Fascinating piece of World War II Espionage and Military History. Until late 1943, the Norden bombsight was always protected by exceptionally heavy security. Sights were normally stored in air-conditioned, dustproof vaults that were patrolled by armed guards. During training, USAAF bombardiers had to swear a solemn oath to guard the secret weapon with their…
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Know Your Weapons: Soviet WWII Machine Guns
The Soviets were latecomers to machine-gun development generally. Prior to World War I, the czarist army bought machine guns from other countries and manufactured some under license. For this reason, Russian machine-gun development and production had to start virtually from scratch after the Russian Revolution. A top priority was the development of a light machine […]…
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…
The Viking “Great Army”
The Operations of the ‘Great Army’ in Britain (865–79) The term ‘great army’, employed by several contemporary sources to describe this unusually large assemblage of Norse raiders, implies a huge horde of perhaps tens of thousands, but it most probably was not. Although no precise figures are given, it is highly doubtful that it numbered […]…
The Viking Onslaught
Big fan of this guy’s blog, Weapons and Warfare. When you have some free time (like now) be sure to read through his selections. The Anglo-Saxons commonly called them ‘Danes’ or ‘heathens’. To the Franks, they were simply ‘the Northmen’. But history knows them as the Vikings, possibly derived from the West Norse word vikingr,…
Lessons From The Irish Nationalists
The Three Links to the articles over at Identity Dixie are a Superb Read. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Know Your History: How did the Zulus Interact with the Voortrekkers? | The Zulu-Boer War (1835-1839)
How did the Zulus Interact with the Voortrekkers? | The Zulu-Boer War (1835-1839) Thanks to Viking Life Blog for this short and informative history lesson! Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Inside Air America: The CIA’s Secret Airline
Supplying guerrilla bases deep in the highlands behind the lines. An older but awesome documentary on the little known story of Air America. Good stuff. -NCS via Inside Air America: The CIA’s Secret Airline — American Partisan
Know Your Weapons: Military Rifle Calibers & Three Confusions
Military Rifle Calibers & Three Confusions! Another short and sweet firearms history lesson by Mr. John Farnam, USMC.
THE VIKINGS IN IRELAND 795–1014 Part I
I am reading a short novel right now about the Vikings in Ireland so I found this fascinating. Few places suffered more at the hands of the Vikings than Ireland. For the best part of 200 years the Vikings systematically milked Ireland of its people to supply the slave trade, yet, for all their military…