More History & Heritage. Copied from HERE: The Nature of Warfare in Anglo-Saxon England Training ða þær Byrhtnoð ongan beornas trymian, rad and rædde, rincum tæhte hu hi sceoldon standan and þone stede healdan, and bæd þæt hyra randas rihte heoldon fæste mid folman, and ne forhtedon na. Then Byrhtnoth began to arrange his warriors […]

From Wikipedia: Anglo-Saxon military organization is difficult to analyze because there are many conflicting records and opinions as to the precise occurrences and procedures. Anglo-Saxon England was known for its tumultuous nature and the constant presence of outside threats and dangers made it necessary for a solid military to be constantly in place. However, in spite of this, […]

History & Heritage. Copied from HERE: The Social Context of Warfare in Anglo-Saxon England Geongne æþeling sceolan gode gesiðas byldan to beaduwe and to beahgife The young prince shall good companions encourage to battle and to ring-giving. (Gnomic Verse) It is impossible to fully understand warfare in isolation from its social context, as war is […]

COMBAT PATROL Warning Order Area of Operations: Ops Box ‘Tiger’: approx. 5 miles to the west of Romney, West Virginia SITUATION 1. General: (This follows directly from the events recounted in ‘Patriot Dawn: The Resistance Rises‘). Following the failed assault on Washington D.C. by Southern Federation Forces, the Shenandoah Freefor Resistance Company has evacuated the […]

HERE for  my previous post on this subject. Noting that there was a “Severe weather alert” out for windchill, I headed up to my training site Monday/Tuesday to get some work done on the ranges. I’m not one to usually be too worried about the cold, but was it ever cold! Colder than a snowman’s […]

I have been taking notes on the feedback people have been giving me in blog comments. I am now doing the MVT thing, as well as writing (Sequel to Patriot Dawn) full time, so there are no excuses. I am about to introduce the Combat Patrol Class (first class 18-20 January, 3 places remaining) which […]

I just received my Arktis B110 windproof smock a couple of days ago. I have blogged previously about the smock concept HERE (which links to the other previous posts on this concept!). The smock is excellent quality. It is an improvement on the issue smock that I am used to. Below is a photo of the […]

Celtic Woman – The Voice  (H/T BattlefieldUSA) Lo there do I see my father, Lo there do I see my mother, my Sisters and my brothers , Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning. Lo, they do call me, they bid me take my place among them, in […]

I have updated the Class Schedule HERE to include more classes up to December 2014. The classes in the previous schedule are still there, and those of you that are booked on them remain booked. I have added: Additional Combat Rifle / Contact Drills (CRCD) Classes. Additional Combat Patrol Classes. New: Combined Five Day Classes. CRCD is a prerequisite […]

Just received from Greg: Thoughts after participating in Snowmageddon CRCD class (Dec 14/15). This was my favorite class of last 30 years. I have no military experience so team training is hard to come by, but individual training is as easy as 1,2,3: Get out of bed. Socks, underwear, and camo pants. Camo shirt, elbow pads, […]