The Rhodesian Vest, Fireforce Style (a YBH tale) Pretty cool little piece of history.
Category: Cold War Files
The Malayan Emergency, and what it can teach us about today’s American Emergency
H/T WRSA The Malayan Emergency, and what it can Teach us about today’s American Emergency A large part of current U.S. COIN doctrine (Counter-Insurgency) that was re-vamped and rolled out around 2006 to ground pounders in Iraq and A-Stan is based upon the lessons learned by the British during the Malayan Emergency. Think Tankers…
Berger: Slicing Salami
H/T WRSA Berger: Slicing Salami As I have said before: Communist never change their stripes, they just change the language to fit the times. “By portraying his opponents as fascists (or at the very least fascist sympathizers), he was able to get the opposition to slice off its right wing, then its centrists,…
Lessons from a Guerrilla: Marine Raider Frank Sturgis, the Fight for Freedom and Mastering Logistics
Lessons from a Guerrilla: Marine Raider Frank Sturgis, the Fight for Freedom and Mastering Logistics Awesome write up by NC Scout on former USMC Raider and CIA agent Frank Sturgis. Being both a military history buff and a student of guerilla warfare the book Warrior: Frank Sturgis—The CIA’s #1 Assassin-Spy, Who Nearly Killed Castro…
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”…
On this Day in History: Che Guevera Executed
On This Day — Che Guevara Is Executed (October 9 1967) A red letter date in the fight against the spread of the cancer of Communism in the Northern Hemisphere. Note: If you ever want to read a really entertaining novel about this incident, check out Killing Che by Chuck Pfarrer.
Moscow Rules By Black3
With the way the world is moving, here’s a little bit of Cold War history. Moscow Rules are developed from CIA agents working in the former Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact and have been cited many times in different movies and books. They are also enshrined at the National Intelligence Museum in Washington, D.C. As… Moscow…
The Bad Ass Files: Larry Thorne
Larry Thorne Hated Communists So Much He Joined 3 Armies to Kill Them This guy joined three Armies to kill Commies in more than three countries! That is inspiring Dedication!
Young on “Che.” Lawson on Rhodesia
H/T WRSA Young on “Che.” Lawson on Rhodesia Inspiring Read. Commies are a Scourge. Eradicate them.
Know Your Weapons: The MAS 49/56
29 mph winds? I would have called it and came back when the Hurricane was gone, but still a decent shoot. The discussion with Ian from Forgotten Weapons about the similarities of the 7.5 French to the 7.62 NATO is awesome. Pay Attention, you just might learn something.