Something else that appears to have passed me by is the proliferation of Milbloggers, or millatry bloggers, ie. soldiers blogging from the front line in places such as Afghanastan or Iraq.

BBC News are carrying an article today on Milbloggers, how they came about, what they are writing about, and with some interesting links to active Milbloggers.

The war in Vietnam is often referred to as the first war on television, and the wars in Afghanistan and now in Iraq will be known as the first wars to be blogged.

A new generation of soldier bloggers in the US, known as milbloggers, are both fighting in the field and writing about their experiences.

It is opening up a new window on modern warfare and is creating a new genre of war-time writing.

Apparently The Mudville Gazette is one of the original and definitave resources as far as Milblogging goes, so, I shall be checking that out shortly.