Robert BeckhuseninWar Is BoringBritain’s Bizarre ‘Fleet Shadower’ Showed Up at the Wrong TimeSlow-flying battleship spotters were obsolete by 1940Mar 28, 20177Mar 28, 20177
Robert BeckhuseninWar Is BoringLend-Lease Saved Countless Lives — But Probably Didn’t Win the Eastern FrontThe Western allies certainly gave the Soviets a major boostMar 27, 201718Mar 27, 201718
Robert BeckhuseninWar Is BoringThe Mosin-Nagant ‘PU Sniper’ Was the King of 20th Century Sniper RiflesQuantity has a quality all its ownMar 26, 20175Mar 26, 20175
Robert BeckhuseninWar Is BoringThe Biggest Tank Battle in History Wasn’t at KurskThe Battle of Brody in 1941 was bigger, and is largely unknownMar 20, 20179Mar 20, 20179
Robert BeckhuseninWar Is BoringComing Soon to the Falklands — Better Anti-Aircraft MissilesBritain will say goodbye to the RapierMar 13, 20176Mar 13, 20176
Robert BeckhuseninWar Is BoringThe SKS Is the Cockroach of WeaponsYou just can’t kill Sergei Simonov’s old, reliable, semi-automatic carbineMar 12, 201711Mar 12, 201711
Robert BeckhuseninWar Is BoringThat Time Chechen Rebels Floated Into Combat on Inner TubesMilitants crossed the frigid Sunzha River to ambush Russian tanksMar 3, 20174Mar 3, 20174
Robert BeckhuseninWar Is BoringA-10 Pilots Train to Attack Swarms of Small BoatsMotorboats hear the sound of brrrtMar 2, 201718Mar 2, 201718
Robert BeckhuseninWar Is BoringFew Teenagers Radicalized Into ISIS Are Truly LonersThat makes them easier to spotFeb 23, 20173Feb 23, 20173
Robert BeckhuseninWar Is BoringSay ‘Bye Bye’ to Brazil’s Aircraft CarrierTime has finally caught up with ‘Sao Paulo’Feb 16, 201711Feb 16, 201711