Modern War
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Last of the Surviving M-14 Battle Rifles
The standard US military rifle for only six years, the M14 refuses to go quietly into retirement after forty years. It is still seen all over the world today. more...
Task Force Smith and the Bazooka
Under armed and overwhelmed the US Army soldiers of Task Force Smith turned to their M9A1 Bazookas to save the day at the Battle of Osan in 1950. more...
Oldest Fighter Jets Still in Service
Since WWII more than 100 types of fighter aircraft have seen service. Most only flew for 10-20 years. However a handful have lasted longer more...
New Sniper Rifles for the US Army and Marines
The US Army and Marine Corps (USMC) are currently replacing (augmenting?) their tried and true bolt action sniper weapons with new semi-auto designs. more...
USMC Marine Squad Advanced Marksman
The US Marine Corps began in 2002 to develop a program for Designated Riflemen and Squad Advanced Marksmen, two superb shooters that werent quite snipers. more...
Long a practice of Warsaw Pact Soviet Battle doctrine, the US Army undertook development of a Squad Designated Marksmen program in the early 21st Century. more...
Is a Designated Marksman a Sniper?
Since 2000, when the US borrowed Warsaw pact combat doctrine for squad level marksmen, the line between these men and snipers has blurred. more...
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How to Become a Marine Officer
By: Paul Bertolone
Virtually anywhere in the US has an enlisted recruiting office within a reasonable drive. But finding information on pursuing a commission can be more difficult. more...
Sir Winston Churchill – Swashbuckling Adventurer
By: James Parsons
Churchill appeared to be the man for his times, destined for leadership, but he was a product of his times, with a romantic Victorian notion of war as a great adventure. more...
A Confederate Sub Eludes Yankee Fire
By: Gene Owens
The Confederate States of America pioneered submarine warfare, and Mobile, Alabama, was the center of the secessionist nation's underwater arsenal. more...
General Tommy Franks, United States Army (Ret.)
By: Beverly Bright
A great American General that led American and Coalition troops to victory in the Afghanistan War and the Iraqi War. more...
How Israel Won the Six Day War
By: Ronald Smith
For six days in the spring of 1967 Arab and Israeli forces clashed ending with a major Israeli victory. How did Israel prepare for the war and win so decisively? more...
By: Ronald Smith
In the spring of 1967 Arab and Israeli forces clashed. The result was an astonishing Israeli victory in which Israel defeated three Arab armies in just six days. more...
By: Rupert Taylor
During World War I hundreds of men were shot for cowardice; it wasn't until 1980 that the mental illness they likely had was recognized with a formal diagnosis. more...
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