U.S. Navy Seawolves Helicopter Attack Squadron HA(L)-3

In 1965, as the war in Vietnam continued to escalate, the U.S. Navy began joint operations in the south to stop the flow of supplies and interrupt communications to the Viet Cong via the Mekong Delta. The U.S. Navy began operating riverine forces throughout the Delta and launched Operation Game W...

By Friedrich Seiltgen •

The Thompson Submachine Gun

Few firearms have had as colorful a history as that of the iconic “Tommy Gun.” It was developed for the trenches of the First World War. But, as it arrived too late, the Thompson submachine gun was marketed to civilians, and later was carried by Allied soldiers in World War II. It could be ar...

By Peter Suciu •

The Tank Museum: Go Ahead and Touch the Tiger

The Tank Museum isn’t on the way to anywhere. Located one mile north of the village of Wool in Dorset in southwest England, The Tank Museum is collocated with the British Army Armor School in Bovington. Nobody gets to The Tank Museum by accident. It’s in the middle of no place. Considering th...

By Will Dabbs, MD •

SK Guns Relaunches Limited-Edition Pancho Villa in Stainless Steel

SK Guns is bringing back "Pancho Villa," the first entry in its La Revolución series, now rendered in stainless steel. The original limited run commemorated the 100th anniversary of Francisco "Pancho" Villa's death, honoring the general who deposed President Porfir...

By Eric B •

Street Sweeping With the Armsel Striker

Every gun writer keeps a mental list of firearms they'd shoot exactly once and never need to shoot again, mostly out of morbid curiosity rather than any real desire to own one. One such gun I recently crossed off my bucket list is the   Armsel Striker , which has sat near the top o...

By Luke C. •

War Stories: Five Shermans Shot Out From Under Him

I used to love working at the VA hospital. Just like everything Uncle Sam does, the Veterans Administration is bloated, inefficient, and frustrating. However, back when I worked there as a physician we still had a proper crop of World War II veterans who needed inpatient care. That was Candyland ...

By Will Dabbs, MD •
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