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Interview with MACV-SOG Major John L. Plaster

Posted on 30 September 202330 September 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

MACV-SOG Major John L. Plaster   I have two books from Plaster in my Library that are dog eared, highlighted and just about worn out. The first is The Ultimate Sniper which I got many moons ago as a gift from a now departed friend (who was a better shot than me by a country…

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Know Your Firearms History: The ‘Tiffany Guns’ of the Spanish-American War

Posted on 15 September 202315 September 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

The ‘Tiffany Guns’ of the Spanish-American War   President Joe Biden has repeatedly suggested when it was first drafted there were restrictions to the Second Amendment. He pressed the point by stating that “you couldn’t own a cannon,” while more recently he’s made the argument that the Second Amendment isn’t absolute in that Americans today…

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Fast and Furious: The Philosophy and Mechanics of the Blitzkrieg Tactic

Posted on 25 August 202325 August 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Fast and Furious: The Philosophy and Mechanics of the Blitzkrieg Tactic   It’s the dawn of World War II, and the old ways of fighting aren’t cutting it anymore. Soldiers huddled in trenches, days turning into weeks with little progress—it’s a stalemate that no one wants to repeat. Enter the Blitzkrieg tactic, a plan that’s…

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Know Your History: 3 Key Phases in the History of the Roman Army

Posted on 29 July 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

3 Key Phases in the History of the Roman Army   More Great articles in Roman Military History.  

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Know Your WW2 History: German-Soviet Alliance – How the Soviet Union Enabled Hitler’s Conquests

Posted on 14 May 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

German-Soviet Alliance: How Soviet Union Enabled Hitler’s Conquests   For all you fellow amateur military historians out there, I highly recommend you bookmark the resources for this article. They make for some excellent reading by themselves: The Buildup of the German War Economy: The Importance of the Nazi-Soviet Economic Agreements of 1939 and 1940 Historian…

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Know Your Weapons: The M79 Grenade Launcher

Posted on 14 April 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

The M79 Grenade Launcher   The M79 was a large-bore, single-barrel, single-shot weapon that was breech loaded and fired from the shoulder. It launched a 40mm by 46mm grenade in a round that resembled a huge bullet. The close-support infantry weapon reportedly was nicknamed “Thumper, Blooper, Thump Gun, or Bloop Tube” by some soldiers due…

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Know Your WWII History: The True Story that Inspired ‘Fury’

Posted on 14 April 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

The True Story that Inspired ‘Fury’    Is Fury a true story? Was the Fury tank an actual Sherman? It sure seems to be. In this article, the renowned and redoubtable Red2Alpha73 (Mike Durand) reviews Belton Y. Cooper’s 1998 memoir:  Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II.  

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Know Your Military History: The Black Watch Regiment of the Royal Highlanders

Posted on 8 April 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Black Watch: Royal Highlanders   The Black Watch regiment is a storied unit within the Scottish military, dating back to the early 18th century. The origin of the Black Watch is similarly steeped in history, with a long lineage of skilled marksmen dating back centuries. Following the Jacobite Rebellion, loyalists of the Highland clans of…

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Know Your Firearms History: Dieudonné Saive – The Browning of Belgium

Posted on 15 March 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Dieudonné Saive – The Browning of Belgium In the long list of WHITE MALE firearm inventors, Dieudonne Saive (a John Moses Browning contemporary) is right up there with Mikhail Kalashnikov and Hiram Maxim.  

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Basics of Medieval Armor

Posted on 5 March 2023 by The Tactical Hermit
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