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On This Day in Obscure History: The Pig War (1859)

Posted on 16 June 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

The Pig War — The Outrageous 1859 Crisis That Nearly Led to Conflict Between the U.S. and Britain   Today in 1859, an American farmer on the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest shoots a hog owned by a British settler. The incident sparks what becomes known as the “Pig War,” a crisis that…

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Know Your Obscure WW2 History: Boeing Wonderland

Posted on 7 May 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Did You Know About the Boeing Wonderland? World War II saw numerous innovative attempts to confuse the enemy through camouflage: by hiding one’s assets from detection, while creating fake units elsewhere to misdirect the enemy’s attention. (You might recall one of our older articles about the Germans disguising the battleship Tirpitz as a group of houses. Read our earlier…

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Obscure WW2 History: Jap Lunge Mines and Banzai Sticks

Posted on 1 May 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Jap Lunge Mines and Banzai Sticks – Last Ditch Weapons in WW2   During World War II, the ancient Samurai moral code of honor, obedience, duty and self-sacrifice found its way into Japanese military tactics, particularly during the last desperate months of the empire of the Rising Sun. Beyond the high-profile Kamikaze air strikes, the…

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Know Your Obscure Military History: The Ravens

Posted on 16 September 202316 September 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T Wynn     For Further Study and Reading: The Ravens: The True Story Of A Secret War In Laos, Vietnam

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Obscure Civil War History: The Confederacy’s Canadian Raiders

Posted on 4 May 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

The Confederacy’s Canadian Raiders — How Rebel Agents Waged War On the North from Foreign Soil   Great example of a well-trained and dedicated small unit of guerilla’s infiltrating deep behind enemy lines and using every manner of insurgent warfare (to include urban terrorism) to strike FEAR into the heart of the enemy.  

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Know Your WW1 History: The East Africa Campaign and Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

Posted on 18 April 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T WRSA     The East Africa Campaign   On the outbreak of war in 1914, Colonel Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck was the commander of a small army in German East Africa (Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda). He was determined to tie down as many Allied troops as he could in the region to prevent them from…

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Obscure American History: The Legend of the Moon-Eyed People

Posted on 12 March 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

The Legend of the Moon-Eyed People   According to formulations of Cherokee legend as told by historians, the Cherokee in Appalachia–before the arrival of colonists–expelled a race of small, bearded people who could only see by night. Some historians claim that the legend states that the Moon Eyed people were white. This is likely an…

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Know Your Weapons: The Luty 9mm SMG

Posted on 8 March 2022 by The Tactical Hermit

The Legacy of Philip Luty Lives on. Prepare Accordingly and Arm Yourself. (Schematics in Link above)  

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5 Of The Most Brutal Tactics in the History of Warfare

Posted on 19 December 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

5 Of The Most Brutal Tactics in the History of Warfare   Very interesting piece about the tactics of the Roman cohort, to include their footwear. Never underestimate how useful and practical a good pair of boots are! I have always worn mid-ankle type boots year around versus athletic shoes for this very reason. Prepare…

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Revisiting the Yeakey Murder in Light of Re-Written History

Posted on 20 April 2021 by The Tactical Hermit

Stand Up to the Rising of the Tide.

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