★★★½ “Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap.” It’s important to realize that this is a throwback to movies from an earlier, simpler time. One when action movies could consist largely of a red-blooded American hero, killing evil furreners in spectacularly violent ways. And it didn’t matter much whether the person playing… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★½ “Hold the lion…” Interesting the title dropped the “Special Ops” prefix from the title for this series, necessitating a bit of a retro-fix on our season one review for consistency. The sophomore run is another solid television show. Between this and Yellowstone, it feels like Sheridan is the macho version of… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
In the ingenious world of 'De Rebus Bellicis', ancient Rome’s military minds devised armored warships and more, shaping the future of warfare.| Historic Mysteries
The Houston Riot of 1917 was a pivotal moment in American history, although one sometimes… The post The Houston Riot of 1917: First World War Violence appeared first on Historic Mysteries.| Historic Mysteries
In Vietnam, the US wanted victory above all else. Project 100,000 and the use of low-IQ troops as cannon fodder showed how far they were prepared to go.| Historic Mysteries
The Camp Van Dorn massacre seems impossible: could 1,200 US soldiers have been executed by their own side? But sometimes not everything you read is true.| Historic Mysteries
Literary rating: ★★ Kick-butt quotient: ☆☆☆ The structure here is kinda odd. While each of the three volumes included in this omnibus are effectively standalone stories, they each feel so slight as almost not to be worth bothering with. In particular, there seems to be a lot of descriptive padding,… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
