For all you Fellow WW2 Historians out there understand this video was put out by RT, Russia Today, which is the Propaganda Machine of the Russian Federation. Now I am not disputing the facts of the video but I do take issue with it’s arrogance. Although the Soviet Union did suffer during WW2, if it…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
Armed Citizen Corner Video: Why Israeli Carry Truly Sucks (Not Carrying Your Gun With a Round Chambered)
A good friend turned me on to the Active Self-Protection You Tube Channel and I now find myself browsing through their video collection at random times. The commentary is sensible and practical for the most part, without much rambling and droning on. If you guys like or dislike me re-posting these, let me know in the…
Crusader Corner: Muslim “Refugees”: 91.4% on Food Stamps, 68.3% on Cash Welfare
Jihad can be waged in more way than just bullets and bombs folks. IS has stated very plainly they intend to establish a caliphate here in the U.S. just like they are doing in Europe by using “Jihad by Migration”. In laymans terms that is a systematic influx of “refugees” and “immigrants”, (With the occasional…
De-Constructing Terrorism: Abu Bakr al-Baghadi and the Theory and Practice of Jihad
An SWJ older article from 2014, but still very relevant in learning how to DECONSTRUCT the enemy..at home and abroad.-SF Now that Americans are dropping bombs on the forces of al Baghdadi’s Caliphate, it may be appropriate to examine his warfighting style. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is not a formally trained military commander. However, he is…
Surveillance State: The U.S. Governments New Spy Sattelite
The second week of June 2016, the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office launched NROL-37, carrying its latest spy satellite into geosynchronous orbit via a Delta IV-Heavy rocket. But it only took amateur space enthusiasts a few days to locate the mysterious new craft in the skies near Malaysia, over the Strait of Malacca. While the contents and…
Obscure Military History: Tank Warfare in the Dominican Republic, 1965
Tanks have rarely been used in battle in the Western Hemisphere — and fights between tanks are even rarer. But the Dominican Republic in 1965 was one of the exceptions, when Constitutionalist rebels fought the armored vehicles of invading U.S. Marines in the streets of the capital city, Santo Domingo. Stranger yet, the Dominicans were using Swedish tanks….
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House Democrats Stage “Sit-In” Protest Over Gun Control GIVE ME A BREAK YOU FRIGGIN’ HIPPIES. GUNS SAVE LIVES.
World War II History: Barbarossa And It’s Lesson For The Living
75 years ago this morning at 0315 Central European Time, the valiant and ruthless German race was thrust into a war of annihilation against the Soviet empire, in what became the dominant theatre in the largest-scale conflict in world history, World War II. Named after Frederick I, the red-bearded King of Germany and Holy Roman…
Profiles in Courage: Hershel “Woody” Williams Explains the Qualities of a Good Marine
Medal of Honor recipient Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams discusses the Battle of Iwo Jima’s impact on his life and the sacrifice of his fellow Marines. To Hershel “Woody” Williams, the Medal of Honor he wears around his neck does not belong to him. It’s not because he isn’t worthy of it, he undoubtedly is. For Williams,…
Military News: Navy Will Now “Hire” Civilians as NCO’s and Officers Out of Boot Camp?
BAD, BAD, BAD Ideal. You cannot substitute Private Sector Experience, regardless of the field, For Military Experience. The Navy and Air Force both are well on their way to becoming a self-contained technocracy “within” the military versus functioning as a cooperating branch of the military. -SF The Navy wants to recruit mid-career specialists to fill…