Clandestine weapons so clandestine, they never were. Thanks OSS! (click on above link to be re-directed to source page) A really interesting read with some awesome links to other articles. Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
Category: Military History
Guerilla Warfare History: 32 Battalion Operations in the South African Border War
32 Battalion Operations in the South African Border War For the Military Historian and Civilian Operator alike, the study of the African Bush Wars are excellent primers on Guerilla Warfare. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
World War Two History: Piss On Your Enemies! (Literally)
When a Jewish Holocaust survivor ‘pissed’ on Hitler’s henchman (click on above link to be re-directed) I absolutely love finding stories like this about survivors of the Holocaust getting some type of revenge on Nazi’s. So many times the punishment the nazi’s received was not “personal” enough to fit the crime IMO, but here, it…
World War II History: Normandy Tank Museum Selling Off Inventory
For Sale: D-Day Tanks and Equipment (click on above title link to be re-directed to source page) When I read things like this as an historian it makes me a bit sad. These are tangible pieces of American Military history and they belong in a place where the public can enjoy them, and future generations…
The Stark Realities and History of Chemical Warfare
Let’s Be Clear About This — The Syrian Civil War Is a Chemical War (click on above title link to be re-directed to source page) As you read this, consider not only the likelihood American troops will someday have to face this threat en masse, but also that American civilians in the form of Chemical or Biological…
Citizen Soldier Trailer
Looks Good. Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
World War II History: The Devil’s Guard, Hitler’s Waffen SS
THE DEVIL’S GUARD: HITLER’S WAFFEN SS (click on title to be re-directed to article) A very well-written, in-depth three part series with some outstanding pictures. For all you fellow World War II buffs, This is one you will want to save somewhere for later review.
World War II History: Two Great Stories Worth Your Time
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World War II History: “Steel Versus Struts and Canvas”
In Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom, historian Iain Ballantyne lays out in an almost cinematic style how the German high-seas raider met her match during a contest of steel versus struts and canvas. It was the most unlikely of tales — fragile, supposedly obsolete Swordfish biplanes against the modern battle-wagon Bismarck, at the time the most powerful warship…
Military History: Kentucky Physician and Governor Was One of First Civilians to Attempt Biological Warfare in the Civil War
Dr. Luke Blackburn was a respected medical doctor and philanthropist until he allegedly attempted to create a yellow fever outbreak targeting Northern civilians and soldiers during the Civil War. Despite widespread outrage at the time, he later won a landslide victory to become the governor of Kentucky. Blackburn was a native Kentuckian who began working…