Just What IS the Point of a Military Band?
In 1862, Congress passed a bill to increase the number of musicians recruited for military bands and soon it became normal for each regiment to…
Top 10 Deadliest Combos of the Sky: Monsters with Bite
The 20 mm guns had a muzzle velocity of nearly 3,000 feet per second and could hit targets a couple of miles away, destroying tanks,…
In Your Dreams: Could You Make it Through SAS or Delta Force Training?
The combined UK Armed Forces have had over 140 deaths in training alone since 2000. Have you ever imagined what it would be like to…
The Legend of Black Caesar: The Pirate who Buried $6 Million Worth of Gold
Henri Caesar is said to have buried between $2 million and $6 million in treasure across several islands in the area. At the height of…
When 22 British Marines Held off a Superior Argentine Invasion Force & a Naval Corvette
“We legged it and then took out the Puma that was trying to land combat troops. That was like a gift.” That was how Section…
Blowin’ in the Wind: Top Protest Songs from 1939 – 1969
Protest and anti-war songs were a big part of the culture of the 1960s. While many great protest songs were written before and after, the…
The Guns of Star Wars: Science Fact or Fiction?
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, CGI was still in its infancy, and if you wanted cheap props for a science-fiction…
The Condom-An Unlikely War Necessity
They came in tins with rather amusing names and packaging: Sheikh, Saxon, Peacock, Ramses and other exotic-sounding names. Few items are as ubiquitous these days…
Hope For The Best And Prepare For The Worst: War-Survivalists Through History
Rationing of food and goods by civilians allowed the armies to receive desperately needed supplies. For as long as humans have gone to war or…
Francis the Talking Mule: A Soldier Turns Author
“One night I was sitting looking at a blank, unpainted wall. To pass the time I wrote four pages of dialogue between a second lieutenant…
Mr T Served in The US Army: I Pity The Fool Who Didn’t Know That!
He had a love of weaponry and often carried a .357 magnum and also had a 30-30 Winchester rifle and a sawed-off twelve gauge shotgun.…
The SAS in Aden: A Messy and Unwinnable War
When the Special Air Service (SAS) were sent into the territory of Aden in 1964, Britain’s fighting elite found themselves caught up in a messy…