Came across this quote in a movie review article of all things and it really hit home for me. I added the picture below to show how much HYPOCRISY exist when it comes to Veterans Care. Here you have the Grand Trifecta of Bureaucratic Uselessness Trying to Look Useful: VA Secretary Bob McDonald, Biden and…
Crusader Corner: The “Global Crisis” of Mental Illness in Muslims…Try Not To Laugh
Here are two excellent treatises by Robert Spencer and Daniel Greenfield on the subject of the Global Scam (outright Lies are more like it) being perpetrated on the World concerning Mental Illness, not Islam, being the cause of the majority of Terrorism in the World, because after all, Islam is a Religion of Peace, right??…
War Machines: The M-60 Patton Tank Gets Re-Invented for the 21st Century Battlefield
Raytheon wants to upgrade U.S.-made tanks from the 1960s Raytheon is pitching a new upgrade for the venerable M-60A3 Patton main battle tank that would turn the elderly design into a competitive force on the modern battlefield — all at a fraction of the cost of a new vehicle. Named the Raytheon M-60A3 Service Life Extension Program…
Word History: 11 Craven Words for Cowards
As Writer and Historian, I have always been interested in etymology, especially regarding the subject of military history and warfare in general. If you guys have any interesting tidbits or interesting words regarding this subject, shoot me a comment. -SF From the time we’re little children, we’re taught the virtues of bravery, though not always…
Historical Non-Fiction and Fiction Books of the Month Selections
Military History Monthly Routinely publishes a “Book Guide” of recently released or soon-to-be released Historical Non-Fiction and Fiction Titles; here is their latest for all you hopeless book worms like me…. KITCHENER’S MOB: THE NEW ARMY TO THE SOMME Peter Doyle and Chris Foster Kitchener’s Mob tells the story of the raising of Kitchener’s Army, from the earliest days…
U.S Naval Military History: The First Submarine Ever Built
The Connecticut River Museum in Essex holds a fully-functional replica of the “Turtle,” the first American submarine ever built. Little-known fact: the first submarine and underwater time bomb were created during the American Revolution–before electricity, and before Jules Verne. It was 100% human-operated (no engines just hand cranks and foot pedals) and used phosphorescent moss as…
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War Books Worth a Damn: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Although I obviously have not seen the movie yet, I can vouch for this book as being one of the best stories I have ever read of a soldier trying to make sense of life after War. You should definitely put this one on your reading list and make plans to see the movie, as…
Cartel Corner#79: Oil Pipeline Theft By Drug Cartels On the Rise
Pipeline theft in Mexico rose 52% in 2015, according to an Associated Press report. The spike came after a43.7% annual increase in 2014, according to asustainability report by Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil company. And while the northeast section of the country — the site of competition between the vicious Zetas and Gulf cartels — was…
World War Two History: The Amazing Story of Wojtek, The Polish Soldier Bear
After being released from a Siberian labor camp during the Nazi invasion of Russia in 1942, the 22nd Polish Supply Brigade began a long trek south toward Persia. Along the way, they bought an orphaned bear. In the spring of 1942 following the release of Polish prisoners and deportees in the labour camps in Siberia,…