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Know Your Spanish Civil War History: How Franco Won the Crusade against Bolshevism (Parts 1 and 2)

Posted on 20 December 202520 December 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

How Franco Won the Crusade against Bolshevism, Pt. 1    In this Podcast episode, Will and Karl Dahl discuss the run-up to the Spanish Civil War, with a focus on the political changes that led to a fight between the traditionalists and the communists and how each side organized. They discuss Spanish history, effective organization,…

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Know Your Real Military History: Specters in the Snow, the story of Finland’s Skeleton Helmet

Posted on 13 December 202513 December 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T WRSA   Specters in the Snow, the story of Finland’s Skeleton Helmet   A Savage Snow War On a freezing day in January 1940, near the village of Muurila, a Red Army soldier crept through the snow. He placed himself as close to a tent, as he dared; he knew it contained his Finnish…

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Know Your Military History: The Black Hawk Down Story as told by CWO4 Mike Durant, 160th SOAR (Night Stalkers)

Posted on 11 December 2025 by The Tactical Hermit
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On This Day in Military History 1992: Operation Restore Hope Begins in Somalia

Posted on 9 December 20259 December 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

  1992-12-09 US Marines and allied nations launch an amphibious and airborne operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, to restore order to the war-torn nation. Authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 794, passed on December 3. A civil war in Somalia had raged since the late 1980s when dictator Siad Barre began to face significant resistance to…

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Know Your Real Texas History: Bowie’s Men Charge Mexican Supply Train at Grass Fight

Posted on 2 December 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Bowie’s Men Charge Mexican Supply Train at Grass Fight   The brittle winter grass crunched beneath their boots as James Bowie’s cavalry pressed forward through the mesquite thickets. November 26, 1835, dawned cold and crisp near Alazan Creek, five miles southwest of San Antonio de Béxar. The glint of morning sunlight caught rifle barrels as forty…

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The Guns of Faction: Part One

Posted on 12 November 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

The Guns of Faction: Part One   My 2019 novel, Faction, was recognized by many readers as having weapons which seemed at first glance exotic, but were, in fact, rather straightforward, off-the-shelf weapons with slight modifications to make them more useful in urban operations. Let’s examine them in this series, one by one. The criteria for…

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Know Your REAL WW2 History: Katyn (Full Movie w/English Subtitles)

Posted on 29 September 202529 September 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

      The Katyn Forest Massacre   An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.    

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Living In The Past: The World War II Hangover

Posted on 2 September 20252 September 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Living In The Past: The World War II Hangover “This watch I got here was first purchased by your great-grandfather during the First World War.  It was bought in a little general store in Knoxville, Tennessee.” – Pulp Fiction   Every group has a story that defines them:  the myth, the memory, the moment that crystallizes…

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Minnesota Trans Shooter’s Father Built CIA Tracking Systems That ‘Monitor and Predict’ Behavior

Posted on 1 September 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Minnesota Trans Shooter’s Father Built CIA Tracking Systems That ‘Monitor and Predict’ Behavior   The official narrative surrounding the Minnesota church shooting is already raising questions — but the background of the alleged gunman’s father makes the story even stranger. Robert Westman, the accused shooter, is the son of James Westman, a man whose résumé reads…

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More Tranny Terrorism

Posted on 28 August 202528 August 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Minneapolis Catholic School Murderer Was a Trump-Hating, Satanic Cult Tranny     This is the end result of  allowing hormone replacement therapy on small children while pumping them full of anti-depressants and ADHD drugs and other presciption poison. Transgenderism is an EVIL Jewish Invention that seeks to usurp the Natural Order Of God.    …

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