The Spanish Civil War: 1931-1939 (6 parts) My favorite war to examine. Take note of the international brigades and secret police. Reminds me of the Syrian American antifa recruits. Pay attention to the language. The Democratic Republicans who love liberty were the Communists. Sound Familiar? And the Anarchist Autonomous zones that collapsed… Reminds me…
Category: Guerilla Warfare History
Assessing the Effects of Fires
Assessing the Effects of Fires Anyone who has ever done any sort of small-unit tactics training can remember “covering” a buddy while they move. This is good to learn, but there can be a bit of misunderstanding as to what actually constitutes “covering fire” or “suppression”. Just because you are putting rounds downrange does not necessarily mean…
Doug Casey with Some Thoughts on Phyles, Islam, and Warfare
Doug Casey with Some Thoughts on Phyles, Islam, and Warfare I trust you’ll excuse some “stream of consciousness” style writing on my part. My crystal ball showing what we’ll see in the years to come is a bit cloudy. But I think the concepts below will tie together in disturbing ways… Let’s start with…
The Minuteman’s Guide to Countering Armored Vehicles *(For Educational Purposes Only)*
The Minuteman’s Guide to Countering Armored Vehicles Since the first tanks and armored cars appeared on the battlefields of WWI Europe, infantrymen have been forced to find ways to deal with them. The modern minuteman is no different, and any prolonged civil conflict in the United States is bound to see armored vehicles used in…
The Partisan Mindset
Best Civilian Sniper Rifles
Best Civilian Sniper Rifles For those of you new to the game of shooting, I urge you to read a couple of articles before diving into the deep-end and buying some over-priced rig: Building An Affordable Sniper Rifle Urban Guerilla Sniping Understanding the role of the Civilian Guerilla Sniper’s role down through history can…
Know Your Guerilla Warfare History: Boers, Beans, Bullets and Bear Soup
Boers, Beans, Bullets, and Bear Soup – Parts 1 & 2 Nifty two part series on the history, tactics and weapons of the Boers. Remember: The most Dangerous thing in the world is a Disciplined, Motivated and Well Trained Rifleman, so get out there and TRAIN!
Organized Mayhem on American Streets
Organized Mayhem on American Streets Via: Matt Bracken Notice the three rapid-reaction ATVs that arrive at 1:41. This was just a street takeover today, but they have command and control via a hovering drone and inter-squad radio/cell phones, so imagine them when they have their AR-15s and arrive in your cul-de-sac for a…
Know Your Texas History: The Great Comanche Raid of 1840
The Great Raid With raids on civilians and hostage-taking back in the news, I looked up the Comanches’ Great Raid of 1840 that destroyed forever the Texas port city of Linnville, about halfway between Houston and Corpus Christi. As with many ethnic conflicts, who were the bad guys and who were the good guys…
Know Your Vietnam War History: Remembering RT Alabama (MACV-SOG)
5 October 1968 – RT Alabama (MACV-SOG) On this day in 1968, RT Alabama was inserted into Laos with 1-0 Jim Stride, 1-1 Steve Engelke, and 1-2 Lynne Black As the helicopter was coming in, Black noticed an NVA flag flying which told him there was a large NVA base camp nearby. Stride…