The A-10 Warthog Destroyed 14 Tank Battalions And 83 Artillery Batteries In Just One War.
The A-10 is exceptionally tough, designed to withstand armor piercing and or high explosive shells from small arms to 23 AP and explosive projectiles up …
Afghanistan
News, articles and discussions about the United Sates military presence and combat operations in Afghanistan. It is also about the history of Afghanistan and honest discussions about how the history and culture of the people of Afghanistan affects the war.
I Am Battle Comic. Review.
It is perfectly appropriate that I write a review of I Am Battle Comic on my military history site. My site is about all …
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Review of Fighting On The Frontlines, Season 1, “War Wagons”
Warthogs “War Wagons” If ever there were a bellwether for the fall of empire it’s this arcane show, one of hundreds showcasing Coalition …
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Are Combat Deaths Receding?
Angolan Children Troops (Getty Images) .I think about the fact that in a single evening, the Germans dropped 1000 tons of ordinance …
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CIA vs Pentagon.
Since 9/11, the CIA has been transformed from an intelligence agency to a paramilitary force. This of course bothers people that there are …
Two Marine Generals Fired.
Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos On September 14th, 2012, 15 Taliban operative disguised in American uniforms, stormed Camp Bastion Using small …
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The Worst Job In The World.
The numbers of suicide bombings that occur in Afghanistan, and in Kabul in particular are so great that Khwaja Naqib Ahmad has …
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Great Old Soviet Private Collection Of Occupation Of Afghanistan.
I found this great website called englishrussia.com. It has an assortment of glimpsed into daily Russian culture, and on one of these pages they feature …
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Photos From The Soviet Occupation Of Afghanistan.
I found this great cache of photos from http://englishrussia.com, a website that has a n eclectic assortment of articles on Russian life and culture. This one …
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How To Use War Coverage As Cover.
Last month indigenous insurgents from the Haqquani network staged a mini Tet Offensive in the Kabul area, hitting a couple dozen targets from embassies to …
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Brilliantly Funny Review Of Chow In Kabul Military Dining By Andew Sand, Wrtiting For The NYT.
June 14, 2012, 12:57 pm I’ve risked my life in Afghanistan for a plate of French cheese. While not as arduous as …
Even A Blind Squirrel Finds An Acorn Occasionally.
How a victory in the field for the Aghan Army will appear in the Presidential debate. I can sum …
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The Salang Pass Is The Only Shortcut We Have Left.
The Pakistanis have closed the main roads down into the Afghan theater that ISAF has been using to resupply after a NATO strike killed …
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After Spending A Year on Patrol In Different Provinces In Afghanistan, Lt. Colonal Claims War Is Going Badly.
By SCOTT SHANE WASHINGTON — On his second yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis traveled 9,000 miles, patrolled with American troops …
Forward Operating Base Armadillo. The Documentary. The Review.
This is a documentary made in 2009 in Denmark and debuted at Cannes in 2010. It follows a modern Danish military regiment serving …
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M-1 Tanks Headed To Afghanistan.
So the news is that the US is going to bring in a company of M-1 Abrams tanks into Afghanistan. You know there is a …
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The Terrible Retreat From Kabul To Gandamek
We’ve talked here a lot about the anti-colonial movement that began in the early 18th century in British Protectorates and occupied territories. It began slowly …
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