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Flying Pig: Yaah #8, with “The Race to the Sea – 1914” to be released in January 2017
By the Flying Pig Staff: Includes Unique WWI Game, Race to the Sea Shipping early January. Our BIGGEST issue yet. Pre-order here to get over 10% off of the beautiful, perfect bound, full-color magazine and Race
Read More »The National Interest: The Shocking Secret Why America’s Aircraft Carriers Dominate the World’s Oceans
By Dave Majumdar December 8, 2016 “Naval aviation is an inherently dangerous business, but over the course of more than 75 years, through robust procedures, rigorous training and continuous practice, the U.S. Navy has honed
Read More »Lifedaily: 20 Quotes From Germans About American Troops After World War I
By the Staff of Lifedaily: You might be surprised to read some of things defeated German soldiers had to say about American troops after World War I… The year was 1919, following the allies
Read More »The National Interest: The Royal Navy Only Has 26 Combat Vessels
(And Is Now Killing-Off Its Only Aircraft Carrier) Robert Beckhusen December 7, 2016 “HMS Illustrious, the last of the Royal Navy’s Invincible-class carriers, has set sail from Portsmouth to meet her doom at a Turkish
Read More »The National Interest: NATO, Nukes & Nazis: The Craziest World War III Game Ever Made
BY Michael Peck December 5, 2016 “It’s 1990, and the Third Reich lives. Ever since World War II ended with a compromise peace between Germany and the Allies, the Cold War has been waged between
Read More »The Washington Free Beacon: The Best From ‘Mad Dog Mattis’
BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff March 18, 2013 3:16 pm 16 best quotes from the retiring Gen. James Mattis Gen. James Mattis, known to his troops as “Mad Dog Mattis,” is retiring after 41
Read More »Are Droids Slaves?
By Jonathan V. Last In Star Wars, droids aren’t robots or comic relief—they’re chattel I always hated the Jawas. As a kid, the Jawas weren’t scary the way Stormtroopers or Darth Vader were. But there
Read More »Mental Floss: The World’s Countries Swapped According to Their Population
“As any resident of New York or Tokyo could tell you, a lot of people can squeeze into some small bits of land. While some countries have rather dense populations, others offer a bit
Read More »GovTechWorks: How a Board Game Helps DoD Win Real Battles
by Michael Peck | Oct 5, 2016 Computers continue to revolutionize modern warfare, not the least of when it comes to putting battle plans to the test. Devise the scenario, feed it into the
Read More »PM: Lockheed to Build a Mach 20 Hypersonic Weapon System
By Kyle Mizokami Tactical Boost Glide could move at speeds of up to 13,000 miles an hour. “Lockheed Martin just won a $147 million contract to build a vehicle capable of flying at speeds
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