Cultural Gadfly

If you’re like me and have signed up for the daily Art of Manliness emails (and if you haven’t, then, in the words of Horatius, you’re stupid), you just received a very helpful and informative bit of information. The boys over at AoM have decided to start a new series entitled Essential Man Knowledge in which fundamental gaps in a gentleman’s learning can be filled in, leaving him with a firm footing no matter what manly topic of conversation happens to roll around.

The first installment of this series is on early 20th century battles every man should know. Finally, I may not be able to match the historical nerdiness of the likes of Fabius, El Cid, and NP (by the way, I refuse to write out that long ass name Nicephoras), but I can at least know which battle in World War I Hitler made his debut in, and I can speak with some relevancy to the U.S. endeavors in the Pacific theatre (which I now know is not a strip club in Oakland). Now the only thing that the likes of Fabius and El Cid can mock me for is my homeland, for which an encomium is definitely underway.

So, if you feel yourself lacking some historical essentials and don’t feel like being berated by a bunch of guys who spend most of their weekends playing Axis and Allies, then check out the article. You’ll find the information you’re looking for and can finally stop confusing your girlfriend with the inadvertent references to key naval encounters … or at least make her start calling you Admiral Nimitz.

Categories: Military \\ Tags: Art of Manliness, History, inadvertent references to key naval encounters, Military History