31 Mar 20 Melvin Johnson’s Rifle Sergie Simonov’s SKS Rifle, first adopted by the Soviets in 1945 (replacing Fedor Tokarev’s short-lived SVT), saw service only until 1952, after which it was superceded by Mikhail Kalashnikov’s AK. However, the SKS continued to see second-tier service in the USSR, and continuing first-tier service in the PRC (China),…
Category: WW2 Era Weapons
Know Your History: WW2 Trifecta
Some Light Reading… This Panzer Ace Destroyed More Than A Dozen British Tanks Operation Queen: The Western Allied November 1944 Offensive Ireland Was Neutral in World War II, so Why Did the Nazis Attack It?
Know Your Weapons: M1 Carbine
M1 Carbine history: More than the Garand’s Little Brother Great write up on one of my favorite WWII-era weapons. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
MG-42: German Machine Gun
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World War II History: The Butcher Bird Blitz
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AFRICA WWII – REFLECTIONS AND REPUTATIONS I
I am currently reading two books on the North African Theater in WWII and found this article fascinating. On November 4, the time had come for Eighth Army to pursue a crippled and defeated Axis force. Montgomery was well aware that Rommel’s army was now gravely damaged and in retreat. He launched two…
Japan’s Underwater Aircraft Carriers – part one
Amazing Read!
Wellington Bomber in Service
Research material for Part 2 of my WW2 OSS Trilogy, which should be finished by early summer 2019. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
WW2 History: The British Cromwell Tank
One of the sleekest British cruiser tank designs of WW2 that saw action primarily with the “Bloody 7th”, (British Seventh Armored Division) during Operation Market Garden in September 1944 in Holland. Warfare History Network Weapons and Warfare Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Why So Many Western Covert Operations Have Failed Since World War II
Shots in the Dark – Why So Many Western Covert Operations Have Failed Since WW2 A Great read both from a historical point of view and practical, Civilian Operator POV on the RELEVANCE of Guerilla Warfare in the 21st Century. You have to Understand the Lessons of History in order not to repeat the…