Category: Weapons and Technology
The Brown Bess – Eight Amazing Facts About the Musket that Made the British Empire
“The Brown Bess is recognizable as one of the world’s first modern firearms.” By Sam Bocetta THE BRITISH Brown Bess flintlock musket is quite simply one of the most important firearms ever made. It represented a…
Hitler’s Secret War Machines – Nine Nazi Weapons that Violated the Versailles Treaty
“Within weeks of taking office, the Nazi dictator kicked off a clandestine campaign aimed at turning Germany into a global military super power before the end of the decade.” ADOLF HITLER AND THE NAZIS RODE…
The U.S. Civil War – A Window Into the Apocalypse of World War One
“The slaughter on the Western Front was the culmination of a ‘tactical evolution’ that could be traced back as far as the American Civil War. Yet few, if any, took the time to digest those…
Project Eldest Son – The Top Secret U.S. Scheme to Sabotage the Enemy’s Own Rifles in Vietnam
“The objective of the plan was two fold — thin the enemy’s ranks, while at the same time sapping his confidence in his own equipment.” THE U.S. MILITARY’S Studies and Observations Group might sound like a dull Washington policy think thank,…
The TT Pistol – The Soviet Wartime Relic That’s Loved and Feared the World Over
“A senior staff member of Russia’s Museum of the Armed Forces, Sergei Plotnikov, calls the TT ‘one of the best pistols ever.’” Story By Surplus Store IN THE EARLY 1920s, following the end of the…
Driven — Britain’s Campaign to Build a Mechanized Fighting Force to Match Hitler’s Panzers
“The British government, alarmed by Berlin’s rapid rearmament program, authorized the creation of a centre for army mechanization.” Napoleon once wrote that amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics. This was certainly not a lesson lost…
