DD Tanks for D Day – Operation Overlord
The DD (Duplex Drive) Sherman tank may have been the strangest of all WW2 tanks actually used in combat. Though their deployment was flawed, their contribution cannot be denied.
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Zastava M48 Mauser: MILSURP Gem
The Mauser is the gold standard for military surplus rifles. The Swiss K31 and British SMLE are excellent weapons, but no series of rifles has been as consistently excellent as those based on the Mauser 98 action. And yes, that includes the Mosin-Nagant!
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Dropping the Hammer | Tanks in the Pacific
We needed armor on those islands we were hopping to fight the Japanese. Join us for another installment of Tank Week as we delve into armored warfare. In this installment, Bucky Lawson talks about tanks in the Pacific.
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Roads to Moscow | A Haunting Song of History’s Most Devastating War
Bucky Lawson tells up about a song that begins with a Russian soldier on the morning of 22 June 1941, when Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa.
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Load My Mags and Tell Me I’m Pretty
Tiffany Yerby Dillon is Director of Design for 5.11 Tactical, a company no doubt well-known to readers here. She also serves on the Executive Committee of the NRA Women’s Leadership Forum and is awesome for a number of reasons.
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Essential Liberty | The Right To Bear Arms
The Second Amendment to the Constitution is often misunderstood. We have the right to be armed, not granted by the government, but protected by it.
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4 Presidents Who Could Actually Fight
Presidents who were in the military: some made a good POTUS, others not so much. You don’t have to be
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WTW: Poland’s Radom P-64
WTW: Poland’s Radom P-64 Service Pistol Bucky Lawson – this article originally ran Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 With the continuing popularity
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Why Dropping a Bomb on Hiroshima Was the Right Thing To Do
Why Dropping a Bomb on Hiroshima Was the Right Thing To Do Bucky Lawson August 6th marked the 71st anniversary
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WTW: Eighty Years of Walther P38/P1 Excellence
Some people think of a twin-engine long range fighter aircraft when they hear P38 — others think of Carl Walther. The latter
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