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02:31 UTC
Unsettling Mashup of All Quiet on the Western Front and Boots by Rudyard Kipling.
22:58 UTC
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WHAT THIS IS?
Can anyone help me what this is, a collector owns this part that was used before the second world war, there are two stamps that resemble the stamped proof stamps that the Germans used, I can't figure out what this part is for?
The collector was told that it served as a kind of holder that was attached to the place of the bayonet on the rifle and then another soldier would place the machine gun where he could turn the machine gun 180 degrees. I don't know if this is true, because he himself is not sure what it is, one part as you can see in the picture can be turned and the other part next to the "bayonet hole" is static. There are two stamps that are partially visible as the one with the N crown and another that is deformed. It is said that it is very rare, considering that according to the rumors of others, it claims to be only the third in the world. My guess from research so far is that this is a test piece of something, as the N with the crown represents a test for smokeless powder, but I have not been able to interpret the other stamped mark.
19:40 UTC
One of the anti-war painting during World War I: Death Directs the Bullet by Hans Larwin (1917)
19:24 UTC
Is there a specific word for when a local population welcomes an invasion in attempt to communicate that they also want their government overthrown?
17:45 UTC
Modern Naval Combat in Future Wars
Just wanted to open a discussion on what we all think naval wars will look like in the future. Obviously a lot of missiles and such, but in terms of casualties, participants, and how likely it could happen. Id also appreciate if people gave sources of past "modern" instances. With ww2 US lost around 62,000 sailors, so in the fave of a modern war, will that number fluctuate higher or lower? This also goes for other nations too.
11:09 UTC
The Trump administration has released unclassified footage of a U.S. airstrike carried out in Somalia's autonomous Puntland region, targeting a senior ISIS official.
09:26 UTC
Russian Assault on Velyka Novosilka | Intense GoPro Combat Footage (subtitles)
08:57 UTC
How does Warlordism Work?
I have recently been thinking about warlordism be it in Early Modern China or present day Africa. But I never understood how that logistically work? Where do they get the weapons from? Hell how do they get the funding? The recruits? How does one even become a warlord to begin with.
00:06 UTC
Would the Assassination of Putin be Good for Ukraine and the War? Why / Why not?
05:37 UTC
How hard will be a war of usa against the mexican cartels? they will hide like rats, The enemy is not fixed in one place and there are many factions
05:07 UTC
First days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russians shooting civilians who are trying to evacuate their families
22:47 UTC
Afghan Civil War Combat Footage 1996
06:44 UTC
One of the 11 Ukrainian civilians killed by a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Poltava on February 1st, 2025 - Anastasia Kolvakh. She was an actress and co-author of productions.
06:21 UTC
Red Sea Houthi Conflict Combat Footage 1
04:40 UTC
Building World War 1 Everyday in Minecraft
This took me 9 months to make
01:45 UTC
Did seal team 6 operators really call out bin laden’s name during the compound raid?
I just finished watching zero dark thirty for the first time, and one thing in particular stood out to me. During the infiltration of Bin laden’s compound, the devgru operators would call out the names of the Al qaeda combatants. Specifically when they are on the staircase and calls out “ osama” several times. Does anyone know the tactical advantage of this? Perhaps for identification? Or it’s to lure them out? Or maybe like a taunt? Or is it purely a movie thing.
22:40 UTC
Here's the og version of the policemen shooting at isis members
Without any music
22:12 UTC
How close south korea was to losing the korean war
Pretty interesting
21:41 UTC
Little girls pose with AKs, hailing Hamas victory and thanking Palestinian resistance in Gaza
The support of their wider Palestinian population for Hamas and it's goals was very high in the years before the war, and it remains so.
It should be noted that support for total victory of Palestinians over Israelis, full Palestinian control of all land of the British Mandate, and no acceptance of a Jewish state in any borders has been very consistent among local Arabs since the 1930s.
13:15 UTC
Yasser Atta is a criminal man who does not care about the Sudanese people. He successfully announced that he welcomed giving any country military bases in Sudan in exchange for any strategic and military support.
12:46 UTC
War footage staterpack (well some war footage)
It's late and I'm posting something (hopefully) funny
02:02 UTC
Has lockheed ever been responsible for starting a war?
Out of curiosity - has there ever been a case where lobbyist misinformation been the root cause of a skirmish?
00:32 UTC