URBAN WARFARE, BACK IN THE DAY Current headlines are replete with stories of urban warfare. Be it Aleppo, Ramadi, Tripoli or some Ukrainian city you only learned of last year, there appears to be no shortage of combatants that want to fight in/over/for some piece of urban terrain. Perhaps a brief step back in to…
Category: Warfare
5 Of The Most Brutal Tactics in the History of Warfare
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…
Now and Then: The Spanish Republic (Part 1, The Origin)
Now and Then: The Spanish Republic (Part 1, The Origin) Historical essay by Morghur. An exposition on the origins of the Spanish Civil War. The study of the Spanish Civil War can yield a lot of pearls in terms of understanding how far-left political groups infiltrate, divide and destroy.
Creating Technological Parity With The ‘Modern Warfighter’
The last time I was out in Wyoming, K from Combat Studies Group and I had a lot to discuss over some quality Pendleton Rye- everything from the latest in electronic security options to (obviously) communications but we went down a deep rabbit hole on the importance of technological parity for Patriot Partisans; that is,… Creating…
Yugoslavia Shows How Diversity Kills Civilizations
Yugoslavia Shows How Diversity Kills Civilizations Know Your History. Multicultualism and Diversity in the end is always a NATION KILLER.
From Longbows to Spitfires – Nine Weapons that Made Britain Great
“Part of the country’s edge in its history of conflicts has been superior technology by land, sea, and air.” By Douglas Brown THE UNITED KINGDOM has seen its share of armed conflicts. In fact, few… The post From Longbows to Spitfires – Nine Weapons that Made Britain Great appeared first on MilitaryHistoryNow.com. From Longbows to Spitfires…
The Malayan Emergency, and what it can teach us about today’s American Emergency
H/T WRSA The Malayan Emergency, and what it can Teach us about today’s American Emergency A large part of current U.S. COIN doctrine (Counter-Insurgency) that was re-vamped and rolled out around 2006 to ground pounders in Iraq and A-Stan is based upon the lessons learned by the British during the Malayan Emergency. Think Tankers…
War Horse
War Horse Great article on the history of the often forgotten War Horse. Know Your History!
Know Your WW2 History: The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
The Heroic Tin Can Sailors Held Off the Japanese Saving Thousands of Lives in WWII When asked about great naval WW2 books I always tell people The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer is in my top 5. It’s an amazing story of heroism and never say die grit…
Using The Garrote – The USMC Way
Using The Garrote – The USMC Way A garrote is not a bad improvised weapon to have stuck back in your arsenal seeing that you are willing to put in the time for the training. Making a wire garrote is easy. Some Piano wire, two large wooden or metal dowels wrapped with grip tape…