月刊騎兵魂【げっかんきへいだましい】
世界最古の雑誌。
紀元前20世紀頃創刊とされ、創刊号は1849年夏にイギリスのオースティン・ヘンリー・レヤード卿率いる調査隊がメソポタミア北部のニネヴェを調査した際に、アッシュールバニパルの宮殿及びセンナケリブ王の南西宮殿で発見された王宮附属図書館の22,000枚に及ぶ粘土板の蔵書に含まれていた。現在も大英博物館1階9号室で古アッシリア語（楔形文字）による粘土板を確認することができる。
残念ながら現存しているのは目次のみであるが、アレクサンドリア図書館には多数のバックナンバーがパピルスの写本により所蔵され、数度の火災と破壊を免れていた事がガイウス・プリニウス・セクンドゥスの書簡から確認されている。
しかしながら5世紀頃にローマ帝国衰退と共に散逸し、15世紀以前のものはウルビーノ公フェデリーコ・ダ・モンテフェルトロの蔵書目録に数点が記録されているのみとなっていた。
2008年にバグダッド近郊で IED処理任務中の米陸軍爆発物処理班により偶然第3号の断片が発見され、専門家の調査によるとカデシュの戦い以前の会戦に関する詳細な記録について言及されており、近年再び考古学会の注目を集めている。
”2011年版ブリタニカ国際大百科事典より”

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大佐「今日も冷えるな、兵卒!!」
軽騎兵娘「大佐殿、滅茶寒いであります。グランドコートを羽織っても良いでありますか？」
大佐「HAHA,軽騎兵から見栄と伊達を取ったら何が残る！生きるも死ぬもドルマンとペリースと共にあれ！」
軽「駄目だこいつ…早く何とかしないと…」

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"籠るような蹄の轟き、霧の中に亡霊のように浮き上がる朧気な輪郭、次の瞬間にはその縁を突き破り、足並みを揃えた黒い軍装のプロイセン騎兵が悪鬼の如く飛び出して気の毒な戦友達をサーベルで切り刻んでいった。瞬きをする間に我々の戦列は崩壊した"
大陸軍従軍記

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油断すると無駄に壮大な法螺を吹く奇癖が末期症状。

Monthly Magazine "Cavalry Spirit"

The oldest magazine in the world is said to have been founded around the twentieth century BC.

The first issue of the magazine was found among the collection of 22,000 clay tablets in the "Royal Library":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Ashurbanipal discovered at "Sennacherib's":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sennacherib South-West Palace and "Ashurbanipal's":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashurbanipal Palace during an investigation of "Nineveh,":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineveh in north "Mesopotamia,":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia by the Briton "Sir Austen Henry Layard":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austen_Henry_Layard and his team during the summer of 1849. It is still possible to see the clay tablets written in "Old Assyrian (in cuneiform)":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform in room 9 on the first floor of the "British Museum.":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum

Unfortunately all that remains is the table of contents, but many back numbers written on papyrus scripts were kept in the "Library of Alexandria":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria and "Gaius Plinius Secundus":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder tells us in his letters of how they avoided frequent disasters and destruction.

However, with the "fall of the Roman Empire":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_the_Roman_Empire around the fifth century AD the first issue was scattered and ultimately lost and the only mention of pre-1500's issues was in the book collection catalog of "Federico da Montefeltro,":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_da_Montefeltro "Duke of Urbino.":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Urbino#Montefeltro.2C_Dukes_of_Urbino

In 2008, a fragment of the third issue was stumbled upon by the "Bomb Disposal":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_disposal Team of the American Army during the disposal of an "improvised explosive device":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device near "Baghdad.":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad According to a specialist investigation it refers to the details of battles pre-dating the "Battle of Kadesh":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kadesh and in recent years the issue has again gained interest in Archeological circles.

• "Encyclopedia Britannica,":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica 2011 ed.

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Colonel: "Cold again today soldier!"
Light cavalry girl: "It’s extremely cold today, Sir. May we put on our long-coats, Sir?"
Colonel: "HAHA, if you take the charm and sophistication of the "Hussars":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussar away, what is left? Whether you live or die, wear your "dolman":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolman and "pelisse!":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelisse "
Light cavalry girl: "This guy is useless... We have to do something..."

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"The rumbling of muffled hooves, piercing the blurred border that rises like a ghost in the mist, "the Prussian cavalry":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_Army marching in unison in their black uniforms rush forward like demons, chopping up my unfortunate comrades. In a blink our line was destroyed."
--From the "Grande Armee":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Arm%C3%A9e War Chronicles

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My strange habit, of making over-the-top brags when off guard, is in terminal condition.