Vietnamese Food During the Vietnam War
Vietnamese cuisine encompasses the rich culinary traditions of Vietnam, offering a delightful fusion of flavors and tastes. Each meal is a harmonious blend of five fundamental tastes known as “ngũ…
Rogers’ Rangers: Leading the Way
Cropped painting of Rogers Rangers, “To Range the Woods”, New York, 1760. US Army Center for Military History Army Artist Team XXII. Rogers’ Rangers was a famous unit of colonial…
Aaron Bank: Father of the Green Berets
Aaron Bank standing alongside German defectors recruited for Operation Iron Cross in WW2. Bank is at left in the first rank Photo: US Army. De Oppresso Liber” — Motto of…
OSS Dirty Tricks Department: America’s WW2 Q Branch
OSS Gallery at the CIA Museum. Photo: Central Intelligence Agency. Difficulties existed only to be surmounted, and there was no setback that a little thought and determination could not overcome.”…
The Legacy of Antonin Scalia and the Intelligence Community
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia (2013). Photo: US Supreme Court Collection. Antonin Scalia, the late Supreme Court justice who died in 2016, was known for his originalist interpretation of the Constitution…
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The Protector Series
The Protector Series Part One is the first book in a three book series. Part one goes into the intricacies of solo executive protection and protecting ultra high net worth…
Eugene Fodor: Travel Writer and Spy
Monument “Thank you America” to remember freedom from Nazis by US Army in May 1945. This monument takes place at important Pilsner crossing “U Práce”. Photo: Ondrej.konicek. CC BY-SA 3.0.…
The Iconic Aston Martin DB5 of James Bond Fame Turns 60
Aston Martin DB5.Photo: © Copyright Aston Martin. Used by permission. Ejector seat? You’re joking!” — Sean Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger. “I never joke about my work, 007.” —…
Secret War of the Spymasters: How British Security Co-ordination Shaped World War II
Winston Churchill takes aim with a Sten gun during a visit to the Royal Artillery experimental station at Shoeburyness in Essex, 13 June 1941. Churchill established the BSC in May…
The Arizona Rangers: From Frontier Justice to Modern Law Enforcement
Arizona Ranger William K. Foster on right with Winchester Model 1895 rifle. Foster enlisted in the Rangers in 1903. Deputy Sheriff C. H. Farrnsworth is on left with Marlin rifle…