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fromMedievalists.net
5 days ago

Assassins and the Strategy of the Underdog - Medievalists.net

The Assassins were never popular, but they had a plan. Like all good strategies, the Assassins' plan was simple but profound. It had four elements - castles, conversion, carnage and chaos. With a remote network of mountain castles in your possession, you had safety and a place to regroup. From the security of those bases it was possible to launch conversion programmes, building up a greater base of followers who could provide economic support to the group.
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History
fromMedievalists.net
2 weeks ago

Assassins and Templars: The Strategy of Death - Medievalists.net

Minor powers survived by using asymmetric methods—fanaticism, focused small-unit tactics, and targeted violence—rather than costly conventional armies.
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

'Butterfly' is a frustrating spy thriller with a few too many twists

The great Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg once told me that the problem with movie sex scenes is that the movie just stops while we watch the actors have sex. I feel that way about action scenes, especially on TV. Although a handful of directors can make them thrilling Kathryn Bigelow, Jackie Chan, George Miller I nearly always find myself waiting for the chase to end or the gunfire to die down so we can get back to the story.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Assassin: Keeley Hawes' sweary, funny mum-as-a-hitwoman drama is like nothing else

Telly assassins possess admirable qualities but also present significant dangers, encapsulated by a character who navigates her violent past with humor.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Is 'Ballerina' an en pointe entry in the John Wick universe?

Ana de Armas stars as a ballerina-turned-assassin in the John Wick spinoff 'Ballerina', joining familiar faces like Keanu Reeves.
The film explores themes of transformation and survival within the world of assassins.
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