The Political Soldier: Carl Schmitt’s Theory of the Partisan This is an essay by Greg Johnson on Schmitt’s polarizing book Theory of the Partisan that is definitely worth a read considering the current geo-political situation. Arm Yourself and Prepare Accordingly.
Category: Tales from the Battlefield
Know Your WW2 History: The Battle of Ortona, A Case Study in Modern Urban Warfare
Case Study #5: The Battle of Ortona Ortona is one of the lesser known Urban Battles in World War Two, but definitely one of the most important to study, especially from the standpoint of the Defense of a City. Here is another worthy read on the subject by the same author.
Tactical Employment of Smoke Grenades
Tactical Employment of Smoke Grenades Highly recommend you have a few of these Enola Gaye EG-18X Smoke Bombs handy in your kit. With things going the direction they are, they could be VERY handy soon.
Bad Ass Files: Chesty Puller, USMC Gunslinger
CONSUMMATE MARINE CHESTY PULLER, .45 IN HAND! Really well done mini-bio of one of my personal heroes. Semper Fi Chesty!
Discipline
Discipline John says a lot of what I feel, yet he still thinks that the Global American Empire is worth fighting for. I don’t. My opinion is that if Ukrainians want to be free, they will fight for their freedom. If they want to be Russian, then they will not fight as hard and…
Small Unit Tactics: B-52 Reconnaissance Tips of the Trade, Vietnam
B-52 Reconnaissance Tips of the Trade, Vietnam Practical, Simple and Effective Hard Learned Tips from the Field. Highly recommend you stick these on a External Thumb Drive for “SUT Training Reference Material”. As a matter of Training, any book or interview with guys who worked in MAC-V-SOG during Vietnam, like John Stryker Meyer, is…
Know Your WW2 History: Battle of Monte Cassino ’44 from the German Perspective
One of the best WW2 Military History trilogies I have ever read is Rick Atkinson’s Liberation Trilogy. The second book of the series, The Day of Battle is about the Sicily/Italian Campaign. The amphibious landing at Anzio and the Battle of Monte Cassino are covered in amazing detail.
A Snapshot of what a 4GW Insurgency is Going to Look Like in the 21st Century
A Recent post on Impro Guns showing a squad of Anti-Junta Myanmar rebels armed with an assortment of homemade guns, including the venerable 3D Printed FGC-9 is a very realistic picture of what insurgencies could possibly look like going forward in the 21st Century. Although a full auto capable pistol carbine like the FGC-9…
The Bad Ass Files: Joseph Beyrle – 101st Airborne, US Army
WWII SOLDIER CAPTURED AND ESCAPED 7 TIMES, REPORTED DEAD, LATER DECORATED BY TWO ARMIES Billy bad ass is right. The 101st Airborne Troopers that assisted the SOE and OSS Units providing arms and intel to the French resistance were part of the Jedburgh units. My God this dude was a modern day Leonidas!
TCCC Twofer: Tactical Field Care, Massive Hemorrhage, and the Blood Sweep
Tactical Field Care, Massive Hemorrhage, and the Blood Sweep Make no mistake, one of the biggest area’s of training that martial civilians neglect is TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care.) Part 2 of this Excellent series can be found HERE. Train Hard. Train Realistically and Prepare Accordingly.