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‘A Sailor’s Prayer’
Donation of the Montana Historical Society. Collection of Philip Barbour, Jr., 1958. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Catalog #: NH 86250 click to big up 1000×787 “A Sailor’s Prayer:...
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Oz’s WWII armored fist
In July 1941, the 1st Armoured Division authorized the year before by the Australian War Cabinet, was founded as was the Australian Armoured Corps. Prior to that, the Australians had two light tank...
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The Winchester M1 Garand ‘SAW’
From the Cody Firearms Museum: This M1 was modified from standard configuration by Winchester by adding a box magazine, flash hider, bipod, pistol grip, and making the gun select fire. They also made...
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Special Z at work
When I was a kid, one of my favorite movies was “Attack Force Z” an early Sam Neil/Mel Gibson flick based loosely on the Z Special Unit joint commandos that ripped up Japanese held islands throughout...
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Warship Wednesday, May 3, 2017: The battleship slaying avenger of the Pacific
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Send it!
Armed Forces, Philippines (AFP) artillery rattle off a Korean War-vintage 105 mm M2A1 (M101A1) howitzer for a fire mission somewhere in the south islands. The uniform of the day is tropical. Besides a...
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It wasn’t just the Western Allies that broke Hitler’s back
On this VE Day, remember those East of the Oder who gave their all as well. Colonel Andrey Vasilievich Zheludov (1922-2010) saying goodbye to his past. His jacket contains the Order of Glory, Order of...
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Warship Wednesday, May 10, 2017: ‘All Vessels: Make Smoke!’
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period, and one of the most interesting tasks of a bygone era was that of making...
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Poking through Collector’s Corner in Atlanta
Tucked away in the “100s” the collector section at NRAAM took up the first aisle of the Georgia World Congress Center exhibition hall and the assemblage of preservationists, auction houses and relic...
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To Davy Jones: Tamaroa’s final cruise
The 205-foot Medium Endurance Cutter TAMAROA, stationed at Governors Island, NY, stands ready for patrol duties. USCG painting by William Sturm. One of the hardest serving ships in U.S. maritime...
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‘Low-mileage’ U-boat free to good home in Washington
Apparently, there were several (at least three) very nice scale models made of U.S. S-class submarines and German Type VII U-boats produced for the forgettable Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey...
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Not bad shape for chilling at the bottom of the Don for 75 years
Specialists from the Russian Defence Ministry recently pulled a U.S. tank from the bottom of the Don River where has been since the summer of 1942. The Russian Defense Ministry on April 29 announced...
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Billotte’s ride
Despite the commonly held trope that the French did not fight during the Battle of France (May-June 1940) against the Germans, I give you the Battle of Stonne on 16 May. There, Capt. Pierre Armand...
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Warship Wednesday, May 17, 2017: De Gaulle’s lightning bolt
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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Inside the CMP, and the word on M1s coming back from overseas and possible...
To see just what the non-profit has on the shelf, I visited the Civilian Marksmanship’s South operations in Anniston. Co-located near the Anniston Army Depot — which is actually in nearby Bynum — and...
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Not your average Grease Gun
Ian with Forgotten Weapons takes a close look at an SMG used for clandestine operations by the OSS — as well as a booby trap attachment for the same. While the M3 was a simple .45ACP burp gun popular...
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Warship Wednesday, May 24, 2017: The leopard of rum row turned magic-eyed...
Here at LSOZI, we are going to take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1859-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a...
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An interview with ‘The Oldest Living Graduate’ and the last member of USMA 1933
LTG(R) Ely, (USMA 1933) at the recent West Point Alumni Review The West Point Center for Oral History recently caught up with a living relic of the pre-WWII military academy and interviewed him for...
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The sweepers Pelican 1917-2007, and no, that is not a bar of soap
The name “Pelican” in honor of the large and rather dopey seabird, has always been carried by a mine warfare vessel in the U.S. Navy. USS PELICAN (AM-27) Caption: With PN-9 #1 on her fantail, after the...
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Remember, it’s not about great deals on home appliances today..
“The Constant Reminder,” Painting, Acrylic on Illustration Board; by Robert Adam Malin; 1998; Framed Dimensions 22H X 32W, NHC Accession #: 98-110-E The subject depicts a modern attack submarine...
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