The winners write the history, and war is bad. Normal men forced into such abnormal circumstances are frequently driven to do things that seem unnatural from the comfort of our living rooms. The very act of combat is the most repugnant of human pursuits.
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The Pearl Harbor Ni’ihau Incident: And Origins Of Ruger’s .22 Pistol
Published: December 7, 2021 { 38 comments }On the very first day of American involvement in World War 2, a tragic little conflict played out on an otherwise peaceful remote island in Hawaii.
The Alpha Nazi: The Killer of Tanks
Published: August 15, 2021 { 21 comments }Hans-Ulrich Rudel was the most highly decorated German soldier of World War 2. He remained an unrepentant Nazi to his death.
Hitler’s Walther: The Monster Killer
Published: April 4, 2021 { 10 comments }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.
Petty Officer Hajime Toyoshima and His Ghastly Type 26 Revolver
Published: March 19, 2021 { 7 comments }The time Hajime Toyoshima spent in Australia during World War 2 was characterized by violence and chaos.
Don’t Go Into the Swamp: Crocodiles and the Japanese Type 99 Rifle
Published: February 26, 2021 { 16 comments }The Guinness Book lists the carnage in Ramree Island’s mangrove swamps as the worst example of crocodile predation on humans in history. There were 500 or so troops who remained unaccounted for that night. Theirs was an undeniably ghastly end.
Frag Out! High Explosive Snowballs
Published: January 23, 2021 { 8 comments }The scale of destruction wrought during the Second World War was unprecedented. Such carnage is literally unimaginable today.
The World’s Foremost Homicidal Psychopath: Hitler’s Wartime Rifle
Published: November 22, 2020 { 18 comments }Adolf Hitler was the very embodiment of evil. He stole territory and murdered millions driven by the baseless idea that he was just better than everybody else.
Howard Unruh and his P08 Parabellum: The Sordid Tale of the Alpha Monster
Published: October 25, 2020 { 13 comments }Howard Unruh was technically the third prolific spree killer in American history. However, his utter cold-blooded ruthlessness set a template for countless psychopathic losers to come.
WW2, High School Geometry, and the BAR
Published: July 16, 2020 { 32 comments }As a nation and as a people we owe those old guys a debt that can never be repaid. Sometimes it behooves us to just be still and ponder how awesome they all were.