Vertx Gamut Gen 3: Redefining EDC Backpacks
Vertx Gamut Gen 3. Vertx®, a subsidiary of the Fechheimer Brothers Company, was founded over a decade ago in response to a federal agency’s need for low-profile, functional tactical pants.…
Lucien Conein: From OSS to CIA
Lucien Conein with South Vietnamese general involved in 1963 coup against Diệm, Lucien Emile “Lou” Conein was born on November 29, 1919, in Paris, France. At the age of five,…
The Welwand: SOE Assassin’s “Sleeve Gun”
SOE demonstration of how Welwand is employed as sleeve gun. The Welwand. or “Sleeve Gun”, as ir was nicknamed, was a modification of the more recognized Welrod pistol of World…
Mansfield George Smith-Cumming: The Man Behind the Birth of MI6
Captain Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming KCMG CB, born on April 1, 1859, was a British naval officer who served as the first chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also…
Peter J. Ortiz: A Hero in War and on Screen
Peter J. Ortiz. Peter Julien Ortiz, born on July 5, 1913, in New York City, was the son of a French-Spanish father and an American mother of Swiss descent. He…
Warbird Pro Fusillade Tortoise Shell Matte Product Review
These glasses are dope! Check out the color. WarBird Protection Group has made a bold entry into the civilian personal protection market with its innovative range of products, including the…
Whispering Death: The Welrod Pistol
Welrod Mk II at Parham Airfield Museum, Parham Airfield, Suffolk. Museum of the British Resistance Organisation. Photo: Gaius Cornelius / CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED. The Welrod is a fascinating piece…
James Armistead Lafayette: Hero Spy of the American Revolution
James Armistead Lafayette. Credit: US Army. James Armistead Lafayette was born into slavery around the year 1748 in New Kent County, Virginia. He was raised on the property of Colonel…
The Langley Files: The CIA’s First Public Podcast
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known for its clandestine operations and intelligence gathering, has taken a step towards transparency with its first public podcast, The Langley Files. The Langley Files…