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Military's Most Powerful Powerful Tanks by Susan E. Hamen

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I am not a military person, though I have had family (past and present) who served, but it was not until my nephew joined The National Guards that the reality of The Military hit. I know some people think the Guards are not “real military” but coming from this aunt, those were real training drills he was doing, that was a real zip-line with no net over a very very deep ravine, and those were real bullets being shot at and by him. I’ve been informed he will […]

Panzer Vor!: Part 2

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The second installment of the Girls und Panzer graphic novels picks up where the first left off, mid-contest. Having encountered some difficulty the girls from Ooarai Academy’s begin “Operation More Sneak Around” against St. Gloriana Women’s Academy during their first tankery team practice match. The match ends with a close call defeat for our heroes. The disappointment is of course cut short by the appearance of the St Gloriana captain, Darjeeling whose conversation with Miho and gift of tea (apparently this means that Darjeeling views […]

The Best School Sport Ever?

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Some of the opening words of this graphic novel are “Studying the art of tankery will help you to gain the essential skills of becoming an elegant woman! …We challenge you to start down the path of tankery and strive to become a vibrant and beautiful woman today!” The premise of this series is totally ridiculous but it works. In the world of this series, high school girls are encouraged to take up ‘tankery’ as an after-school sport which involves actual combat in actual military […]



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