“Ice Station Zebra” – life imitating art?

Remember that Cold War thriller written by Alastair Maclean and turned in to a movie starring Rock Hudson and Patrick McGoohan?  Remember the great sequence of the Russian paratroopers jumping on to the ice?
 
It seems that the Russians are planning to re-enact that scene from the movie this summer.  Well, no not really.  They are [...]

Posted at 13:46 on 1, 9 February, 2010 | leave a comment | Filed Under: General Info | read on

21st Century Camo Uniforms – the rest of the world

The American search for, and British selection of, a new camouflage uniform for Afghanistan has been getting lots of attention – but quite a few other countries have been also changing / upgrading their camouflage uniforms in the 21st Century. 
The first big new development was when the Canadians introduced the world to the CADPAT pixelated camouflage [...]

Posted at 16:08 on 1, 7 February, 2010 | 21 comments | Filed Under: Camouflage-IFF, Clothing | read on

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“Strike! Hold!” is the motto of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (in which I served from 1983-1986). To me, this is a good motto for special / unconventional ops:  ‘STRIKE’ from the sky, from the sea, or on land - and ‘HOLD’ true to your mission, your unit, your comrades.

This blog/web-zine is dedicated to special operations and unconventional combat. It is intended to be of interest to both real-deal troops and also to hobbiests and enthusiasts, and I hope to offer an approach that is independent, unique, accurate and always interesting.

As for my own background; I’m originally from Canada and now live in the UK.  In addition to living in the US for many years, and serving in the US Army, I have also lived a number of years in Germany and Holland. 

Finally, my Grandfather served with a motorised recce squadron of the Canadian Army attached to the British in Libya during WWI – and one of his ancestors was a Scottish rebel who won The Battle of Killiekrankie.  So maybe I inherited my interest in special ops from him.  ;-)

“Strike – Hold!” – Lawrence.

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