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Feature Writer: Christopher Eger
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Here we will delve into the world of human armed struggle on the battlefield, in the air, and on the seas. Covering naval history, land warfare, and aerospace conflict, find articles as varied as the Guerilla Campaigns in Missouri during the American Civil War, to biographies of military leaders and despots.

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Use of the SKS Today

In: Military History (general)

A product of WWII, SKS rifle, withdrawn from Soviet front line use in the 1950s is still seen all over the world in military and police use. more...

The Military History of the SKS

In: Military History (general)

The SKS-45 rifle was seen in one form or another on virtually every Cold War battlefield in the latter part of the 20th Century. more...

SKS Assault Rifle Variants

In: Military History (general)

Designed in the Soviet Union the SKS rifle was produced in no less than 8 countries in several variants over the past sixty years. more...

The Origin and Design of the SKS

In: Military History (general)

Springing from an evolution of designs by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, the SKS became one of the first assault rifles. more...

Union Submarines of the Civil War

In: Military History (general)

From a slow start the US Navy experimented with several submarines in the Civil War. more...

Confederate Submarines of the Civil War

In: Military History (general)

The Confederate Navy designed and used a number of submarine craft to varying degrees of success in the Civil War. more...

Submarines of the US Civil War

In: Military History (general)

Both sides in the Civil War designed and built submarines of various kinds with mixed results. more...

Albert Pierce and the Battle of Mobile Bay

In: Military History (general)

Plucked from Mobile Bay during the 1864 battle, Alfred Pierce told how he and his secret sub attacked a Union warship more...

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