So, I've done a bit of reading on the blackshirts (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale) during the war, but I am looking to do a bit more...
From the book TBD Devastator Units of the U.S. Navy, page 90: "The Barclay 'dazzle' patterns were calculated to confuse observers as to the...
Howdy all. So what are some of your favorite Civil War pictures? Off the top of my head, mine would be: Gettysburg (1993): I don't think this...
Yah, I'm going with the Bren too due to its longevity, reliability, and versatility (it was carried and mounted on a lot of stuff). After reviewing...
I read Man in the High Tower a long time ago. As a work of fiction, it was pretty fun. I didn't care for the overly mystical aspects of it. And,...
A video I recently watched got me to thinking of this question: what do you consider to have been the best light machine-gun of the War? For the...
Thanks for the details. I did read the link, but it appears most of the text is in Portuguese, which is not a language I understand. I wasn't aware...
The genre of alternative history was once on the outer fringe of fiction, but has come into its own right in recent years. Some are very plausible,...
Thankfully, to put it mildly, World War III never occurred during the Cold War. However, quite a few books have been written over the years that...
I came across this video the other day whilst researching another topic. It is an interesting overview of the heavy machine guns of World War I. As...
Has anyone read the new(ish) biography of Stonewall entitled Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson? It was written...
In the occupied territories of Europe and, to some extent, Asia, many locals opted to collaborate with the Axis powers. Some did so for ideological...
That is truly bizarre. Is that the Wonder Bread Bomber? In all seriousness, I do wonder what the purpose was behind that scheme.
Thanks for the heads up. I found the video and thought I'd pass it along for others to view. [MEDIA]
Arguably the most bizarre small arm fielded by the American forces during the war was the Sedgley Glove Gun. It is a single-shot, .38-caliber (.38...
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One channel I enjoy thoroughly is the series Forgotten Weapons. I have also had the opportunity to correspond with the creator regarding a few items...
I've seen pictures of one captured example that appeared to have a bird: [IMG] [IMG]
The are the complete magazines. They can be read online or converted to PDF for offline viewing. It too like seeing the vintage ads.
I recently read an interesting report the details some of the military response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A number of Guard units were...
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