By Greg Walker Editor’s note: While World War II was the most titanic state vs. state conventional war in history, it contained within it elements of Frontier Partisan warfare. David Wrolson recently recounted George MacDonald Fraser’s war in Burma, and we’ve explored the massive and brutal partisan campaign in the Wild East 1941-45. The war in … [Read more...] about NAZI! — Burying the Savior Myth of SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Heinz Heydrich — Part I
Kit Carson Roundup
The final episode of The Frontier Partisan Podcast series on Kit Carson is up. You can access it here or through Spotify or Google Podcasts. In this episode daughter Ceili sat down to interview me on my take on the life and legacy of Kit Carson after having spent months on the trail with the old scout. This was a fun time and might just become a … [Read more...] about Kit Carson Roundup
Working The Trapline — January 2021
Clan Cornelius saw off 2020 in our usual style — a feast of crab and our own company. There were fireworks in the neighborhood and not too far off somebody dumped a mag, perhaps symbolically slaying the foul-breathed dragon that the past year turned out to be. We finished strong, with a road trip out to The Painted Hills, which is part of the … [Read more...] about Working The Trapline — January 2021
Kit Carson And The Navajo
Episode 4 of The Frontier Partisans Podcast is up. This episode covers Kit Carson’s career as a soldier, from the Mexican-American War and the conquest of California to the Civil War, where he helped confront a Confederate invasion of New Mexico, to his controversial role in the destruction of the Navajo in 1863-64. You can listen here. … [Read more...] about Kit Carson And The Navajo
Making A Masterpiece
“Michael tends to find what’s honest — even if it’s the most difficult path.” — Madeleine Stowe (Cora Munro), The Last of the Mohicans As the years have rolled by, Michael Mann’s 1992 film The Last of the Mohicans has been recognized as a masterpiece. Like Apocalypse Now and a few other films that stand up decades on, it was an ordeal to … [Read more...] about Making A Masterpiece
Highlanders, Stuarts And Sea Dogs
Badass Santa, in his wisdom and generosity, delivered tomes to be mined for the materials that will craft Series 2 of The Frontier Partisans Podcast. As of now, the plan is for a three-parter: • The Highland Frontier. The Highland Line was a frontier zone for centuries. The English and the Lowland Scots thought and spoke of the … [Read more...] about Highlanders, Stuarts And Sea Dogs
Merry Christmas
As the carol has it, the goose is getting fat. Feast well, my friends. … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas
Whiskey And Book Club
I’m a big fan of the blog Hillbilly Highways. The best thing about the internet is that it brings together communities of like-minded folks who would likely never cross paths without it. H.P. and I have very similar tastes in books and music and there’s a big overlap in our historical interests. I was honored to be asked to be his guest for Episode … [Read more...] about Whiskey And Book Club
Can’t Kill The Murder Ballad
Murder ballads are a staple of the mythos of Frontier Partisans. From Matty Groves to the Dreadful Wind and Rain, and on down to Cocaine Blues and Carrie Brown, love, lust, jealousy and rage — often fueled by alcohol and drugs — are a staple of the themes that form the taproot of American roots music. HP at Hillbilly Highways has scouted up an … [Read more...] about Can’t Kill The Murder Ballad
Podcast Episode 3 — Kit Carson, Explorer
The third episode of the Kit Carson series is up and you can access it here or on Spotify or Google podcasts. In the 1840s, with his days as a Mountain Man over, Carson put his vast knowledge of the geography of the Far West to work for U.S. Army officer John C. Fremont. Guiding Fremont’s first three expeditions would make Kit the most famous … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 3 — Kit Carson, Explorer
