“History is nothing else than a long succession of useless cruelties.” (Voltaire) When you look at the situation in Syria, you see the logic in Voltaire’s prose. I suppose it is the hopeless romantic in me that wishes for a world that is not filled with asshole tyrants and despots that take advantage of…
Category: Military History
Why the Average Civilian Should Study Asymmetrical Warfare
From the Archives, 2015. I got asked this question the other day by a close friend and it occurred to me that I had never really plainly answered that question on this blog, even though I talk about the subject frequently. I think the best way to approach this subject is through historical precedent. It…
The Bad-Ass Files: Air Force Crew Receives Medals for “Legendary Airmanship”
Air Force crew receives medals for ‘legendary airmanship’ in 9-hour firefight against ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan Talk about raining down hellfire and brimstone on the goat raping hadji’s. 👍😄 Would love to see that gun-cam footage someday! Way to Go Big Blue! Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
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!
Remembering Pearl Harbor
It is befitting that we remember the 78th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor today as the terror attack in Florida that killed three and wounded eight is still fresh in our minds. So often terror attacks like this get forgotten so easily because of the nature and agenda of the 24 hours news cycle. We have…
Lessons From The Warsaw Ghetto
Great Read. Be sure and read the two links on Lithuania. Highlights from Part one. Staple this to your Brain. 1) Government identification records are the clerical basis for mass murder and other atrocities: No, not every government ID scheme leads to genocide and expatriation. But for the collectivists of both the German Reich and the…
Britain’s Vietnam War
Know Your History! Very eye-opening and informative 8 minutes.
American Militias after the Civil War: From Black Codes to the Black Panthers and Beyond
Part 1 of this article can be read HERE. Originally authored by our friends over at Ammo.com, this is the second half of their excellent historical analysis of militias in the US, running up to the Bundy Standoff and Malhuer Wildlife Refuge occupation. The critical takeaway is the coverage of militias on both sides…
Military History Book’s to Read for 2019
Got a lot of catching up to do, but here are some that are on Tap for Summer/Fall. Rick Atkinson who authored The Liberation Trilogy, quite possibly one of the finest WWII Trilogies ever written, has authored another Trilogy, this one on the Revolutionary War. The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington…
Crusader Corner: ‘The Field of Blackbirds’
Kosovo’s ‘Field of Blackbirds’: The 630-Year-Old Reason Eastern Europeans Resist Islam “Those Who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” -George Santayana Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!