The Dawn of the Special Purpose Units & the International Ranger Platoon
This was the dawn of the International Ranger Platoon that formed the embryo of the future Swedish Special Forces.
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Andrew Jackson’s Brush with Death: The First U.S. Presidential Assassination Attempt and Press War, 1835
On January 30, 1835, as President Andrew Jackson was leaving the U.S. Capitol building through the East Portico following his attendance to a funeral for a congressman, a man appeared, raised a pistol at him, and pulled the trigger.
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Ukraine: Managing in Times of War
‘What is next for you Tony’, Kostia asks. Almost an impossible question, he opens up an unending possibility of answers.
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A Snap Shot of War from the Diaries and Letters of Generals and Soldiers
Our reflections on war are captured in different ways. The diaries of generals often read like the works of ancient Greek heroes. Brimming with purpose and almost unconscious of the human cost, they sometimes win and often lose, crushed by the Herculean weight that they try to lift.
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Why Veterans Should Write for Themselves?
Continuing from where we left off in War Diaries Issue 5, we want to reiterate the importance of veterans writing for themselves.
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