Being a Military Arms Historian and a Cold War History Nut, I am a big fan of 9-Hole Reviews YouTube Channel. They do some excellent testing of various rifle systems out to practical combat distances. This is a Two-fer, the first vid is a 13 minute mini-doc on the Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle and the…
Category: Cold War Files
Know Your Weapons: Hungarian 44M “Mace Thrower”
Hungarian Army: 44M “Mace Thrower” I am always interested in Partisan warfare and weaponry and this one is amazing. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
The Hind Heist: The Secret US Operation to Steal the Soviet’s Top Helicopter
Without a doubt one of the coolest aircraft ever fielded, the Mi-24 Hind is something of a flying APC, allowing a squad of Air Assault troops to hit a target while providing close air support. I always thought it was an impressive aircraft and one I’ve always wanted to fly in. The closest I’ve got… via…
Mills’ Marauders – Last Stand at South Georgia 1982
So much military history of the 20th Century has been forgotten..let’s honor these brave men and in the process learn something or another about honor and integrity. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Guerilla Warfare History: Interviews with Hackworth and Giap
These are two interview transcripts I found on PBS from a 20th Century Historical Timeline Documentary One is with Colonel David Hackworth, United States Army Retired and the author of About Face. The other interview is with Vo Nguyen Giap, a Viet-Minh General. Guerilla Warfare History is of extreme importance to the Civilian Operator. BOLO for more…
Why So Many Western Covert Operations Have Failed Since World War II
Shots in the Dark – Why So Many Western Covert Operations Have Failed Since WW2 A Great read both from a historical point of view and practical, Civilian Operator POV on the RELEVANCE of Guerilla Warfare in the 21st Century. You have to Understand the Lessons of History in order not to repeat the…
Cold War History: Jewish Atomic Spies
Jewish Atomic Spies Fantastic post about a very dangerous time in World History. Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
Cold War “What If” History: The World War III Naval Battle of A U.S. Iowa Class Battleship vs Russia’s Battelcruiser
It’s 1988. World War Three has begun, with the armies of the Soviet Union and the rest of the Warsaw Pact pouring over the Inter-German Border. Their destination: the Rhine River and beyond, dealing NATO a knockout blow that will end the war. Meanwhile at sea, an equally titanic battle is about to take…
Psy-Ops Military History Files: The True Story of ‘Commando Buzz’
On Dec. 24, 1970, an odd airplane touched down at an air base in Thailand. Though it might not have looked like it, this was a top secret U.S. Air Force propaganda plane and the crew had just flown the last of a series of classified missions over neighboring Cambodia. The Pentagon sent the…
Espionage Files: North Korea Resumes Number Station Radio Broadcast For It’s Spies Abroad
In a development that is reminiscent of the Cold War, a radio station in North Korea appears to have resumed broadcasts of encrypted messages that are typically used to give instructions to spies stationed abroad. The station in question is the Voice of Korea, known in past years as Radio Pyongyang. It is operated…