Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop In Dearborn
WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE TO DROP IN DEARBORN The foundation of the modern civilizational shield protecting national heritage and borders against the expansion of Islam was forged in the blood-soaked defense of Vienna during the summer of 1683. An Ottoman force of 140,000 had the city surrounded, and by early September the garrison under Count von Starhemberg was less than a week away from total collapse. On September 12, 1683, the tide of history turned when King Jan III Sobieski of Poland known as the Lion of Lechistan (Poland) arrived. Sobieski was a massive, imposing figure, standing 6’2” and possessing a commanding physical presence. Because he had personally and secretly scouted inside the city before the battle, he saw exactly how close they were to complete collapse. The streets were littered with rubble and the dead, and the remaining 4,000 defenders were gaunt, sick, and nearly out of ammunition. THE LARGEST CAVALRY CHARGE IN HISTORY Sobieski waited on the heights of the Kah...