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3-Will-The MAC-10 at Work and Play: The Gory Demise of Barry Seal

The MAC-10 at Work and Play: The Gory Demise of Barry Seal

Back in the 1980’s, the Military Armament Corporation M-10 submachine gun was, well, the MAC-Daddy. The accursed machinegun ban detonated in 1986, and machinegun prices skyrocketed from there.

3-Will-Flayed Alive: It Seems Karma is a Real Thing

John Mankins – Flayed Alive on the Frontier

The timeless truth to be found there is that guys of almost any species can be mind-numbingly stupid sometimes. That was certainly the case on the American frontier back in the early 19th century.

3-Will-MG Earl Van Dorn: The Harder They Fall…

The Philandering Confederate General Earl Van Dorn: The Harder They Fall…

Van Dorn has been described by military historians as one of the greatest cavalry commanders who ever lived. Considering his competition includes such illustrious personalities as JEB Stuart, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and George Patton, that is high praise indeed.

3-Will-Abdul Hamid: The Subcontinent’s Audie Murphy

Abdul Hamid: The Subcontinent’s Audie Murphy

Abdul Hamid was an Indian soldier who fought and died in the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War. His battlefield exploits were legendary.

3-Will-Donald Pleasence: Life Imitates Art

Dr. Dabbs – Donald Pleasence: Art Imitates Life

Donald Pleasence spent a substantial portion of World War 2 languishing in a German prisoner-of-war camp.

3-Will-When America’s Ace of Aces Shot Down a Crocodile

Dr Dabbs – When America’s Ace of Aces “Shot Down” a Crocodile

Major Richard Bong – fighter pilot, national hero, and crocodile hunter – was indeed a proper legend.

3-Will- Albert Sidney Johnston—I Ain’t Got Time to Bleed

Albert Sidney Johnston: ‘I Ain’t Got Time to Bleed’

Confederate President Jefferson Davis confidentially stated to friends that he believed the death of Johnston to be, “the turning point of our fate” in the western theater of operations.

George Washington and the Near Killing of the Father of Our Country

George Washington and the Near Killing of the Father of Our Country

George Washington was a flawed man, as are we all, but he had an undeniably charmed life. He was the right man at the right time to birth the greatest nation the world has ever seen.

3-Will- The Lunatic Limey that Poked a Panzer with a Parasol

The Lunatic Limey Who Poked a Panzer with a Parasol

Running low on ammunition and facing a determined enemy in a built-up battlespace, Digby ordered a desperate bayonet charge.

Dr Dabbs - The Battle for the La Fière Bridge: “I Know of No Better Spot to Die”

Dr Dabbs – The Battle for the La Fière Bridge: “I Know of No Better Spot to Die”

This unassuming little stone bridge was the site of some of the fiercest combat of World War 2. Estimated reading time: 11 minutes The bridge is small and unassuming. In my part of the Deep South, it might be suitable to cross a small creek or generous drainage ditch. It is formed from meticulously cut [...]