The Book of Invasions
Everyone knows that you shouldn’t invade Russia in the winter season. It’s also true that you can’t invade Afghanistan at all. The British Empire failed twice, the Soviet Empire failed, and the American Empire had failed but refuses to admit it. I’ll add another military maxim to that. Don’t try to invade the British Isles in sailboats. It hasn’t worked since 1066. The weather will get you if the British Navy doesn’t. There’s a statue in Bantry to the last…