Weapons of the Western Front UK National Army Museum, copyright photos The devastating firepower of modern weapons helped create the trench stalemate on the Western Front during the First World War. Armies were forced to adapt their tactics and pursue new technologies as a way of breaking the deadlock. Here we explore some of the …
Norman Mitchell, 93, served for 18 years with the Grenadier Guards. Here he talks about the Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle (SMLE). ‘The Old and the Bold’ is just one of the community projects being run by the National Army Museum as part of its ‘Building for the Future’ redevelopment project.
Ex-Army Commando Roy Cadman describes how to spot a sniper by listening to the sound of the bullet fire, and how such a skill comes only from experience. ‘The Old and the Bold’ is just one of the community projects being run by the National Army Museum as part of its ‘Building for the Future’ …
Sergeant Stan W Scott, No. 3 Army Commando, demonstrates the use of the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife. Part of the ‘Draw Your Weapons: The Art of Commando Comics’ exhibition at the National Army Museum in London from 1 September 2011 until 30 April 2012. Alan Lee, formerly of The Parachute Regiment, discusses the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife. …
It’s America’s longest running war in the country’s history: Afghanistan. October 2018 marked 17 years of U.S. combat troops in the country, with seemingly no end in sight. There have been countless images and stories from the conflict there, but very few capture the raw, unedited chaos, carnage, or even the lighter moments of soldiers …
FLORIDA CARRY SUES MIAMI BEACH OVER POLICE ACTION AGAINST LEGALLY ARMED FISHERMEN: FLORIDA CARRY PRESS RELEASE Miami Beach, FL – A lawsuit for deprivation of civil rights under color of law and violations of Florida firearms and fishing laws has been filed today against the City of Miami Beach and officers of its police department over …
FLORIDA CARRY SUES MIAMI BEACH OVER POLICE ACTION AGAINST LEGALLY ARMED FISHERMEN: FLORIDA CARRY PRESS RELEASE Miami Beach, FL – A lawsuit for deprivation of civil rights under color of law and violations of Florida firearms and fishing laws has been filed today against the City of Miami Beach and officers of its police department over …
B-17 FLYING FORTRESS Bennie J. Davis III for airman magazine The B-17 Flying Fortress is a success story born from disaster. In fact, it could be argued no other aircraft has had a more horrible first impression, especially for a machine that would eventually revolutionize American aviation history in more ways than one. In 1934, …
