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US Navy cadets pay their monumental respects.
US Navy cadets pay their monumental respects.
The mythology, the dogtag dogma, the cult of masculinity and most of all the haircut, set US Marines apart. Mark Simpson on a memoir of the First Gulf War. (Independent on Sunday 23/03/2003) It may seem odd that the United… Read More »The Few, The Proud: A Jarhead memoir of the First Gulf War
Mark Simpson visits a Russian sauna or ‘banya’ in Tallinn, Estonia and gets an eye-wateringly good seeing to. (Out magazine, Feb 2007) “You like to get beat again?” asks the gruff, naked former Red Army soldier. “I do very gently this time.” Sweating… Read More »Whip Me With An Xmas tree – An Invigorating Visit to the Banya