Drone Warfare in CW2 Some of the most successful (and profitable) YouTube channels are devoted to what some may refer to as gun porn. So much so that this sub-genre is referred to as GunTube. Garand Thumb and Brandon Herrera are two of the wildly popular channels that I subscribe to. Between…
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Criminal Insurgency 101: Criminal Groups Are Ramping Up Explosives in Mexico
Criminal Groups Are Ramping Up Explosives in Mexico A series of recent attacks using improvised explosive devices in Mexico points to a generalization of warfare tactics among criminal groups. A Mexican army helicopter was flying over a hill in Apatzingán, in the western state of Michoacán, when it was attacked by a criminal group…
The Nature of Guerilla Warfare in the Heart of ‘Mosby’s Confederacy’
The Nature of Guerilla Warfare in the Heart of ‘Mosby’s Confederacy’ I happened upon this 106 page theses paper submitted in 2015 to Clemson University by Brett D. Zeggil while doing research for an upcoming short story. For all you serious students of both Southern History and Guerilla Warfare, I urge you to read…
On This Day in History: February 1, 1968
1968 Saigon police chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executes Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém with a pistol shot to the head.
On This Day in History: Battle of Rorke’s Drift – January 22, 1879
Defence of Rorke’s Drift In January 1879, a British force commanded by Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand aiming to extend British imperial influence in southern Africa. The army was split into three columns. Chelmsford led the central column himself, crossing the Buffalo River at Rorke’s Drift mission station to seek out King Cetshwayo’s Zulu army. But…
Happy (Belated) Birthday General Stonewall Jackson!
*Apologies, fully meant to post this yesterday morning but due to extreme weather conditions, it was delayed. I hope Stonewall can forgive me! Stonewall Jackson’s 200th Birthday Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson was born 200 years ago on this day in history, January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). Fatherless at the…
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Chinese Drone Firm DJI Eliminates Automatic No-Fly Zones One Week Before Trump’s Inauguration
H/T Montana A Chinese Drone Firm DJI Eliminates Automatic No-Fly Zones One Week Before Trump’s Inauguration To reiterate Naomi Wolf’s article “What is War”: To recap: “unrestricted warfare” is a method of degrading the resources and morale of the enemy so thoroughly, bit by bit, that a shot need not be fired. Brian…
What is a War?
What is a War? To recap: “unrestricted warfare” is a method of degrading the resources and morale of the enemy so thoroughly, bit by bit, that a shot need not be fired. Brian gave me a dramatic image familiar to China hawks, in explaining this concept: we in the West expect to see war…