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What Sympathy for the Devil did for me was cement my desire to join the United States Army and enter the world that Kent Anderson had described so well. Over my 21 years of service, a copy of this book has gone with me.
It’s a remarkable book that deserves a read.
What is a flannel lined shirt jacket? It’s not thin enough to be a shirt nor thick enough to pass as a jacket. It’s something like a mule.
Is this the greatest tactical poncho in the whole damn world? Mike Durand thinks it might be. Read about the “high teck” Hazard 4 poncho.
Is Fury a true story? We review Belton Y. Cooper’s 1998 memoir Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II.
Local-made Combat Infantry Badge patches. Like every Joe, Mike Durand wanted his. So they bought local and sewed ’em on by hand.
Back home from war, I started over with the Browning Hi-Power. Lazarus-like, it awakened from its slumber and has become my go-to ever since.
Today the tremendous talent of Mike Durand joins us once again to break down a modern tanker classic: The Beast. While you're at it, reacquaint yourself with his work by digesting The Browning Hi-Power: A Love Story . ...
The Odd, Angry Shot. The Lighthorsemen. The Man Who Would Be King. We're big fans of older, lesser-known movies, particularly lesser-known war films. Today we bring you a review of just such a film courtesy of our friend Mike Durand, who has (happily) resumed writing...
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