Of course!!!!! It's something I agree 100%! The Israelis have NO MATCH! I took some Krav Maga classes in Atlanta about three years ago, taught by an ex Israeli soldier. Brilliant man for sure. I enjoyed the classes but in the start you have to allow yourself to be punched and kicked - some in the stomach -as well as do the same to others. I can say nothing negative about it, just that I am not much a fan of something that requires that level of physical aggression. I prefer Pilates and I good run each day instead. But you have to imagine, the soldiers are all trained this way, they are like weapons. Remarkable people, indeed.
Yes, it's true, the Algerian war was nonsense. The death toll is dependent on whom you trust for fact... The Algerians will tell you it's nearly three times what the French say. One undisputed issue is that of the torture and war crimes committed by the French. It's on the level of something you expect to see in a German concentration camp. There was no excuse.
I think the Algerians have doubled their revenge on the French, however. I see they, along with the Moroccans, are turning Paris into "Little North Africa"
It's mostly the Arabs, too, not the Amazigh.
Alex, are you familiar with the battles of the American civil war? The one I find most intriguing (beyond Gettysburg) is called the "Battle of the Crater". I am sure you can Google it, I was in touch a few years ago with a man who has combined some detailed accounts of the battle into a very interesting article. It was incomplete at the time, but I will search, maybe I can find it again. It was very interesting.
- Memorial du Martyr, Alger
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I also collect military weapons... My favorite is an M1 garand (I have three total) in nearly MINT condition! Though I really like my old 3040 Krag - I can't shoot it, because it is the same size as me 
