“We were wrong. Terribly Wrong” — The British SAS Warning US Ignored — And Regretted it. nu
“We were wrong. Terribly Wrong” — The British SAS Warning US Ignored — And Regretted it July 1972. A Soviet journalist photographs the airfield at Salala Omen. Within 48 hours, he is deported. The British government says nothing because officially…
Why General Westmoreland Carried the M1911A1 in Vietnam (Even as the M16 Took Over). nu
Why General Westmoreland Carried the M1911A1 in Vietnam (Even as the M16 Took Over) The morning briefing at MACV headquarters has just ended. Outside, the air sits thick and hot, pressed down by the kind of humidity that rots leather,…
“They Cried Like Babies” — When The British SAS Mocked Navy SEALs. nu
“They Cried Like Babies” — When The British SAS Mocked Navy SEALs March 4th, 2002. A Chinook staggers over Taco Gar, bleeding smoke from an RPG strike. Neil Roberts is gone, fallen from the ramp into darkness 10,000 ft up….
The HORRORS of the Claymore Mine in Vietnam. nu
The HORRORS of the Claymore Mine in Vietnam 2:00 a.m. A flicker of movement in the concertina wire. From his bunker, a lone American soldier squints into the blackness of the Vietnamese jungle. He waits. The air is thick, humid,…
The HORRORS of the Bushmaster in Afghanistan – The Vehicle Behind Australia’s Elite Killers. nu
The HORRORS of the Bushmaster in Afghanistan – The Vehicle Behind Australia’s Elite Killers They called it the ugliest vehicle in Afghanistan. A 15-tonon monster that looked like it crawled out of a postapocalyptic nightmare. American soldiers laughed when they…
The Most Decorated Modern Warrior: Mark Donaldson— The man who became a ghost to save fallen comrade. nu
The Most Decorated Modern Warrior: Mark Donaldson— The man who became a ghost to save fallen comrade What if I told you that one man’s 80 meter sprint through a hailtorm of machine gun fire would rewrite the rules of…
The HORRORS of the .50 Cal Sniping: The Most Devastating Weapon of the SASR in Afghanistan. nu
The HORRORS of the .50 Cal Sniping: The Most Devastating Weapon of the SASR in Afghanistan What if I told you that Australian soldiers possessed a weapon so devastating, so absolutely terrifying that Taliban fighters refused to leave their compounds…
The Deadliest Ambush: How the SASR Used the 6×6 Perentie to Dominate the Taliban in Mountains. nu
The Deadliest Ambush: How the SASR Used the 6×6 Perentie to Dominate the Taliban in Mountains What if I told you that the most feared weapon in the entire Afghan war wasn’t a drone, wasn’t a missile, wasn’t even American?…
The Unstoppable SASR Warrior: Ben Roberts-Smith — One man against a wall of lead. c1
The Unstoppable SASR Warrior: Ben Roberts-Smith — One man against a wall of lead. What happens when a decorated war hero becomes the nation’s most wanted war criminal? When the man who charged two machine guns alone, the giant who…
BREAKING: U.S. Navy CRUISERS Stormed Into the Strait of Hormuz and Are Clearing Mines. c1
BREAKING: U.S. Navy CRUISERS Stormed Into the Strait of Hormuz and Are Clearing Mines “Battle for the Strait: How U.S. Naval Forces Fought to Reopen the World’s Most Critical Oil Chokepoint” In the world of geopolitics, there are places…