The M249 SAW Machine Gun Continues to Enhance the Role of Infantrymen in Combat
The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) machine gun – also known as the Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249 – is a critical tool for troops on...
Read MoreThe US Army (1939-1945)
Soldiers of the Georgia National Guard and their 37mm anti-tank gun I have yet to post the all of the portions of Battalion that discuss the US Army...
Read MoreOn The Trail Of A Mountain Man
“Morning At The River.” Art by David Wright. One of the best things about doing what we do here is the connections that are forged across time...
Read MoreLooking Back at the Portuguese Revolution on its 50th Anniversary
Margarida Mota, the foreign affairs reporter of Lisbon’s leading weekly newspaper “Expresso,” interviewed me for her article on the reaction in...
Read MoreOperation Market Garden Led to a Decades-Long Treasure Hunt That’s Still Ongoing
In 2023, the Dutch National Archives unveiled a collection of documents that had previously been classified as “confidential,” as per the...
Read MoreGeneral Jim Hockenhull: Sharpening Defence’s Edge
Keynote speech at the Strategic Command annual conference on 25 April 2024. From: Strategic Command and General Sir Jim Hockenhull KBE ADC Gen...
Read MoreJimmy Buffett Anonymously Donated Two WWII-Era Aircraft to a Museum Before His Death
Jimmy Buffett’s passing on September 1, 2023 was a shock to music fans across the world. The “Margaritaville” singer’s death...
Read MoreBarracuda class submarines (1925)
USN (1923-26)- USS Barracuda, Bass, Bonita (V-1, 2, 3, later SS-163-164-165) To start a new deep dive into US Navy interwar and WW2 submarines, we...
Read MoreSports In, Corporals Out (1943-1944)
Sailors of the US Navy at Rizal Stadium in Manila, after a game played against a team from the US Army (4 July 1945) The estate of the late John...
Read MoreFrench Cavalrymen Captured the Dutch Fleet in One of the Weirdest ‘Battles’ in Military History
There have been many strange occurrences throughout military history, but none were as unusual as the Battle of Texel. Taking place in the waters off...
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