H/T to WRSA The Battle of Grozny: Deadly Classroom for Urban Combat
Category: Cold War Files
The Soviet Genocide Of The Old Believers
The Soviet Genocide Of The Old Believers Watch this 10 minute video and send it to somebody you care about. Know your History. Prepare Accordingly.
Know Your Cold War Weapons: Czech VZ-52
While perusing Royal Tiger Imports C&R section the other day to see if on the off-hand chance they had any decent M1 Carbines left (they did not of course) I ran across a VZ-52 Rifle. This is a nice peculiar addition to any Cold War Collection to be sure. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!…
Know Your Military History: Intimate Enemies
Intimate Enemies (L’ennemi intime) 2007 A French Film with english sub-titles, this movie tracks a French Army Platoon in 1959 during the Algerian War of Independence, which in terms of studying Guerilla Warfare is a red letter date event. When studying how Guerilla Warfare has changed, one of the re-occurring themes you will come across again…
Better Dead than Red: A Holiday Viewing List
The good folk over at WRSA put out a decent list so I thought I would add mine to the mix. Some of these are Cold War Classics, others are lesser known Foreign Films worth a look. Firefox (1982) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) The Man Who Saved the World (2014) …
Rhodesian War Stories: In The Name Of Freedom
Want to hear accounts of what modern day Communism is good for? Look no further than the Rhodesian Bush War. I highly recommend this guy’s channel, some AMAZING interviews.
RHODESIAN COIN TACTICS
Excellent piece on Counter-Insurgency Tactics. As a follow-up I recommend reading up on the British vs. The Chinese Communist in Malaya in 1948 aka “The War of the Running Dogs.”
Know Your Cold War History: Operation Protea and Beyond…
Operation Protea was launched on 23 August 1981. Its objectives were to destroy the South-West Africa People’s Organisations (SWAPO) command and training center at Xangongo as well as to destroy its logistic bases at Xangongo and Ongiva. The South African forces reached Ongiva on 26 August 1981 and attacked the combined SWAPO/FAPLA forces dug in […]…
On War: Understanding the Importance of Doctrine
Doctrine is an important topic in warfighting, and perhaps the most important area for an intelligence officer to understand. Doctrine defined is The guiding principles that an adversary uses to plan and execute his operations. When we understand adversary doctrine, we’re better informed about what he might do in the future because we understand what… via…
Subversion 101
From the Archives, 2018 Thanks to Viking Life Blog for posting this excellent video. It is imperative for the Martial Citizen to understand the tenets of Fourth Generation Warfare (4GW) if he is to survive in the 21st century. “The Highest Arc of Warfare is not to fight at all, but to subvert anything of…