Staying Safe: Conducting a Personal Threat Assessment
Student anarchist riot against the IMF. Photo: Garry Knight / CC BY 2.0 DEED. We all need to take responsibility for our own personal security. This involves taking measures to…
Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale: The Real-Life Inspirations
A view of the Casino Estoril in Portugal, an inspiration for Casino Royale, showing the courtyard from the beach of Tamariz. The Casino Estoril was a gathering point for spies…
Tom Satterly Delta Force: A Life of Courage and Dedication
Tom Satterly spent 20 years as a member of the elite special forces unit known as Delta Force. His very first combat mission turned out to be the Battle of…
SOE Heroines: Female Spies Who Fought for the Liberation of France
Violette Szabo SOE agent memorial in front of Lambeth Palace. Photo: camerawalker. CC BY 3.0 DEED. Cropped Image. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by…
OLIGHT Tactical PL Turbo Valkyrie Weaponlight
OLIGHT Tactical’s new PL Turbo Valkyrie Weaponlight is compact and powerful. It uses a unique sliding block within its rail clamp to adapt it to a variety of weapon mounts…
Praying Violently: Using The Imprecatory Psalms in Spiritual Warfare
Praying Violently: Using The Imprecatory Psalms in Spiritual Warfare by Donavon L Riley In the spiritual battles that we engage in against the evil one, his angels, and his allies,…
Ian Fleming’s London & Other Places That Inspired James Bond
Aston Martin DB5.Photo: © Copyright Aston Martin. Used by permission. Never say ‘no’ to adventures. Always say ‘yes’, otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life.” — Ian Fleming Ian Fleming,…
The Virtue of Temperance: Insights from Stoicism and Bushido
The Virtue of Temperance: Insights from Stoicism and Bushido by Donavon L Riley In a world often characterized by excess and indulgence, the virtues of temperance and self-control stand as…
William King Harvey: America’s James Bond
Counterattack by Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces supported by T-34 tanks near Playa Giron during the Bay of Pigs invasion, 19 April 1961. Photo: Rumlin. CC BY 3.0 DEED. William King…
Eugene Ely Pioneer of Naval Aviation By John H. Zobel
Eugene Ely before landing on the USS Pennsylvania, 18 January 1911 Eugene Ely stands as a pioneering aviator who played a pivotal role in the nascent era of aviation, particularly…