The Write Stuff
One of the things that worries me as a writer of historical fiction and social commentary is the absolute correctness of every plot I develop or assertion that I make....
When Size Counts-- .50 versus 20 m/m
Some weapons make it easier to win a medal than others. They both energize the soldier and neutralize their targets. Alvin York of World War One fame used a super...
Walk The Plank
Lindsay Olsome was seventeen years old when pirates boarded her parent’s magnificent 175 foot super-yacht, The Happy Acre, as it sat at anchor in the Dry Tortugas, half way between...
The French Connection
We should talk for a moment about small arms that might have been.
Hitler’s generals were appalled when he made his moves on France and the Low Countries. The Nazis made...
The Akutan Zero
The Aleutians Islands Champaign was characterized by gawd-awful weather, including sheets of rain that turned airfields into ponds, rolling fog that obscured targets and landing strips, and frostbite due to...
The Ruger Mini-14: Eight is Enough
The Ruger Mini-14 has to be one of the worst combat rifles ever made. I should know… I have made this mistake seven times since 1981. Let me say up...
