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Want a Lethal, War-Winning Army? Read Ulysses S. Grant's Memoirs
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (186+ words) Rudy Weisz | 04. 09. 26 1. Tactics are meaningless in the absence of strategy. 2. Risk is the seed of victory. 3. Wage war violently and relentlessly. 4. Mission command begets battlefield success. Meanwhile, at Cold Harbor, Grant grew frustrated with subordinate commanders who failed to seize…...
General Caine Reveals Coffee's Crucial Role In War
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (716+ words) Evrim A'ac" General Caine Reveals Coffee's Crucial Role In War The U. S. military's staggering caffeine consumption during Operation Epic Fury highlights how a simple cup of coffee remains essential for troops facing unpredictable and grueling conditions. - General Dan Caine revealed U. S. troops…...
Whitewater Graduate Serves in Space Force Unit in Okinawa | The Citizen
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (637+ words) A 2010 Whitewater High School graduate from Fayette County is now serving in the U. S. Space Force in Okinawa, where he is helping shape operations for a combat detachment focused on electromagnetic warfare. Master Sgt. Kyle Charlden, a Fayette native, studied music…...
URBAN WARFARE: GRAVEYARD OF ARMIES - Part 8
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (925+ words) Urban warfare is the most complex and attritional phase of modern conflict, where dense infrastructure, hybrid tactics, and civilian presence heavily favour defenders and drain attacking forces. Without overwhelming troop ratios, strong logistics, and local support, cities turn into prolonged…...
Japanese World War Two fighter 'Shidenkai' salvaged from sea after 81 years | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
15+ hour, 43+ min ago (198+ words) A Japanese fighter aircraft used during World War Two by the now-defunct Imperial Navy has been salvaged after lying underwater for 81 years. The Shidenkai fighter crash-landed on the sea off Akune City in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after exchanging fire…...
The day that made Ben Roberts-Smith a hero
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (786+ words) By PAUL SHAPIRO, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Australia's most decorated living soldier once charged headfirst into enemy fire in Afghanistan, earning the nation's highest military honour for extraordinary bravery. Now, years later, Ben Roberts-Smith is behind bars, accused of committing…...
Tour explores Coventry WW2 raids that killed 450 people
22+ hour, 43+ min ago (628+ words) The city suffered devastating attacks in April 1941, St Mary's Guildhall said A tour exploring part of Coventry's wartime history, in which more than 450 people died, will take place at one of the city's most historic buildings. In a raid on…...
Bataan Death March: A walk into the horrors of Japan's livid WWII atrocity
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (760+ words) By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet Three simple words'yet they carry so much emotional weight and an imagery of Filipino and American forces hitting rock bottom as they relinquish control of the peninsula and hand it over to the hands of the…...
Vietnam-Era Novel Offers Timely Reflection on Military Surge - NYC Today
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (159+ words) Vietnam-Era Novel Offers Timely Reflection on Military Surge'National Today By the People, for the People Vietnam-Era Novel Offers Timely Reflection on Military Surge A classic work of fiction provides crucial context as the nation faces a new chapter of armed…...
How seriously wounded US airman climbed mountain, hid in crevice and dodged Iranian bounty-hunters for 36 hours
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (556+ words) The tough-as-nails US Air Force colonel shot down over Iran was seriously wounded but still climbed a 7, 000-foot ridge and hid in a crevice to evade capture for 36 hours " even with bounty-hunters on his tail. The cool-as-a-cucumber American hero, who…...