A War Hero: SgtMaj. Daniel Joseph Daly Sergeant Major Daly is perhaps best remembered for a famous battle cry delivered during the desperate fighting in Belleau Wood in June 1918. Marines took a terrific pounding on the outskirts of Lucy le Bocage (“Lucy Birdcage” to the American Expeditionary Forces) at the fringe of Belleau…
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On This Day in History, October 31, 1922: Mussolini Seizes Power in Italy
October 31, 1922 – Benito Mussolini Assumes Power in Italy Mussolini formed the Fascist Party in March of 1919 with the support of many unemployed veterans of WWI. He organized them into armed squads known as Black Shirts, who terrorized their political opponents. In 1921, the Fascist Party was invited to join the coalition…
War Movies Worth a Damn: The East
‘The East’ Shows Why Indonesia’s War of Independence Is a Bridge Between WWII and Vietnam Before you watch the movie it would do you good to familarize yourself with the History of this little known War, often called “The Dutch Vietnam”: As an amateur military historian and writer, I really enjoyed the authentic “feel”…
My Southern WHITE Heritage: “Ain’t” ain’t what you think it is
“Ain’t” ain’t what you think it is Attempts by “elites” to change our language are no different than attempts to take down our flags, our monuments or to teach the Yankee version of why the South seceded. It is an assault on our Heritage and our culture. It’s a part of an ongoing and…
In Memoriam: The Beirut Barracks Bombings
On This Day in History — The Beirut Barracks Bombings Two suicide bombers detonated each of the truck bombs. In the attack on the building serving as a barracks for the 1st Battalion 8th Marines (Battalion Landing Team – BLT 1/8), the death toll were 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers, making this…
The GunMetal Armory: WW2 Resistance Cells, How Were They Built?
Good stuff. I’m going to be out in AZ with GMA and the crew for the RTO Course in just a few weeks, come out and train. The GunMetal Armory: WW2 Resistance Cells, How Were They Built? — American Partisan
REBEL YELL: ‘Confederados’, The South Shall Rise Again….In Brazil
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Why we need to Remember Ruby Ridge
From the Archives, 2018 Siege at Ruby Ridge: The Forgotten History of the ATF Shootout That Started a Militia Movement My friends over at Ammo.com did an outstanding article on the cold-blooded murder of Randy Weaver’s family at Ruby Ridge in 1992. I believe the most important thing we can do as…
Know your Knives: The Wicked Ulu
The Wicked ULU Knife Who would not want to own an ancient blade design that resembles a Saber-tooth tiger fang?
Know Your WW2 History: The Battle of the Scheldt
WWII’s Forgotten Dutch Battle: The Battle of the Scheldt Netlfix just released a movie titled The Forgotten Battle which is partly about Operation Market Garden and The Battle of the Schedlt.