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The Battle for Checkpoint Pasta: Precursor to Blackhawk Down

The Battle for Checkpoint Pasta: Precursor to Blackhawk Down

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Somalis were the first people to domesticate the camel some 2,500 years before Christ. Early in the 20thcentury the Somali Dervishes successfully repulsed English military operations four different times, no mean feat at the height of the British Empire.

The Subway Vigilante Who Birthed the Modern Concealed Carry Movement

The Subway Vigilante Who Birthed the Modern Concealed Carry Movement

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Certain events are watershed moments in cultural history. Compelling optics or a moving narrative can drive sweeping policy changes. One such episode was the sordid tale of Bernhard Goetz.

Hamer’s Hammer: The Remington Model 8

Hamer’s Hammer: The Remington Model 8

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Scientists would have us believe that the dinosaurs died out some 65 million years ago. However, I would assert that all that is wrong. The last surviving dinosaur actually passed away in 1955. His name was Frank Hamer.

LTC Charles "Bazooka Charlie" Carpenter: Rosie the Rocketer

LTC Charles “Bazooka Charlie” Carpenter: Rosie the Rocketer

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Charlie Carpenter took out a pair of these Mk VI Tiger 1 heavy tanks by punching Bazooka rockets through their relatively thin roof armor. George Patton saw in Charlie Carpenter the attributes he desired in his soldiers.

Mills’ Marauders & The Fantastic FAL

Mills’ Marauders & The Fantastic FAL

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In April of 1982 twenty-three-year-old Lieutenant Keith Paul Mills commanded a 22-man detachment of Royal Marines deployed to South Georgia Island in the Falklands. His performance along with that of his fellow Marines was the stuff of legend.

Hitler’s Walther: The Monster Killer

Hitler’s Walther: The Monster Killer

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This nutjob caused the world no end of trouble. The gun that finally killed him was lost in the chaos of the end of the war.

Operation Isotope

Operation Isotope

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The 1970s represented the Golden Age of aerial piracy. The first recorded aircraft hijacking took place in Mexico in 1929. By the 1970s terrorists had raised it to an art form.

Petty Officer Hajime Toyoshima and His Ghastly Type 26 Revolver

Petty Officer Hajime Toyoshima and His Ghastly Type 26 Revolver

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The time Hajime Toyoshima spent in Australia during World War 2 was characterized by violence and chaos.

The Black Hills Ammunition Mk 262 Mod 1 Cartridge and the Worst Man in the World

The Black Hills Ammunition Mk 262 Mod 1 Cartridge and the Worst Man in the World

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In 2011, the US Government put a $10 million bounty on al-Baghdadi’s head. In 2017 that number increased to $25 million.

Albert Patterson, the British SAS, and Gun Control Gone Mad

Albert Patterson, the British SAS, and Gun Control Gone Mad

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Elected officials who wouldn’t know a gas tube from a sling swivel weaponize the latest headlines and pontificate accordingly, the Constitution be damned.