# Paul Huard

Freelance journalist and military historian. Covered the military and government for daily newspapers in California and Oregon. Areas of expertise: American military history, Russia and the Soviet Union, the Cold War, and military small arms.

## Recent Articles

- [Why the M-60 ‘Pig’ remains one of the best US machine guns ever](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/why-the-m-60-pig-remains-one-of-the-best-us-machine-guns-ever.md>)
- [This is the most revered dagger in military history](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/this-is-the-most-revered-dagger-in-military-history.md>)
- [The Maxim Gun’s devastating firepower changed warfare forever](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/maxim-guns-changed-warfare-forever.md>)
- [The Tommy Gun lived up to its original name: The Annihilator](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/tommy-gun-named-annihilator.md>)
- [This Aussie submachine gun looked whacky but it worked](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-tactical/this-aussie-submachine-gun-looked-whacky.md>)
- [This is the deadliest machine gun in military history](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-tactical/mg-42-deadliest-machine-gun.md>)
- [The M3 “Grease Gun” was designed to save money and kill Nazis](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/the-m3-grease-gun.md>)
- [This submachine gun looked homemade, but it killed lots of Nazis](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-tactical/this-submachine-gun-looked-homemade.md>)
- [This popular battle rifle was actually designed to arm clerks and cooks](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/this-popular-rifle-m-1-carbine.md>)
- [The first time the US tested an EMP weapon was a doozy](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/the-first-time-the-us-tested-an-emp-weapon-was-a-doozy.md>)