John Prine, one of America’s greatest and under-rated country-folk songwriters and singers has been hospitalized for viral symptoms. Let’s all include him in our prayers today.
SOE / SIS Cooperation
Originally posted on The Special Operations Executive in Burma 1941-1945: Much has often made of the fractious relationship between the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS,) and the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The words used to sum up the problem between the two organisations is often something along the lines of SIS needed peace and quiet to… via…
THE VIKINGS IN IRELAND 795–1014 Part I
I am reading a short novel right now about the Vikings in Ireland so I found this fascinating. Few places suffered more at the hands of the Vikings than Ireland. For the best part of 200 years the Vikings systematically milked Ireland of its people to supply the slave trade, yet, for all their military…
Borders Matter to Dems! LOL! When the Border is Between NY and Rhode Island!
Yeah, folks are coming to the realization that these terms that were so haphazardly thrown around a few months ago like “Open Borders” “Multiculturalism” “Diversity” and “Inclusiveness” all equal DEATH. Prepare and Act Accordingly. This story gave me a laugh (I know it is a serious issue)! However, I can’t help chuckling about the Open…
Dose of Truth: Clint Smith Thunder Rants #1
I like Clint Smith, the guy has BTDT and has a lot of Wisdom. Fast Forward to 3:08 for the Fun. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
An Old Pilot’s Wisdom (Humor)
I think I might have screwed up. Several of us local retired pilots were asked to address a junior high gathering put on by the PTA. I was the only speaker to show up, so I had the stage to myself. I talked about staying in school, getting good grades and all that usual bullshit;…
The Quickest Draw on the Planet!
Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Harvesting Your Own Water
Water is Life. Jackalope a good friend, avid prepardeness professor, and amateur radio operator posted ‘Harvesting Your Own Water” on Unchainedpreppers.com Wednesday. I thought it was worth sharing with the American Partisan readers. So, I checked with him to see if it was okay to post here on AP. He graciously said, “Post it”….
Arm Thy Neighbor: The Type 81 Chest Rig
I am a big fan of the Chest Rig. Here are three articles I did on the subject a while back: Constructing a WAR Rig The Mad Max Chest Rig Outfitting Your GO-RIGS If there’s one GIANT takeaway from the COVID-19 pandemic, its that a whole lot of people are waking up…
Know Your Weapons: Manual Safeties
John Farnam over at DTI Sends. 24 Mar 20 Manual Safeties: Manually-operated “safety” levers and buttons were not found on military rifles of the 1800s and early 1900s. Since military doctrine of the era dictated that rifles were not to be fired, absent direct command, they were typically carried with an empty chamber and loaded…