson Question- wouldnt weight prohibit this double-stacking on current tracks? Also height in most existing tunnels?

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@OTDCanMilHis I hesitate using WEB Griffin in discussing history, but his books covering late 40's thru the 50's highlighted US army interaction with post-war German veterans, the "hands-clean" Wehrmacht, literally "noble" Germans. Common held ColdWar views that he reflects in his characters.

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@OTDCanMilHis Good video and discussion. Not just D'Este--many books and articles of the 80's and 90's discussed the Germany military with hyperbole due to Cold War, but don't forget impact on US troops due to being stationed in Germany, exposed to German veterans, culture, etc.