Airminded
Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 (mostly).
By Brett Holman.
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Updated 3 days ago
1BoB+
1BoB is The First Battle of Britain: The Air War Over England, 1917–1918 (hereafter 1BoB), which sounds like a book but is actually a wargame. I bought my copy back in April 2009, not long …
By Brett Holman, 2,804 words
Corporal Frisk
Finnish blogger in reserve, defence and national security.
By Robin Häggblom.
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Interim Weapons and Intermediate Cartridges
The trickle of news from Sweden and Finland has continued when it comes to the firearms programs. To begin with, the deliveries of AK 24 are up and running, with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration …
By Corporal Frisk, 3,006 words
Flintlock and tomahawk
American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
By Ralphus.
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Cowpens 1781
Today's anniversary. Wiki
From Balloons to Drones – Articles
Air Power throughout the Ages.
By Ross Mahoney, et al.
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OODA Loop or Coffee Break? Erich Hartmann and the Forgotten German ‘Decision Cycle’
By Stephen Robinson There was not too much dogfighting for us. It requires a large area and is absolutely defensive.[1] Erich Hartmann Colonel John R. Boyd flew F-86 Sabres during the Korean War and later …
Great War Fiction
By George Simmers.
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Updated 9 months ago
Book blog success (so they say)
I’ve had an email from a setup called Feedspot which says that Great War Fiction is ranked second among military book blogs. Which is very flattering, though a bit bothering. I’ve neglected the blog horribly …
By George Simmers, 280 words
Hush-Kit
The alternative aviation magazine.
By Joe Coles.
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Book reviews: Vought F7U-3 Cutlass & Kawanishi H6K ‘Mavis’ and H8K ‘Emily’ Units
Aviation Book Reviews Vought F7U-3 Cutlass Hardcover –2024, Crecy Tommy H Thomason and Alfred C Casby FIVE STARS When this popped up on a Facebook page (I think it was The Aviation Enthusiast Book Club), …
The Invasion Network
Established to encourage collaboration between researchers working under the broad theme of invasion, with a particular focus on British invasion fears in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
By Dustin Risner, Ailise Bulfin.
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Conference Report for ‘Britain Afraid: Imperial Insecurities and National Fears, 1798- 1945’
SUMMARY OF THE PAPERS Conference report for ‘Britain Afraid: Imperial Insecurities and National Fears, 1798-1945’, organised by Dr James Crossland and hosted by Liverpool John MooresUniversity in collaboration with the Invasion Network, 21–22 June 2022 …
By theinvasionnetwork, 70 words
laststandonzombieisland
Weapons, Wars, Preparation and Security from a recovering gun nut turned bad writer.
By Christopher Eger.
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5-inchers got a Lot more use than you’d expect in the Red Sea (and an LCS got in on it)
As detailed by the head of Naval Surface Forces, VADM Brendan McLane, during the annual Surface Navy Association conference this week, warships expended some 400 pieces of ordnance in defense against incoming threats from Iranian/Houthi …
By laststandonzombieisland, 431 words
Mark R. Stoneman
Independent editor, translator, and historian.
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2025-01-18 00:52
I have some sympathy for Orange One’s fear of the cold. He’s an emperor with no clothes, after all.
Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog
By Alex Wellerstein.
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Did Sandia use a thermonuclear secondary in a product logo?
I happened to look at a slide deck from Sandia National Laboratories from 2007 that someone had posted on Reddit late last night (you know, as one does, instead of sleeping), and one particular slide …
By Alex Wellerstein, 3,233 words
War and Security
History of war and current national security issues.
By Martin Gibson.
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Updated a year ago
British Troops Readied for Show of Force
The Times has reported that next month the UK will to deploy 20,000 military personnel across eastern Europe as part of the NATO exercise Steadfast Defender. They will be accompanied by one of the Royal …
By Martin Gibson, 245 words