This former military weapon blinded its enemies
Warfare has been fought with weapons of all kinds, from swords and cannons, to fire, to guns, atomic bombs and lethal salves dropped from the sky. One type that is…
That time a British soldier held back 6,000 enemy troops with beer bottles
There’s probably no greater argument in favor of issuing bottled beer to troops in combat than the story of William Speakman.
In 1951, the 24-year-old Speakman volunteered for service in the Korean War.
He initially joined the Bla…
This is why soft interrogations are best when handling an Enemy POW
While intense stands offs can in some cases yield good results, they can also provide false information as a result of fear or desire to end suffering. Successful interrogators from…
This is the death cult the FBI says is spreading among drug cartels
The drug war has been going on for so long, the inward, secret lives of narcotics traffickers are beginning to take on a life all of their own, separate from the national borders we know as their homes. They have their own rituals, coded languages, …
The Pentagon’s biggest enemy isn’t China or Russia
Our military is faced with a conflicting dichotomy. On one hand, we tout that we are the most technologically advanced military force on the planet. On the other, the Pentagon states that we need to upgrade our defenses to keep up with the looming t…