Soldier of Fortune Magazine The Journal of Professional Adventurers
By Dr. Martin Brass From the January 2008 issue of SOF In the last four of a five part series on the American merc who had the most impact of any American in the decade-long El Salvador war, SOF chronicled the adventures of Harry Claflin. SOF launched Harry’s wild …
Read More »WESTMORELAND: THE GENERAL WHO LOST VIETNAM
By Lewis Sorley From the April 2012 issue of SOF THEY GOT PLATITUDES Brigadier General Edwin Simmons, later the long-serving Chief of Marine Corps History, recalled a commanders’ conference convened by Westmoreland at Nha Trang. The room was filled with senior officers who had served in World War II and …
Read More »The Stanleyville Massacre
Mad Mike Hoare by Chris Hoare By Chris Hoare Author of Mad Mike Hoare Fifty years ago, Stanleyville in the Congo was the scene of one of the most savage crimes of the last century, the cold-blooded massacre of hostages by the Simba rebels. Mercenary soldiers from 5 Commando under …
Read More »KAREN REBELS GO HI-TECH
By Ian Maxwell Sterling From the December 2011 issue of SOF Things turn hi-tech for Karen rebels in Burma I have been up all night puking my guts out after downing a massive portion of lizard stew last night with Karen rebels in a jungle outpost. They had asked if …
Read More »SOF Fights Communism in El Salvador
“Death to Tyrants” By Dr. Martin Brass From the September 2007 issue of SOF SOF publisher, Lt. Col. USAR, (Ret) Robert K. Brown, who had fought the Communist aggressors during the Vietnam War, and his wild, colorful assortment of combat journalists, dubbed the SOF ‘Wild Bunch’ trotted around the globe, …
Read More »The CIA’s Covert Operations in Laos during the Vietnam War
The CIA’s Covert Operations in Laos during the Vietnam War. Jack Jolis served as a case officer in the CIA, operating the Rascal program out of Lima Site-20 Alternate, or Long Tieng, for much of 1970. These are his recollections, in an interview with British writer, Peter Alan Lloyd PL. …
Read More »Born to Storm: A Commando In the South African Defence Force
ABOUT BORN TO STORM Herman van Niekerk In training South African 5 Special Forces Commando The Author: Herman van Niekerk is a highly decorated retired South African Special Forces Colonel. He left the military in 1999 after 27 years service and formed several of his own companies which specialized in security related training and …
Read More »BLOODY BATTLE AT COP KEATING
by Harold Hutchison Eight Americans were killed and 22 others were wounded in the battle, which was one of the largest since American forces removed the Taliban from power in 2001. The American troops killed over 150 insurgents in the battle – a ratio of 18.75 to 1, and at …
Read More »The Terminal List, SOF Interview with former Navy SEAL Sniper and author, Jack Carr
The Terminal List. by Jack Carr Interview with former Navy SEAL Sniper and author, Jack Carr Tell us a little about your background. From 1996 to 2016, I was in the military. From a very early age I knew I wanted to serve my country in uniform and had my sights …
Read More »The Canadian Military and the Canadian Weapons of WWI
The Canadian Military and the Canadian Weapons of WWI 18-pounder Field Gun Canadian War Museum text and photos A Dominant Weapon Heavy Howitzer At first, only the Germans appreciated the power of machine-guns when used on the defence from prepared positions with overlapping fields of fire. All armies would soon …
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