Robert K. Brown, who founded Soldier of Fortune magazine in 1975, died in Denver, Colorado, on August 28, 2026. He was 93. A retired Army lieutenant colonel and former Green Beret, Brown championed veterans, freedom fighters, and the Second Amendment. His death was announced on his personal Facebook page on November 2, 2026, which would have …

The world of anti-poaching is difficult and dangerous. Especially when you come face to face with an enraged rhinoceros. by S. Anderson I’ve always been fascinated by the African Bush. Lions, Leopards, Cape Buffalo, Elephant, and Rhino. The Big 5. Endless rolling hills, dense bush, and undisturbed ecology. Growing up, …

At Soldier of Fortune’s Boulder office, a ringing telephone could bring a request from Hunter S. Thompson or the FBI. Former editor Martin Kufus recalls life at the magazine in this excerpt from his memoir, Plow the Dirt but Watch the Sky. by Martin Kufus The phone call had come in …

by Stephen Caldwell Eugene Morgan escaped the USS Indianapolis and clung to a crowded raft while men died around him.  Eugene Morgan clung to a life raft in the Philippine Sea, his lower body submerged in the dark ocean. The raft was crowded with wounded sailors, leaving him and other …

by Mikial The author tells Soldier of Fortune: “All of my work was with Department of Defense contractors. We never considered ourselves mercenaries although we were called mercenaries, gunslingers, and worse at times. It was difficult and dangerous work and also sometimes boring. We often lived rough in camps and …

by Martin Kufus Somali piracy already was waning in 2012 when I arrived on the Indian Ocean as a member of a four-man rifle team guarding a client’s cargo ship against hijack. It was my first time aboard an ocean-going vessel. This one was an Asian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) …

by Stephen Caldwell A woman flew into Detroit Metro Airport from Shanghai on Sept. 8, one of many trips she made between China and the United States. When customs officers questioned her, she identified herself as Di Jin. She said she planned to spend 11 days with an 81-year-old friend …

An ambush in the swamps, a lone scout’s night of chaos, and a jungle con that fooled the FARC. What can a small force do when an enemy has the advantage? Soldier of Fortune looks at three ways to meet the challenge. Francis Marion: How the ‘Swamp Fox’ Mastered Guerrilla …

Readers asked us to revisit the infamous homemade gun. by Bobby Dee Talk about a blast from the past. Readers asked us to check into an old story that recently found new life in a chat room. Users posted pictures of a bizarre-looking, one-of-a-kind gun. It was funny, but was …

A Moscow warlord, a French fugitive, and a mysterious tunnel beneath Ceuta take investigators deep into Europe’s criminal networks. They operated out of sight, in a criminal underworld where secrecy was part of the business. Two were men. The third wasn’t even human. They were brought to light by a …