Paul Huard

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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.

More from Paul Huard

This submachine gun looked homemade, but it killed lots of Nazis

The Maxim Gun’s devastating firepower changed warfare forever

This “right arm of the free world” killed Commies and other Cold War-era scumbags

Why the M-60 ‘Pig’ remains one of the best US machine guns ever

This is the most revered dagger in military history

The Tommy Gun lived up to its original name: The Annihilator

This Aussie submachine gun looked whacky but it worked

This is the deadliest machine gun in military history

The M3 “Grease Gun” was designed to save money and kill Nazis

This popular battle rifle was actually designed to arm clerks and cooks

The M79 isn’t perfect, but we love it anyway

The first time the US tested an EMP weapon was a doozy

Whether it’s used in space or in Afghanistan, the Makarov pistol is out of this world

Sixty years ago the world got its first look at an AK-47

This artist shows combat through a fighting man’s eyes

This D-Day transport still flies like it was 1944

Can Russia make its missiles invisible?

Here’s why Russia’s humongous new missile is worth worrying about

This why a soldier’s chow came in a can back in the day

This is Hollywood’s favorite machine gun for killing zombies and bad guys

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