flamethrower: iwo jima medal of honor recipient and u.s. marine woody williams and his controversial award, Japan's holocaust and the pacific war

Flamethrower by Bryan Mark Rigg

This book tries to be two things. A historical book about the Pacific war during world war two, while also trying to be an autobiography of Woody and an investigation into how

Mercenaries Today

Since the 1990s, when more "contractors" have been used in military operations, the role of the mercenary has changed. Beginning in 2000, Ukraine has been one of many places where mercenaries have been used.
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A Look At MegaMek

MegaMek is unofficial but the most accurate video game adaptation of BattleTech war game. Those who aren’t familiar with BattleTech, it is a tactical scale war game about giant stompy robots played

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A New Home for Wargamers in 2022

It felt like Russian winter as I battled against the cold onslaught of procrastination for the whole year. Yet, even as I feverishly write this, I could feel the creeping urge to