Aztec warriors wielding macanas (macahuitl), which are oak swords or clubs fitted with rows of obsidian blades. Aztec warriors used these weapons to slash, inflicting long bleeding wounds, or sever, as when they decapitated a mare Cortés’s party brought. Cortés did battle with thousands of Aztec warriors during his campaign of exploration in Central America. […]…
Category: Historical Study
Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II Book Review
Bad Ass Files: Marianne Bachmeier
Meet Marianne Bachmeier, Germany’s ‘Revenge Mother’ Who Shot Her Child’s Killer In The Middle Of His Trial It may not be a popular opinion, but oh well, as a parent I understand where this woman was coming from. This bastard deserved death and he got it. Personally I don’t think a recidivist pedophile’s life is worth…
Movies Showing The Horrors of Communism
An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940. If you are in CONUS, you can stream it HERE for Free. (Please download a virus and ad blocker prior to streaming and take all applicable precautions)
Know Your Weapons: German WW2 Infantry Weapons
Know Your History: What Texas Can and Cannot Do
What Texas Can and Cannot Do Been a lot of chatter about the legalities of Texas Secession. This short article cut’s to the chase about that. The bigger question that needs to be discussed is the overall sustainability (in particular the economic model) of an Independent Texas Republic. I think the fact that OPEC…
The Dangers of Multiculturalism and History
Wuffingas I just recently watched the movie The Dig and really enjoyed it (aside from the pesky inferred gay romance which had really nothing to do with the REAL story.) My Friends over at Viking Life Blog recently did a really nice post on the history of the Sutton Hoo find and Anglo-Saxon History….
Know Your History: Gandhi
And Then They Came for Gandhi … It seems no statue is safe nowadays from the green- hair bathroom confused communist. Everything is fair game because their agenda is all about destruction not “unity.” So who was the real Gandhi? Like anything historical, dig into the facts and judge for yourself. Here is the…
Beowulf: The Epic in Performance – Benjamin Bagby, voice and medieval harp
H/T Survive the Jive Beowulf: The Epic in Performance – Benjamin Bagby, voice and medieval harp — Survival Homestead
Insurgents in the Mountains: Arms of the Baloch Separatist
INSURGENTS IN THE MOUNTAINS: ARMS OF BALOCH SEPARATISTS I found it interesting that the primary rifle favored for both sniping and general use is the SVD and PSL. This reiterates the ideal that in small guerilla groups the TERRAIN/OPERATING ENVIRONMENT generally dictates the types of weapons used. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!