With all the fervor in recent times over identity politics, high-profile trials, and the unending government response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Continue Reading
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5 Great Things To Do in Edinburgh That Take You Back in Time
What's your favorite period of history? Maybe it's the 16th century, the time of the Tudors and the Stuarts. Or perhaps you're a fan of the Victorian Continue Reading
Geopolitics: How Maps Help Us Understand History, Predict the Future, and Go Beyond Politics
by Brian Miller This article was originally published in ammo.com, and is republished here with the author's permission. This first appeared in The Continue Reading
LTC Scheller, the Afghanistan Exit, and Equality in Accountability
by Bobby Ganton This first appeared in The Havok Journal on October 2, 2021. My four short years in the Army were full of life lessons that have Continue Reading
Somalia: Beyond “Black Hawk Down”
It may be nearly impossible today to find many veterans who don’t know the story of “Black Hawk Down.” One could argue that that event, or rather that Continue Reading
Afghanistan: The Soundtrack to a War I Lost
I served in Afghanistan four times between 2005 and 2010 while assigned to various U.S. Special Operations units. During the time I spent there, and Continue Reading
What If Putin’s “Partial Mobilization” Just… Isn’t?
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announced a "partial mobilization" of Russia's armed forces in order to pour even more manpower into the Continue Reading
A UK Soldier Welcomes You to Tank Park, Iraq
by Justin “Jud” Haywood This originally appeared in Vocal.Media as "Tank Park" in June 2021. It is republished here with the author's permission. Continue Reading
A Girl Named Jasmine, the Afghan Face of Sharia Law
I’d heard a lot about stoning prior to going into the fray. I thought this would be like any other day. We sat and watched, watched and sat over the Continue Reading
The Taliban Do Not Represent Afghan Culture
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on September 22, 2021. I have a request. Hear me out. Please stop saying, "Well, that's just their Continue Reading
Always Faithful: A Story of the War in Afghanistan, the Fall of Kabul, and the Unshakable Bond Between a Marine and an Interpreter
by Michael Jerome Plunkett A year has passed since the bungled withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and many Americans are still Continue Reading
Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and Beyond
Author’s note: Be forewarned and please fully acknowledge the political and racial sensitivity of the topic of this book review, given the current Continue Reading