Tag: Military History
The 5cm Granatwerfer 36
Know Your Obscure WW2 Weapons:
Ordnance P-38 Lightning
I remember reading Fork Tailed Devil as a kid and after that building every P-38 model I could find and reading every book.
Know Your Military History: Intimate Enemies
Intimate Enemies (L’ennemi intime) 2007 A French Film with english sub-titles, this movie tracks a French Army Platoon in 1959 during the Algerian War of Independence, which in terms of studying Guerilla Warfare is a red letter date event. When studying how Guerilla Warfare has changed, one of the re-occurring themes you will come across again…
Lessons from Military History: The Battle of Bennington
The Battle of Bennington – How a Little-Known Frontier Clash Altered the Course of the Revolutionary War Never underestimate the importance of small engagements. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Correcting four myths about the history of the Crusades
Mean Streets: The Clash of Technology and Terrain in Urban Warfare
From the Archives, 2016 In urban environments, the playing field is levelled between the conventional armies and insurgents BE IT ALEPPO or Damascus, Mosul or Ramadi, or even Eastern Ukraine, combatants in today’s conflicts are frequently fighting in and over urban areas. The decision to wage war in cities is driven in part by…
Know your WW2 History: Lotfernrohr 7
Fascinating piece of World War II Espionage and Military History. Until late 1943, the Norden bombsight was always protected by exceptionally heavy security. Sights were normally stored in air-conditioned, dustproof vaults that were patrolled by armed guards. During training, USAAF bombardiers had to swear a solemn oath to guard the secret weapon with their…
World War II History: “Terrible Terry” Allen
The case of Maj. Gen. Terry de la Mesa Allen represented another challenge to the Marshall system. In this situation, Marshall disagreed with his top men in Europe, Eisenhower and Bradley, over the nature of generalship in the military of the nascent American superpower. The point of disagreement was what to do about Gen. Allen. […]…
Military History: Legend of the Old Corps – Gustav Hasford and the Snuffies
Legends of the Old Corps – Gustav Hasford and the “Snuffies” Fascinating story for all you fellow military history book worms like me. Stay Frosty.