by Igor Rozin In the middle of World War I (1914-1918), Russian engineers began work on a new oval-shaped “tank” measuring 960 by 605 meters, able to crush all enemies in its path. Not quiet on the Eastern Front In March 1915, the situation on the Eastern Front of WWI …
Read More »Of Saboteurs and Secrecy: Inside the Underground Resistance in Russia
Mystery fires that have broken out across Russia have been blamed on Ukrainian saboteurs and even Western intelligence operatives. But a documentary by British filmmaker Jake Hanrahan suggests a “large-scale, active resistance inside Russia” is now being waged by Russia’s own citizens. “There’s this thing like, ‘Well, it must be the CIA,'” Hanrahan told …
Read More »Soldiers of Misfortune: Escape, Evasion, and Hiding Out in a Bordello
Editor’s note: We get a lot of emails from men asking us to help them find work as mercenaries. I used to tell them we don’t run an employment agency. Now, I just offer them the inside scoop, and send this story about some soldiers of misfortune who learned a …
Read More »WATCH: US Forces Strike Houthi Weapon Facilities in Yemen
WATCH: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces executed a series of precise airstrikes on multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities situated within Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen, Nov. 9-10. These facilities housed a variety of advanced conventional weapons used by the Iran-backed Houthis to target U.S. and international military and civilian vessels navigating …
Read More »Russia’s New Fibre-Optic Drones Evade Jamming in Ukraine
Russia is using a new drone to try to evade Ukrainian jamming equipment. Rather than being controlled wirelessly, the new drone use miles of fibre-optic cable. The cables unravel as drones fly toward a target. First-person view (FPV) drones are now the biggest killer on the battlefield, and the use …
Read More »The Battle of Bayonet Hill: Lewis Millett and the ‘Wolfhounds’ at War in Korea
The last major bayonet charge in American military history took place in Korea on February 7, 1951. The charge was carried out by the men of Easy Company, 27th Infantry “Wolfhounds,” during the Battle of Bayonet Hill. The soldiers were led by Cpt. Lewis Millett, who had been awarded the …
Read More »‘I Miss the Battlefield’: A Warrior Longs for the Clarity of Combat
by Jim Lechner Editor’s note: Army Ranger (Ret) Jim Lechner wrote the following hymn to comradeship and patriotism – an essay that reverberates among those who long for the lost clarity of war. A veteran of multiple Special Operations missions, Lechner was wounded in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in …
Read More »Creating The Vietnam Wall Was ‘A Minor Miracle’: Jan Scruggs
by Jan Scruggs As you readers may know, I started what is now known as The Wall. The wall gets 5 million visitors a year, according to the National Park Service. The idea was not complex. We would get a site and build a memorial engraved with the names of “..the men …
Read More »Chesty Puller: A Legend Among Marines
Editor’s note: As the Marine Corps celebrates its birthday, what better way to say cheers than to tell the story of one of their favorite heroes, the legendary Chesty Puller. Lieutenant General Lewis “Chesty” Burwell Puller, colorful veteran of four World War II campaigns, Korea, and expeditionary service in China, …
Read More »Marine Corps Birthday Video: ‘If I Was Gonna Die, I Would Die With My Boots On’
“Si vis pacem, para bellum.” Thus begins a video marking the birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. In Latin, the phrase means, “If you desire peace, prepare for war.” The video proceeds with shots of Marines in action, and goes to a black screen. A voice speaks from the darkness: …
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