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Tag: Military History
The Bad-Ass Files: Raoul Lufbery
Raoul Lufbery It’s hard not to admire a man with ice-water in his veins, who craves adventure at every turn, who goes into battle not because he hates the man in front of him as so much he repsects and loves the man behind him. Plus anybody with two pet lions named “Whiskey” and…
Know Your Weapons: The War Hammer
The War Hammer: A Deadly Effective Medieval Weapon I am a sucker for historical movies, in particular anything from the dark to medieval age. I was watching Outlaw King about Scotland’s Robert the Bruce and noticed quite a few War Hammers being used. Cold Steel offers a nice practical and affordable re-creation of a…
Know Your WW2 History: The Battle of the Scheldt
WWII’s Forgotten Dutch Battle: The Battle of the Scheldt Netlfix just released a movie titled The Forgotten Battle which is partly about Operation Market Garden and The Battle of the Schedlt.
In Memoriam: Cpl. Duane Edgar Dewey, USMCR (MoH)
Medal of Honor recipient Duane Dewey dies at 89
Playing cards made history
Know Your WW2 History!
The Bad-Ass Files: ‘What to remember in a firefight’ according to ‘Hoot’ the legendary Delta Force operator of ‘Black Hawk Down’ fame
‘What to remember in a firefight’ according to ‘Hoot’ the legendary Delta Force operator of ‘Black Hawk Down’ fame First Rule: Don’t Panic. Second Rule: See Rule #1
Tactics 101: Infiltration in History and Practice
TACTICS 101 – INFILTRATON IN HISTORY AND PRACTICE Excellent Reference Material here. I would highly recommend that you purchase NC Scout’s excellent Field Manuals. Time is short. Stop Flapping your Gums and get to TRAINING! I can promise you the Enemy is.
Jocko Reads From two WW2 Classics
Two of the most influential books ever written about combat in the Pacific Theater of Operations in WW2 were written by Marines. Lt. Commander Jocko Willink, US Navy SEAL (Ret.) reads excerpts from these books below. From With The Old Breed by Eugene Sledge The Poem Battle of the Tenaru (From Helmet…
The Pashtun, A Commentary
The Pashtun, A Commentary Eloquent words from my friend and Brother in Arms NC Scout. “I am proud to have graduated from the greatest combat training course on earth. And now what of those same failures who’ve declared war on you and I?”