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Category: Weapons & Gear Manual

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The Technology Behind The Navy’s River Monitors In Vietnam

by Carl O. Schuster8/14/20239/8/2023
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How the Hungarian Hussars Started a Fashion Craze

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/7/20238/10/2023
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For Allied Planes and Tanks, Germany’s 88mm Flak Gun Doubled the Trouble

by Larry Porges8/1/20238/1/2023
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The Springfield Model 1842 Smoothbore Musket Saw Use on Both Sides of the Civil War Before Traveling West

by George Layman7/20/20234/2/2024
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An Inside Look at Medieval Horse Armor

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher7/12/20237/12/2023
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The Infamous Claymore Mine, AKA the Clacker, Mowed Down Everyone in Its Path

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This Civil War Weapon Changed the Face of Warfare

by Dana B. Shoaf6/15/20235/12/2023
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The Workhorse of the Berlin Airlift, the Douglas C-47 Saw Service Through Vietnam

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The Flying Gas Station: How the KC-135 Stratotanker Saved Planes When They Were in a Pinch

by Carl O. Schuster5/15/20235/16/2023
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Bullard Rifles Were Popular, But Were Too Expensive and Took Too Long to Make

by George Layman5/15/20235/12/2023

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