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3-Will-Violette Szabo: The Alpha Spy

Violette Szabo: The Alpha Spy

Violette Szabo was indeed a rare patriot. Her story of selfless sacrifice for the cause of freedom should inspire all of us today.

Ernst Barkmann: Panther Ace

Ernst Barkmann: Panther Ace

The Germans gifted the world with the first examples of the assault rifle, optimized combat submarines, operational jet fighters, and surface-to-surface ballistic missiles. While German military innovations have shaped the world for seventy years, in no place has the Nazi martial mythos been more profoundly manifest than in their tanks. The German Panther and Tiger tanks struck fear in the hearts of Allied servicemen wherever they fought.

Montgomery Scott Goes to War: LT Jimmy Doohan on D-Day

Montgomery Scott Goes to War: LT Jimmy Doohan on D-Day

Over the years Doohan played a wide range of roles on screens both large and small. However, the one part for which he is best remembered is that of Montgomery Scott, the chief engineer on Star Trek’s starship Enterprise.

The Walther P1: From War Baby to NATO Surplus Sweetheart

The Walther P1: From War Baby to NATO Surplus Sweetheart

The P1 is a fun and affordable piece of history. If you have ever thought about owning one, now is the time. In a few years, they will be collectible and un-affordable. Your kids and grandkids will thank you.

Bert Waldron: Nature versus Nurture, A Sniper's Story

Bert Waldron: Nature versus Nurture, A Sniper’s Story

Bert Waldron was a “Break Glass in Case of War” type of soldier. America desperately needs such men. It is simply figuring out what to do with them when the bullets aren’t flying that seems to be the perennial challenge.

LTC Robert Dawson and Operation Infatuate

LTC Robert Dawson and Operation Infatuate

The British Commandos helped lay the foundation for modern Special Operations.