Soldier of Fortune Magazine: /k/ before the Internet
To be honest, I hadn’t discovered Soldier of Fortune until I first visited /k/, and even then didn’t know anything about SOF in earnest until I reached enough time on the image board for...
Category: History
FireForce Ventures Podcast – Men Among Men Stories
Bindu and Hank’s two-part deep dive into Chris Cocks’ “Fireforce”, first published in 1988. “Fireforce” details Chris Cocks’ experiences as a front line commando with “The Lovers”, 3 Commando, Rhodesian Light Infantry.
The South Dakota Air & Space Museum’s Outdoor Aircraft Exhibits
In the Black Hills of South Dakota just outside Ellsworth AFB sits the small but extraordinary South Dakota Air and Space Museum. It’s easy to miss if you don’t know about it or aren’t...
Japanese Hobbyist Reenactments of Historical Wars
November 10, 2020 – The day is cold, frosty, and muddy. The squad leader halts the group, and motions myself, the marksman, and another rifleman to look beyond the hill into the small valley...
The Dan Wesson 15-2: The Forgotten Fourth Child of American Revolvery
When it comes to revolvers in the US, the “Big Three” of Colt, Smith and Wesson, and Ruger remain strong. But in the 1970’s a new company emerged and attempted to challenge these three...
Newhall Shooting: 50 Years Later
There’s a constant, ever evolving world of tactics and technology, especially for those of us in the line of duty. With the 50th anniversary of the infamous Newhall Incident upon us, I wanted to...
This Week In History – January 6th – 12th
History is made every day, and can be anything from a source of knowledge to simple entertainment. Today, we’ll take a look at seven events that happened this week, as well as a deeper...
Metacamouflage
Not much changed in the first hundred years of military camouflage. For most of the 20th century there had been a unifying goal: prevent your people and things from being seen by the enemy....
The Operation that Changed the World – Operation Bagration
When most people think about the Second World War, they often imagine things like traumatic beach landings, or the sounds of roaring engines mercilessly toying with the tiny images of ships. The great scenes...
South East Asian Camo is Bonkers
The start of a small series. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. I don’t know what goes on down there in South East Asia, but it makes for some interesting camouflage. This is another of...
