What happens when your tank turns upside down, or gets stuck in the mud? You pull it out, of course. But carefully. The British Army shows how to proceed… British Armed Forces video READ MORE survival tips from the British armed forces Please leave this field emptySubscribe to the Soldier …
Read More »Wagner Group Turns to US Football Coach for Inspo
The imagery from Wagner Group was gruesome, but the overall message came straight from the mouth of an American football coach. In video viewed by Soldier of Fortune, a man whose body has been chewed to shreds, with great chunks of muscle and skin gouged from his frame, sits silently …
Read More »‘Cuba Libre!’ How We Defeated Castro at the Bay of Pigs: An Alternate History
by Joshua Garay Publisher’s note: Here at Soldier of Fortune, we’ve been paying attention to the emerging field of ‘FICINT’ (Fictional Intelligence) as a serious analytic tool. Most FICINT scenarios are set in the future. But what if FICINT also could show alternate history, and underscore what has been at …
Read More »How to Survive a Bear Attack
Wildlife experts tell us that bear attacks against humans are rare. And yet, every year, people run afoul of these creatures – usually resulting in a win for the bear, and a loss for the human. Hunting season especially will place more of us in the vicinity of bears. For …
Read More »Soldier of Fortune Goes to RIMPAC: Choreography at Sea
Greetings again from Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Here is some of the choreography that goes into the exercise that also leads to strange encounters at sea with puffer fish. SEE MORE from Soldier of Fortune Goes to RIMPAC More than 40 ships …
Read More »Soldier of Fortune Goes to RIMPAC in Hawaii
Greetings from the biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), in and around the Hawaiian Islands. More than 40 ships and submarines, along with more than 200 aircraft and 25,000-plus personnel are taking part. The exercise includes 22 nations, and lasts through Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, …
Read More »Wounded at War, Scotty Hasting Sings With a Deeper Purpose: Rising Country Star Talks to Soldier of Fortune
by Heath Hansen This dude was shot 10 times, and lived to sing about it… Recently I was asked if I’d like to sit down and talk with a rising star in the country music industry; a singer who also happens to be a former infantryman in the US Army. …
Read More »John M Del Vecchio’s New Novel, ‘August 2024’: An Excerpt
Publisher’s note: We are deeply honored to present this excerpt from August 2024, a new novel by John M. Del Vecchio, a must-read author in the genre of modern war literature. One Vietnam War combat veteran said this about Del Vecchio’s The 13th Valley: it was like “hearing from my …
Read More »Chechen Separatists Fighting Russians in Ukraine: ‘The Bear Has to be Driven Out With a Stick’
by Lidia Mikhalchenko / Caucasus For many of the Chechen opposition members and separatists abroad who have come from across Europe to join a volunteer battalion in Ukraine, battling Russia has become a way of life. Decades — even centuries — of Moscow’s often-armed interference in Chechnya have made the …
Read More »This Notorious Bandit Plundered the Old West – Until an Army Camel Driver Crossed His Path
It had to do with an effort to settle the west with camels. A notorious bandit who plundered California for 20 years may owe his capture to a long forgotten military experiment and an Army camel driver. It had to do with an effort to settle the west with camels. …
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